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The Ogun State Police Command says it has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing of a zoo keeper, Babaji Daule, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park, Abeokuta, the state capital.…
The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops have successfully ambushed and neutralized more terrorists, and recovered weapons and logistics. In a statement on its social media platform, the Army reported that on 17 September 2024, troops on a sting…
Operatives of the Onikan Division of Lagos Police Command have arrested one Suspect, Yakubu Yusuf, for vandalising a segment of the Third Mainland Bridge railings. This was disclosed in a statement on X.com by the Lagos State Police Command on…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Mr Yakubu Alkali, the proprietor of Mochu Memorial Clinic, from his residence in Moroa, Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The incident occurred on Tuesday night, according to a family source who…
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has expressed shock and deep sense of loss while paying condolences to the families of the Eid-el-Maulud auto crash victims. The auto crash took a worse turn on Tuesday after the death toll rose…
A yet-to-be-identified male adult has been confirmed dead in an accident involving a container truck and a commercial Suzuki mini vehicle on the CMS bridge in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred…
The Managing Director of a gas company along the newly constructed 6 lane Aguiyi Ironsi Boulevard in Umuahia has been arrested by the Abia State government for destroying a manhole and pedestrian walkway on the road. This was disclosed by…
A 36-year-old man, Aminu Shanaki, was on Tuesday arraigned by the police before an Ogba Magistrate Court in Ikeja, for allegedly abducting a child. The defendant is facing two counts bordering on conspiracy and stealing preferred against him by the…
Traders at New Gbagi International Market, Ibadan, under the platform of New Gbagi Petty Traders Association, say two of their members have lost their lives as a result of the demolition of their shops. The traders also revealed that 27…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has remanded three students from the Iseyin College of Health Science and Technology for allegedly causing the death of their 16-year-old colleague, Eniola Ismail. The defendants, Shodimu Halima, 18;…
The Nigeria Police Force says its operatives have arrested no fewer than 2,740 suspects for various crimes across the country in the past one month. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Tuesday night that the…
The United States-based foremost Nigerian international lawyer, Emmanuel Ogebe, has revealed that the process of freeing a compatriot, Emmanuel Ihejirika, on death row for drug charges in Indonesia began in 2019. Ogebe said Ihejirika approached him when he visited Indonesia…
Commissioner of Police Ishola Olanrewaju Olawale has assumed duty as the 40th Commissioner of Police at the Lagos State Command. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday, noted that Olawale took…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man named Tahiru Hamidu for allegedly engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a mentally unstable married woman (name withheld) in the Owode community, located in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the…
The Rivers State Police Command said its men smashed a fake job syndicate and rescued 16 persons, including 13 females who lost various sums of money to the gang in Igwuruta in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. The…
Residents of Ajegunle in the Ajeromi Ifeldoun Local Government Area of Lagos State, have petitioned the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Plc over alleged multiple and unjustified billing practices. The residents vented their frustration during a protest in the community…
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