About half of the Iddo Bridge in Lagos State will be demolished next week in preparation for rebuilding, officials have said. The Regional Manager of Julius Berger Nigeria, Thomas Christl, announced this on Sunday during an inspection tour of the…

The Osun State Government has announced a suspension of all further dealings with the state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN. The announcement follows a leadership crisis and ongoing controversy within the youth body. The decision was…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the agency arrested hundreds of suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, within the last two months through sting operations. Olukoyede made this known while…

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abu Dhabi to attend the prestigious 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). ​The president’s aircraft touched down at Zayed International Airport at approximately 11 30 p.m. local time. President Tinubu was received by Shakhboot…

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has challenged Nigerians to come out and expose him if he had ever collected bribe from anyone. Olukoyede threw this challenge while fielding questions in an interview on  ‘Sunday…

The Nigerian Police have cleared a former Senator representing Adamawa North, Ishaku Abbo, of an alleged rape of a minor, saying investigations found no credible evidence to support the claim. Police authorities, in a statement made available to journalists in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old grandpa for returning to crime. The Octogenarian reverted to trafficking barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs.…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended its plan to commence strike on January 12. The suspension was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by Shuaibu Ibrahim, secretary-general of NARD. The association had earlier announced the strike…

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has apprehended three men impersonating its officers while extorting money from unsuspecting motorists. Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, confirmed the arrests in a statement signed by the agency’s spokesperson, Mr Abdulraheem Gbadeyan,…

Economic activities were grounded on Saturday in Ekpoma and surrounding communities in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, as residents protested rising kidnap attacks in the area. A video clip circulating on X showed a crowd of protesters,…

The Federal Government has dismissed speculations that it plans to introduce tolling on the recently rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, made this clarification on Sunday while responding to questions from journalists after…

Commuters returning to Anambra State from other parts of the South-East after the Yuletide were left stranded at various motor parks on Sunday as transport fares skyrocketed by over 200 per cent. Our correspondent’s checks across major motor parks in…

Grief descended on Darusa, a border community in Sokoto State, after suspected Lakurawa terrorists attacked a weekly market and shot dead two currency traders, residents and police authorities have said. The attack occurred late last week at the Darusa market…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he has a good relationship with Igbo people. Wike disclosed this during his ‘thank you’ tour to Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday. The…

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed that two currency exchange dealers were killed when suspected bandits attacked the Durusar Gawo currency market in Kurdula District, Gudu Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the…