77 years land tussle ends in Abia community as court officials execute writ of possession 👇

The Writ of Possession in disputed Ujara Ukwuakwu land in Ututu, Arochukwu LGA of Abia State, has been executed by officials of the Abia State High Court, Umuahia, ending...

Kano Consumer Protection Council seizes counterfeit goods worth over N300m 👇

The Kano State Consumer Protection Council (KSCPC) says it has confiscated counterfeit and substandard goods valued at more than N300 million over the past three months as...

Mary Habila: Police spokesperson urges restraint, warns against spread of unverified allegations 👇

The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos, CSP Nkeiruka Nwode, has appealed to Nigerians to exercise restraint and refrain from spreading unverified...

‘I’m saddened’ – Peter Obi mourns death of Amaechi’s mother 👇

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has mourned the death of the mother of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, vice presidential candidate,...

Herdsmen sent me threatening letter, vowed to eliminate me – Reverend Dachomo 👇

The Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area in Plateau State, Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, has raised the alarm that...

PCN seals 505 illegal drug premises in Cross River 👇

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has reportedly sealed 505 illegal and non-compliant drug premises in Cross River State, saying nearly half of all shops inspected were...

Our lives are in danger’ – Owerri residents lament as flood takes over homes 👇

Residents of Umuguma Federal Housing Estate in Owerri West LGA Imo State have cried out to the State Government and other relevant authorities as flood takes over their homes.The...

Benue community holds mass burial for victims of deadly attack 👇

Residents of Otukpo-Nobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday held a mass burial for victims killed in last Sunday’s attack by suspected armed...

Police launch manhunt for Anambra teacher for allegedly flogging pupil to death 👇

The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a teacher accused of flogging a 12-year-old pupil to death at a school in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area...

Site workers, residents escape death as three buildings collapse in Abia 👇

A one-storey building under construction has collapsed on Finbars Road, Umuahia, causing panic in the area.The building collapsed in the early hours of Friday following a...

Heavy rain, windstorm leave three dead, hundreds displaced in Yobe 👇

Following a heavy downpour accompanied by a windstorm that swept through several communities, three people have reportedly been confirmed dead, while houses and property worth...

Akwa Ibom: Police exhume corpse of slain victim of mob attack, arrest suspects 👇

Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives have exhumed the corpse of one Emmanuel Effiong, 21, a victim of a mob attack in Mbak 4 Community, Uyo Local Government...

Fake prophet jailed for N136.4m fraud in Enugu 👇

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya, also known as Prophet...

Court sentences fake native doctor to 6 years in prison, N20m fine in Anambra 👇

An Awka High Court has sentenced one of the arrested fake native doctors, Onyebuchi Okocha aka Onyeze Jesus to six years imprisonment with a fine of N20 million.This is coming...

Troops rescue nine kidnap victims, recover 56 rustled livestock in Katsina 👇

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued nine kidnapped victims, recovered 56 rustled livestock and arrested a suspected terrorist during...

Benue woman arrested over alleged killing of co-wife’s child 👇

A woman identified as Erdoo Nancy from Ankyoor community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State has been arrested over the alleged killing of her co-wife’s child.According...

Two men sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for roaming naked in Ekiti streets 👇

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced two men, Adebiyi Olusola and Oguntola John, to 30 days imprisonment for public nudity.The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale...

Benue court remands clan head over alleged armed robbery 👇

A Makurdi High Court has remanded Chief Amedu Ekpe, the clan head of Ai-Ode Upu in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, over alleged armed robbery.Chief Ekpe is standing...

“They K!Lled Nine Of My Family Members, Now They’re Threatening My Members”- Rev. Dachomo Cries Out 👇

Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, a well-known pastor in Plateau State, has raised an alarm over alleged threats to his life and members of his congregation following a series of...

Bauchi govt dissolves Wikki Tourist management after relegation, appoints sole administrator 👇

The Bauchi State Government has dissolved the Management Committee of Wikki Tourist Football Club following the club’s relegation from the Nigeria Premier Football League...

ADC mourns Amaechi’s mother 👇

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has expressed condolences to its vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, following the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary Amaechi.In...

Mary Habila: Nigerians’ll lose confidence in govt if Umahi doesn’t step aside – Atiku 👇

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, says Nigerians will lose confidence in government if the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, does...

Troops capture suspected Boko Haram fuel supplier in Borno 👇

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during an intelligence-led operation in Gubio Local Government Area...

Nine kidnap victims regain freedom after terrorists reportedly fall asleep 👇

Troops of the 17 Brigade have rescued nine kidnap victims who reportedly escaped from a terrorists’ hideout after their captors allegedly fell asleep in Faskari Local Government...

Plateau community in panic over discovery of headless female body 👇

The Angwan Durun-Uwa community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State was on Thursday thrown into panic and confusion following the discovery of the headless...

Borno abduction: Troops rescue nine more victims 👇

Troops of the 82 Division Task Force under Operation HADIN KAI have rescued nine abductees, including women and children, during separate patrol operations around Armuda Bridge...

Two bandits killed, two kidnap victims rescued in Kwara 👇

A security team comprising operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, and forest guards on Thursday rescued two kidnap victims in a forest between Oba Isin/Owa Onire...

Abducted Kogi NECO students, others rescued 👇

The Kogi State Government has announced the rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the State.The State Commissioner...

Kano High Court begins trial of alleged wife killer 👇

The Kano State High Court No. 15 has commenced the trial of Ali Sulaiman Adam, popularly known as Gadon Ƙaya, who is facing charges over the alleged murder of his wife, Maryam...

Kwara: Police arrest two foreign nationals in foiled kidnap plot 👇

Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested two foreign nationals identified as Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia (female), both Togolese nationals, over an alleged...

Villagers flee as suspected armed herdsmen attack Benue community 👇

Residents of Ankpechi community in Oglewu District of Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State were forced to flee on Thursday after suspected armed herdsmen reportedly...

FCT man bags life imprisonment over death of close friend at birthday party 👇

A Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court has sentenced one Ekang Philip Bassey to life imprisonment over the death of his friend, Emeka Nnonifu.Emeka was killed on January...

Adamawa Court sentences father to 30 years’ imprisonment for impregnating daughter 👇

The Upper Area Court I, sitting in Ganye, Adamawa State, has convicted and sentenced a man, Jediel Sylvester, to 30 years’ imprisonment for having sexual relations with...

Troops foil kidnap attempt in Benue, recover three motorcycles 👇

Troops of Sector 1 of Operation WHIRL STROKE, OPWS, have thwarted a kidnap attempt after responding swiftly to a distress call from communities in Ukum Local Government Area...

Kano Hisbah bans mobile movie downloading business over alleged abuse of Islamic teachings 👇

The Kano State Hisbah Board has banned the mobile movie downloading business, popularly known as downloading, across all 44 local government areas of the state.The Acting...

Lagos arrests 12 environmental offenders in fresh sanitation crackdown 👇

Lagos State Government has arrested 12 suspected environmental offenders in separate enforcement operations across Lagos Island, Yaba and Ikorodu, as authorities intensify...

Troops intercept suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers, recover food, medicines in Borno 👇

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have intercepted suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) logistics suppliers and recovered food items, veterinary medicines...

Troops arrest suspected foreign spy after foiled terrorist infiltration in Borno 👇

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected foreign spy during a follow-up operation in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State, days after they foiled an...

Community leader killed as troops repel bandit attack in Kano 👇

A community leader was killed after security forces repelled a bandit attack on Yankamaye Ward in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State.The incident was disclosed in...

Benue court begins process towards trial of Al-Jazirah correspondent 👇

A Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi has fixed October 22 for the pre-trial conference in the case involving Al-Jazirah newspaper correspondent in Benue, Henry Ibya.Justice...

Bauchi hit-and-run kills 19-year-old student 👇

A 500-level student of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Rebecca Kambai, has been killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Bauchi-Jos Road in Bauchi.The...

NDLEA secures seven-year jail term for man who advertised cannabis online 👇

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the conviction of a 28-year-old man who was found guilty of advertising cannabis for sale on social media.In...

Kwara fire service saves shops from midnight fire 👇

Kwara State Fire Service firefighters in the early hours of Wednesday successfully curtailed a fire outbreak at a commercial building in the Tanke area of Ilorin, preventing...

Police bust Bauchi car theft syndicate, recover two vehicles 👇

The Bauchi State Police Command says it has uncovered a suspected car theft syndicate, with the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of two vehicles believed to have been...

75-year-old man bags 10 years for defiling 11-year-old girl in Rivers State 👇

Rivers State Family Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a 75-year-old man, Promise Chukwumatti, to ten years imprisonment without an option of fine for defiling an...

Osun police rescue kidnap victim, recover ransom, arrest suspects 👇

The Osun State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim unharmed, recovered N2,217,800 suspected to be ransom proceeds and arrested a suspected kidnapper during a tactical...

Nigerians kick as lady who died in Umahi’s house set for burial amid investigation 👇

Mary Habila, the late 26-year-old physiotherapist whose body was found naked at Works Minister, David Umahi’s house is set to be buried despite the public outcry for autopsy.Mary...

Bandits flee as police, vigilante rescue 11 kidnap victims in Niger 👇

Police tactical operatives, in collaboration with local vigilantes, have rescued 11 kidnap victims after a gun battle with suspected bandits in Mariga Local Government Area...

NANS decries condition of hostels, alleges illegal detention of student leaders 👇

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has declared a state of emergency over hostel conditions in tertiary institutions across the country, citing what it described...

PFIPC scandal: Gbajabiamila should be suspended – ActionAid Nigeria 👇

A non-governmental organization, ActionAid Nigeria, has called for the suspension of Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu over the saga involving him...