The police have arrested a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Joko Pelumi, and 49 others over alleged attack and killing of a police officer attached to the anti-cultism unit. Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Read more
A confrontation between troops of the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), has resulted in the death of three sect members, while two soldiers have been injured. According to a statement by the Commander of Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit Zone C has impounded seven trucks fully loaded with 563 bales of second-hand clothing and over 2000 bags of imported rice with duty paid value of N65million. The Customs Service also impounded Read more
A chief magistrates’ court in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has remanded a pastor identified as Sabastine Igwe, as well as James Akpa, and Michael Ochigbo for allegedly killing a nurse. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Read more
A 57-year-old man, Daramola Kehinde has been remanded in prison by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter to death. Kehinde, of no fixed address, is facing a count charge of rape. The prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Read more
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have re-arrested a robbery suspect five days after he was released from Ikoyi Prison. The suspect, Tunde Okunola, 26, was re-arrested in Marwa Roundabout, Lekki with an Read more
A turboprop aircraft belonging to Overland Airways was on Friday severely damaged by fire while parked at the airline’s hanger at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Read more
The Abia command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of 19 persons, following Friday’s pipeline explosion in two villages in Osisioma Local Government Area of the state. The state Commander of the organisation, Read more
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received a total of 161 Nigerians stranded in Libya, who voluntarily returned to Nigeria. A total of 10,000 returnees have so far been evacuated from the North African country since April 2017. Read more
Several vehicles are said to have been burnt after a petrol laden tanker exploded at the barracks area in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos. The district Police Officer of Onireke Police Station, Emeka Adigwe, confirmed that no life was lost, Read more