A fresh oil spill has destroyed farmlands and boreholes in Rumuoduwere community in Elelenwo clan, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The spill which occurred on Sunday is alleged to be from a Shell Petroleum Development Company facility and…

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities has protested the refusal of the Lagos State University, Ojo, to reinstate five union members who were allegedly dismissed unjustly. Our correspondent learnt on Monday that during the union’s meeting held at the…

Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested a 37-year-old Quranic teacher for allegedly abducting two Almajiri boys from Katsina, after luring them with false promises of financial support. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Talba, an indigene of Hausari Dandal…

The Niger State Commissioner of Police Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman has ordered the destruction of improvised explosive devices and bombs recovered from various locations during multiple counter-insurgency operations with other security agencies in the state. He stated this in Minna where…

Gunmen have abducted a director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, identified as Aribibia Fubara. Fubara was said to have been abducted by the gunmen who reportedly came through the Okirika Waterfront in a speedboat to the…

The Osun State Amotekun corps has arrested one Muritala Ibrahim, 35, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl. The state Amotekun Public Relations Officer, Yusuf Idowu, revealed this in a statement on Monday, saying that the suspect committed the act in…

A yet-to-be-identified adult male has been crushed to death by a moving train in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred around 6 pm on Monday while the deceased was walking along the Cappa…

Demola, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye, in the Ajiran community of Agungi Area, Lekki, Lagos State, has been shot and butchered. The tragic incident happened on Monday along Chevron Drive, close to Ebeano Supermarket. This…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Monday Julius for stealing a Toyota Yaris car in the Oshodi area of the state. This was disclosed in the statement posted on X.com on Monday. According to the statement, the 39-year-old…

The Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, of the Nigeria Police, Alagbon, in Lagos, has arrested 11 persons over alleged involvement in impersonation and hijacking of imported drugs. This is contained in a statement by the department spokesperson, ASP Aminat Mayegun,…

There is tension in the Ajiran community of Agungi Area, Lekki, Lagos State, as gunmen shot and butchered Demola, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye, in the community. A source who spoke on condition of anonymity…

Goods with millions of naira were destroyed in a fire incident that happened in Umuahia, Abia State capital on Sunday. The fire which occurred at Cameroun Street by Owerri Road, near Isi Gate market, started at about 3:30 am, according…

The Osun Amotekun Corps announced on Monday that a 35-year-old man, Muritala Ibrahim, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in Agba, Osun State. The Corps reported that Ibrahim was apprehended after the victim’s mother lodged a complaint…

A woman identified as Theresa Awuhe has been killed by unidentified armed men in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The deceased was assasinated at the weekend while returning home from her provisions shop located around the popular Gyado Villa near…

Residents of Jikwoyi Phase IV in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday expressed outrage and frustration over the failure of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to replace a faulty transformer, leaving them in darkness for two weeks. In a letter…