Respect human rights, IG tells policemen
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Wednesday, charged officers and men of the Nigeria Police to exhibit high sense of professionalism, obey human rights and shun all forms of abuse of the...
View ArticleMan kills aunt, severs head, buries body in C’River shallow grave
A 24-year-old man, Christian Edem Eyo, has been arrested for allegedly killing his aunt in Calabar, Cross River State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday where they live in the...
View ArticleWhy Assembly approved Sanwo-Olu’s N85bn bond request – Lawmaker
The Lagos State House of Assembly has explained why it approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request of N85bn special dispensation for bond redemption and for bridge loan. The Chairman of the House...
View ArticleLagos tasks public servants on innovation, creativity
The Lagos State Government says its initiatives in the public service sector are geared towards accelerating innovations across the state in line with Sustainable Development Goals. The Lagos State...
View Article20-year-old in court for defiling, impregnating girl, 15
THE police have arraigned a 20-year-old man, Khaled Musa, at the Chief Magistrate Court, Federal Capital Territory, for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl and impregnating her. At the Chief...
View ArticleEkiti Assembly moves to halt rising prices
Ekiti State House of Assembly is set to pass a bill to check alleged extortionist activities of traders and supplier of goods in the state. The Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, said that the bill, “Ekiti...
View ArticleClub calls for philanthropy, community development
The President of Egba Agura Lions’ Club, Mr Lanre Biobaku, has called for collaborative efforts by individuals and corporate bodies with the government for community development. He stated this on...
View ArticleDigital platforms’ll enhance financial inclusion – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it recognises the importance of digital platforms for democratising access to capital market products and services for greater financial inclusion in the...
View ArticleCourt to rule on stoppage of Kalu’s retrial July 2
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday fixed July 2, 2021, for the parties to adopt their processes in the suit filed by a former governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu,...
View ArticleExperts divided over new security efforts on Nigerian waters
Maritime experts have expressed divergent expectations on the outcome of the recently deployed security assets by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency on Nigeria’s exclusive economic...
View ArticleEx-FIRS officials re-arraigned over N4bn for tours not performed
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned two ex-directors and top officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service on allegations of fraud. The EFCC re-arraigned the officials on...
View ArticleAlleged insult: Gov feigns ignorance, orders review of expelled A’Ibom...
Governor Udom Emmanuel has set up a five-man investigative panel headed by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet, to review the case of one Iniobong Ekpo, who was expelled by the Akwa...
View ArticleRivers varsity suspends student leader for allegedly stealing from female hostel
The management of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said one of its students, Johnson Leyira, had been suspended following his arrest for allegedly vandalising...
View ArticleDriver remanded for allegedly killing LASTMA officer
A commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya, was on Wednesday remanded by a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for allegedly killing an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency. Shokoya was...
View ArticleTwo arrested for supplying herbal drink that killed 10 Kwara family members
Two persons have been arrested by the police in connection with the tragedy that struck in Biogberu village via Gwanara in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, where 10 members of a family...
View ArticleOgun tricycle rider hired to convey stolen cement accuses DPO of extortion
A tricycle rider, Lawal Abdulraheem, has accused the Divisional Police Officer of the Awa Police Station in Ogun State of demanding a bribe to release his and colleagues’ tricycles. It was gathered...
View ArticleMob kills Kogi shop owner, two others over stolen phone
The Kogi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a shop owner and two others over a stolen mobile phone. The deaths occurred on Monday in the...
View ArticleOgun crash victims fleeing with vehicle stolen in Ondo – Police
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected robbers after they had an accident with a stolen vehicle in Ondo State. The third suspect died in the accident, while the gang was...
View ArticleFamily challenges suicide theory in death of Kebbi varsity PhD student
Controversy is trailing the sudden death of Ayo Adekunle Ajala, a PhD student at the Department of Crop Science, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero. While investigation to unravel...
View ArticleGumi knocks Army as 200 killed in Zamfara despite Buhari’s no-fly zone
The Nigerian Army and a popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, on Wednesday disagreed over the latter’s allegation that security agents were collaborating with bandits. Gumi, while featuring on Morning...
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