Police defend use of chain on dismissed officer
The Nigeria Police Force has justified the use of leg restraints on a former police officer, Vincent Makinde.
The police also refuted claims that Makinde...
Three sentenced to death for killing Delta monarch
The Delta State High Court sitting in Ibusa has sentenced three men to death by hanging for the murder of Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue...
Tinubu’s economic policies unleashed hunger on Nigerians – Delta Gov, Oborevwori
The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori has said that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies have unleashed unprecedented hunger on Nigerians.
He added that even...
‘Okuama treasurer died after family paid military N140,000 for transport’
The family of the 81-year-old Pa Dennis Okugbaye, the treasurer of the Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State,...
Gunmen kill four, abduct hotel manager in Anambra
No fewer than four persons were feared killed while a hotel manager was abducted in Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State,...
‘My wife is dating my employee’ – Man tells court
A businessman, Kehinde Balogun, on Friday told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to put an end to his 14-year-old marriage with...
Traders seek Ondo gov’s help as fire guts market
Traders at the Caring Heart Market in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State have appealed to Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa over a fire...
Abia Govt denies invading radio/TV station, harassing workers
Abia State government has refuted reports that it invaded the premises of Enyimba Radio FM Aba, in Aba, to intimidate workers on duty with...
Benue: How varsity lecturer allegedly hired assassins to kill ASUU chairman’s wife – Police
The Benue State Police Command has arrested Ichor Tersagh Smart, a lecturer in the Joseph Sawuaan Tarka University Makurdi, JOSTUM over his alleged involvement...
Police demolish proscribed A’Ibom youth group building, arrest three
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the proscribed Ibom Youth Council and demolished their operational base.
The command’s Public...
68 journalists killed in 2024 – UNESCO report
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation says for the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024...
Auto crash: Zulum mourns Borno varsity students, moves to restrict trailers
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed sorrow over the auto accident that claimed the lives of two students and left 16 critically injured...
Court jails man one year for $115,000 Internet fraud
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, sitting in Jabi on Wednesday convicted and sentenced one Internet fraudster, Praise Humphrey Igbo, alias Jessica Allen,...
NSCDC arrests eight suspected vandals in Abuja
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested eight individuals suspected of vandalising public infrastructure in various parts of...
Zamfara laments rise in human rights violations
The Zamfara State chapter of the National Human Rights Commission, on Wednesday, expressed concern over the increasing number of human rights violations in the...
Kwara gov seeks support for families of fallen soldiers
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, launched the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem, urging Nigerians to extend support to the families of...
Suspected land grabbers kill Togolese in Ogun
A 36-year-old Togolese, Noukounou Daniel, has been gruesomely murdered by suspected land grabbers (Omo Onile) in Ogun State.
It was learnt on Monday that the tragic...
Enyimba sign ex-Super Eagles striker, Ideye
Nigeria striker and 2013 AFCON winner Brown Ideye has joined nine-time Nigerian champions, Enyimba, until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Sporting Director of the...
41-year-old man killed, 35-room building burnt in Kwara fire
A 41-year-old man identified as Abdulfatai was burnt to death in a fire incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday at No...
Air force officers’ wives offer free medical care
The Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association has extended medical care and empowerment support to over 200 residents of the Abakpa community in Enugu,...