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  The officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, pulled down trees and shanties at a forest in Pasali on Kuje – Gwagwalada road suspected to be hideout for bandits and reclaimed the area earmarked for vegetable ...

  The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has ordered the closure of all brothels harbouring criminals and also banned the wearing of facemasks in public places for proper identification in the state. The action of the governor was to ...

  The Federal Government, on Wednesday, described the attack on the convoy of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12 headquartered in Bauchi, Audu Madaki, as an attempt by terrorists to score “a psychological point”. Responding to a question ...

  A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, identified as Adegoke Adeyemi, has reportedly committed suicide as a result of his failure to gain promotion to the next class in his school. Adegoke, ...

  Angry youths in Ndiolumbe, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area in Abia state have reportedly burn down a mortuary in their community. According to The Nation, the youths set ablaze the facility over speculations the owner of the mortuary ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Nigeria’s popular Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, wanted. It urged Nigerians with information on Mompha’s whereabouts to speak up or contact the nearest police station. The anti-graft agency disclosed ...

  The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Yobe State, Goni Bukar Lawan, has been killed in a fatal crash. Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, was said to have died in the lone fatal crash involving ...

  The Federal Government has purchased vehicles worth N1.4 billion to help Niger tackle insecurity. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed gave the confirmation on Wednesday, explaining that providing intervention to the neighboring Niger Republic is ...

  Journalist Sam Omatseye has claimed Peter Obi’s supporters are after his life after he published an article on The Nation newspaper with the title ”Obi-tuary” and attached a photo of Peter Obi to it. Some of Peter Obi’s supporters ...

A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, also known as Penkelemesi, has been affirmed as the governorship candidate of the Accord in Oyo State for the 2023 election. The Returning Officer, Olayemi Olugbenga, affirmed Adelabu ...

  A top Russian senator has pledged his country’s support if China goes to war over Taiwan, sparking fears of a massive escalation and World War 3. Vladimir Dzhabarov said he sees “no grounds to refuse to help China,” as ...

  A middle-aged-man, Sunday Samuel, has accused the Ondo State Trauma and Surgical Centre, Ondo Town, of negligence after his wife died during a surgical operation at the facility. The deceased, Fola, was reportedly diagnosed with breast cancer. The mother ...

  Kidnapped final year student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Rachael Opadele and hotelier Olugbenga Owolabi have been reportedly shot dead after alleged payment of N5m of ransom demanded by gunmen Nigerian Tribune reports on Monday that Rachael ...

  The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services due to fear of terrorist attacks. Multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation and the NRC confided in one of our correspondents that the train services would ...

A suspected hoøker has been captured pleading for leniency after her client caught her with charms while making out in a hotel room. According to her explanation, she was not for evil as the charms were meant to protect her ...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo seems to also be on the receiving end of what many Nigerians are facing when he, on Tuesday, lamented the high cost of diesel, feeds as well as exchange rate in the country. The former ...

  The Osun State Police Command has confirmed that a 65-year-old woman was found dead on her farm at Fadahunsi area of Ilesa at about 1:00pm on Monday, August 1, 2022. The copy of the police signal by the spokesperson ...

  A high court in Ado-Ekiti yesterday sentenced two persons, Makinde Kola, 41, and Haruna Bika, 30, to death by hanging. The convicts were arraigned before Justice Olalekan Olatawura on February 28, on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed ...

  An informant of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ladeji Babatunde, has been arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N2.6m from suspected Internet fraudsters for protection ...

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is worried about the ongoing ASUU strike, promising Nigerian youths students’ loans if elected president in 2023. He also called for increased collaboration between ...

  A 30-year-old jealous lover has admitted to shooting his girlfriend because she was not paying enough attention to him. Seun Ojo, the suspect, said Enny, his girlfriend, had been ignoring him and paying attention to other men while allegedly ...

  The Gombe State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, alongside the state Epidemiologist, Nuhu Bile, has confirmed the state has joined 26 other states of the federation with incidence of monkeypox. Briefing journalists at the Public Health Emergency Operations ...

  Yusuf Ahmed-Baba, the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, on Monday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to tackle insecurity in the country. Ahmed-Baba said he was ashamed that Buhari had failed to secure Nigeria despite all his ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday warned Nigerians not to fall victims to fake websites advertising voter registration. In a statement signed by National Commissioner Festus Okoye, INEC said it has concluded its Continuous Voter Registration exercise for ...

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate for the general elections of 2023, yesterday hosted some APC governors at his Lagos residence. Kassim Shettima, Tinubu’s running mate, was also present during the meeting. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, ...