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The embattled Niger communities have resorted to negotiating and signing a peace deal with Boko Haram terrorists to avoid future raids. This was revealed few days after the Governor of Niger state Sanni Bello confirmed that the insurgents rule five ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a security advisory entailing guidelines on how to protect themselves and their families following a letter to the staff by the Security Services Department.The letter with the subject ‘Security Advisory’ written for the ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspected trans-border drug trafficker, Emeka Okoro, and another dealer, Ibrahim Bello, with cocaine weighing 1.1 kilogrammes and with street value of N264m. The Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, ...

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday, backed the call by the House of Representatives that President Muhammadu Buhari should declare a state of emergency on security, with the growing spate of attacks and kidnappings across the country. The party’s position ...

The Lagos State Police Command says Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, is still in its custody. The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, made the statement while parading suspects at the police command headquarters today. He ...

A former Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Prof. Osadolor Odia, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen. Odia was said to be on his way to his farm at Egoro, Ekpoma, Thursday morning, ...

No fewer than 28 people have been crushed to death in Israel, as over 100,000 gathered at Mount Meron to celebrate the Lag B’Omer holiday. Dozens were also injured in the stampede that occurred at the event, which Prime Minister ...

Ogun State Police Command on Thursday paraded suspected kidnappers of two students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Abeokuta. The students were kidnapped in front of their Mini Campus at Aiyetoro on the 14th of March 2021 and were ...

The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded a painter, Moses Olaitan, and his accomplice, Segun Omoshola, for allegedly impersonating the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi, and using his image to defraud a woman they met on Facebook ...

Judicial workers have resumed in Lagos state after a 23-day strike to press home demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary.   Their resumption followed a directive by the Administrative Department of the Lagos State Judiciary.   Although all departments ...

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Leader and Speaker of Nigeria’s 9th House of Representatives has attended the book launch of Lawmaker Akin Alabi.  The new book is titled; “How To Sell To Nigerians”. The book launch took place in Abuja. More photos….

The Lagos State Government has rubbished claims that it seized N25 million donated to amputee sachet water hawker, Mary Daniel. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso said reports on social media that government seized the money donated to ...

Security agencies on Wednesday detained a former national secretary of the defunct Action Congress, Dr Usman Bugaje, for allegedly criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s handling of insecurity in the country.   It was learnt that Bugaje was invited by the ...

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the bad governance and maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023, as Nigerians have become tired of the party and would kick it out of ...

Many families in Geidam town of Yobe State have received N20,000 each from Boko Haram fighters loyal to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Daily Trust reports. Experts with knowledge of how the factional group operates said the unprecedented ...

A woman smuggled a loaded gun into prison in her vagina – and officers didn’t find it until weeks later. Amy Wilhite, 39, brought the .22 calibre revolver to Boone County Jail in Missouri, the US, on February 14 – ...

Catholic Priest and spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising insecurity in the country. Mbaka stated that it was sad how Buhari could ...

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the National Poverty Reduction With Growth Strategy submitted by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by President Buhari at the Presidential ...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police Command has refuted viral messages on social media claiming that bandits attacked the University of Abuja. The police advised Abuja residents to disregard what it described as a rumour. A statement issued by spokesperson Yusuf ...

  The Department of State Services has raised an alarm of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Eastern Security Network acquiring bombs and explosives which they are moving from Lagos to Imo to destabilize the South-East state.   The information was conveyed in a letter with ...

Some students of Osogbo Grammar School on Wednesday allegedly disrupted learning activities at another school in Osogbo and left some mates injured. It was gathered that around 1 pm on Wednesday, some students of Osogbo grammar school stormed the Government ...

As INEC announces the schedule for the 2023 general election, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has offered free tickets for presidential, governorship, and other elective positions to Tuface, DJ Switch, Omotola Jelade-Ekeinde, and football star Ahmed Musa. Voice of Nigeria ...

Barely a few hours after Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom reacted sharply to the killing of seven people at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen, a couple was reportedly hacked to death by ...

A Lagos-based socialite and contender for the Badore chieftaincy stool, Chief Rasak Jikoji, has been assassinated. Punch Metro gathered that Rasaki had a month ago celebrated a court ruling in his favour on the chieftaincy stool. He was said to ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has asked  Nigerians of all tribes and tongues to pray for the country and the rest of the world. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Adeboye begged God ...