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Seven youths have been killed in a fatal accident that occurred on Lekki-Epe Expressway on Saturday after a Lexus SUV ran into a truck. The incident reportedly occurred around 1.00am on Saturday. Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety ...

A lady, Iniubong Hiny Umoren, has gone missing during a job-hunt in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, The Nation has learnt. Her mysterious disappearance has sparked fear among friends and sympathisers. A hashtag #FindHinyHumoren with over 120,000 thousand tweets especially on ...

Governor of Borno State Babagana Umara Zulum has handed over the government of Borno state to his deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur. Zulum had on April 23, 2021, written to the Borno Assembly, seeking the lawmakers’ approval to proceed on 21 ...

No fewer than 10 market women were on Saturday afternoon reportedly crushed to death when a truck rammed into Nkwommiri market in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State.The incident also left scores of others wounded, The Nation learnt. The ...

Armed men on Saturday morning attacked a police station at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo in Ikono Local Government area of Akwa Ibom State, allegedly killing two police officers and setting five police vehicles ablaze. Recall that on Tuesday, the 27th of ...

The police in Ogun State today arrested 11 Yoruba nation agitators protesting in Abeokuta. They were said to have been arrested at the Alake’s palace and taken to the state police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta. Scores of the Yoruba nation agitators ...

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid four months salaries of some members. Dr Temitope Hussein, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in ...

A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Tunde Fadayomi, has been stabbed to death in London, in the presence of his son. The incident happened on Thursday evening, as the victim died after being stabbed in Willesden, North London. According to The Mirror, ...

Eight persons have been confirmed dead in a truck accident that occurred on November 27 Interchange Bridge, in Osogbo, Osun State, on Saturday morning. The fatal accident happened around 1:20 am on Saturday. Daily Post gathered that the Volvo FL7 ...

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Yekini Nabena, has cautioned the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, against making statements that could cause instability in the country, threatening to expose him to ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Joint Security Team has launched an operation to clampdown on the use of unauthorised covered number plates and tinted vehicles. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the territory, ASP Mariam Yusuf, disclosed this in ...

A mum has told of her heartbreak after she found her 11-year-old son dead in his bed as she tried to wake him for school. Kimberley Shepherd’s “caring” and “sporty” son Liam – her only child – mysteriously died in ...

This is the shocking moment a man drops 12 stories to his death, seconds after his influencer girlfriend did the same in a potential murder-suicide.The horrific incident involving Dagner Rojas and Sarah Arauco was filmed by witnesses in the city ...

When it comes to relationships, there are certain lines you just don’t cross – like flirting with or getting intimate with one of your partner’s friends or relatives. But what happens when your significant other encourages you to do just ...

The United States Mission in Nigeria has said it will prioritise visa applications by Nigerians students who hope to resume academic studies in the States by September 2021. This was contained in a statement signed by the US Mission Country ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has announced the approval of Pfizer-BionTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Nigeria. The announcement was made at the agency headquarters in Lagos on Friday by NAFDAC Director-General, Prof Mojisola ...

                  The Delta State Police Command has uncovered an illegal factory where fake wine is being produced and arrested the owner, one Kenneth Ajie, at Ovwia in the Udu Local Government Area ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a security meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and security chiefs in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The First Lady Conference Hall is being used as the venue of the meeting following the ongoing ...

Personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 67 suspected Internet fraudsters in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and Owo, Ondo State. The Head of Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said 33 suspects were arrested on Thursday at Adigbe, ...

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, ...