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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Osondu Victor Igwilo and three others for a $100m fraud. EFCC in a statement said Igwilo has been on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

A 14-year-old female nanny, Chiamaka, has been arrested for allegedly strangling her mistress’ son, one Jayden Osokolo. It was learnt that the girl was brought from Enugu by the victim’s mother to work as a housemaid and take care of ...

The police have arrested five members of a robbery gang reportedly based in Lagos State while terrorising Iperu/Sagamu/Ode-Remo areas of Ogun State. The suspects – Moruf Abidogun, Usman Adeyemi, Fisayo Aliu, Afees Adesina and Dauda Lekan – were arrested on ...

The Minister of Power Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu is holding an emergency meeting with all the stakeholders in the power sector to address the current low power generation which has caused epileptic power supply across the country. The minister warns ...

  The rift between Governor Godwin Obaseki and Governor Nyesom Wike has taken a new twist as the Rivers governor fires back at his Edo State counterpart. Addressing a crowd at an event on Monday in Rivers State, Governor Wike ...

  A 39-year-old woman has been killed after falling from the ninth floor of a block of flats in Russia while having sex, but her partner survived after landing on top of her. The woman was found dead at the ...

  China appears to be losing the battle to contain COVID-19, but it’s not yet ready to admit defeat. Facing the worst national outbreak since the first wave of the pandemic, authorities have introduced lockdown restrictions in cities across the ...

The national grid, on Monday, experienced its second collapse in 2022 resulting in blackout across the country. The states affected include Lagos, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, among others. Confirming the development in a text message to ...

Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two people while others were injured just as 18 camels were also killed in a ghastly accident involving a hummer bus and a flock ...

Bakers under the aegis of Premium BreadMakers Association of Nigeria are mulling a total shutdown of operations, following steady and fast increases in the price of diesel in the past few days. The association said the continued rise in the ...

There was drama in court today as Ramatu Yakubu Kyari, the wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, slumped shortly after a Federal High Court, Abuja, adjourned the bail application of her husband till March 28, ...

A man says he woke up to meet a baby abandoned in front of his house at Abule Egba, Lagos. The Twitter user raised the alarm discovering the baby was dumped with no adult in sight. According to Josh Euronaire, ...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a model leader who respects other people’s beliefs, saying he has not had any dispute with him since they took over power in 2015. Osinbajo said this when the ...

A 24-year-old Chukwuka Igbonekwu has reportedly died after drinking sniper at the weekend at Ambrose Okereke Street, behind Steve Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State. The Guardian learnt Igbonekwu, who was planning his traditional marriage and wedding for next month, ...

Two members of a notorious kidnap syndicate which has been on the wanted list of the police have been arrested in Ogun State. The suspects, Jato Abu Bello and Muhammad Suleiman, were apprehended by operatives of Ogun State Police Command ...

Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday afternoon: ‘I just tested positive for COVID’, but said Michelle is still clear of coronavirus. ‘I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,’ the former president tweeted in ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has told the army, the navy, the police, and other security agencies that they are the major reason the war against oil bunkering is very difficult in the State. According to Wike, those security agencies ...

  A middle-aged man in Koru, Kisumu County, Kenya on Friday, committed suicide by setting himself ablaze inside his vehicle. Venus Amimo who has been reportedly woMan Commits Suicide By Setting Himself Ablaze As His Marriage Nears Collapserking as a ...

Fresh facts have emerged on how suspended super cop and former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn from their separate bank accounts. The details ...

A guy has been left with his heart totally shattered after his girlfriend broke up with him despite all he did to make her happy. He reportedly helped her get a job after years of being unemployed, but unfortunately for ...

  A Nigerian man has taken to Twitter to recount his experience with a sincere motorcycle a.k.a okada rider in Nnewi, Anambra state. According to @Uzochukwukwalu2, he boarded the bike in the early hours of Tuesday, March 8, and paid ...

  A viral video has shown the moment a Nigerian Army officer weeped profusely after his superior caught him collecting bribe from motorists. In the trending video, the soldier who said he has been in the Nigerian Army for 31 ...

Two young boys identified as Wasiu Dauda and Al-Ameen Ibrahim, have been reportedly abducted in the Ijesha area of Lagos state. According to reports, the boys who are both four years old were discovered missing around 4pm on Friday, March ...

  Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has declared that there is no evidence of money laundering against the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari. This is coming after Malami had ...

The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Lekan Balogun, has expressed his preparedness to strengthen the existing ties between Oyo State and the North to ensure that the country is safe for all, irrespective of ethnicity, language or religious affiliation. The ...