A midnight fire triggered by a power surge damaged two room-and-parlour self-contained apartments in a residential building opposite Metropolitan Square, off Asa-Dam Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. The Kwara State Fire Service disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by…

Fresh details of the operational blueprint allegedly developed by military officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration last year have emerged. These include how they assigned targets to individual operatives, adopted coded language, filtered dates for the…

The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has said there is no restriction on movement during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state. Wahab stated this in a post on X on Saturday while…

Nine years after Johm Anozie allegedly disappeared following his abduction by police operatives, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has forwarded the case file on the incident to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, in…

The Nigeria Police Force has clarified remarks by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on the use of firearms by police officers, saying he did not issue a “shoot-on-sight” order against people carrying illegal arms. Several media outlets had reported…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 16 suspects for alleged offences ranging from illegal petroleum product dealings and vandalism to burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and defilement in a renewed offensive under Operation Kosaye. The command said the arrests…

The lengthy absence of Cameroon’s long-serving President Paul Biya, who has been in Switzerland since early June, has reignited debate about government inaction, in a country where many crave change. As of Saturday, it will be 48 days since Biya,…

Top headlines Saturday morning include the alarming exodus of Nigerian health professionals, as at least 20,000 Nigerian doctors and nurses have reportedly left the country for employment abroad  A dispute has erupted between Wigwe University and some former employees over…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has filed a lawsuit against the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Uche Aguoru, for accusing the governor of facilitating a plot to destabilise the APC in the South-eastern state.…

The Gombe State Police Command has handed over a Toyota Highlander SUV stolen nearly five years ago in Rivers State to its owner after recovering the vehicle during a routine verification exercise in the state. The vehicle was returned to…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied allegations that he gave N5 million to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, to initiate impeachment proceedings against former President Olusegun Obasanjo during their time in office. Atiku, the presidential…

At least 1,429 Nigerians were repatriated from Niger Republic in May 2026, the latest data from the Mixed Migration Centre show. This is as the West African country continues to serve as a major transit corridor for citizens attempting the…

The Tuggar Campaign Organisation has debunked reports indicating that supporters of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, have accepted the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Bauchi State and pledged allegiance to the candidate,…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four of its officers captured in a viral video allegedly demanding money from a motorist along the Ijebu-Ode–Ore–Benin Expressway. According to a statement on Friday, the arrested officers are: “AP/No. 207454, ASP Elomore…

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has sympathised with passengers of the Enugu Air airplane which suffered a runway excursion in Benin City, Edo State. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that an Enugu Air Embraer E170, operating Flight 4264 from Lagos,…