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Court grants 61-year-old N50m bail in cannabis trafficking case
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail in the sum of N50m to 61-year-old Fayisare Opaleye, who is standing trial for alleged trafficking of 1.5 tonnes of cannabis sativa. Justice Musa Kakaki, ...
15th April 2025Court orders Navy to recognise disengaged officer as Vice Admiral
The National Industrial Court has ordered the Nigerian Navy to accord Navy Captain Dada Labinjo all the rights, benefits and privileges of a retired Vice-Admiral of the Nigerian Navy effective April 1...
15th April 2025One injured as petrol tanker, tipper crash in Enugu
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that the timely intervention of emergency safety agencies in Enugu saved what would have been another petrol tanker tragedy on Monday when a tanker carrying prem...
14th April 2025Foster mother seeks custody of Kwara abandoned four-year-old girl
A foster mother, Pastor Cynthia Salami, has appealed to the Kwara State Ministry of Social Development to comply with a court order directing the release of a four-year-old girl, Salami Penuel Mololuw...
14th April 2025Three Nigerians arrested in Libya for drug trafficking
The Samnu Police Department in southern Libya has arrested three Nigerians for drug trafficking. According to a statement by Migrant Rescue Watch on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the suspects were a...
14th April 2025Police sack officer who killed one, injured two in Calabar
The Cross River State Police Command has dismissed an officer, Inspector Effiong Bassey, who killed one person and injured two others in Calabar, the state capital. The state police spokesman, Irene U...
14th April 2025Another 1980 AFCON hero, Charles Bassey, dies at 71
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed sorrow over the death of Charles Bassey, a member of Nigeria’s 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning team. Bassey passed away on Saturday at the age of 71 ...
14th April 2025Police arrest kidnap kingpin, kill four in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, Abubakar Usman, also known as Shehu and killed four members of his gang. The police said the suspect was arrested...
14th April 2025Police arrest two for stealing electric cable in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Yahaya Mustapha, 28, and Bello Yakubu, 38, both residents of Takari Ward in Gashua, the Bade Local Government Area of the state for stealing el...
14th April 2025Lagos explosion: Four in critical condition, one confirmed dead
Four of the victims of Friday’s explosion in the Ikeja area of Lagos are battling to stay alive. This comes after one of the victims died on Saturday. An explosion rocked a Closed Circuit Television...
14th April 2025NDLEA nabs ex-convict with drugs hidden in speakers
A 41-year-old ex-convict and Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu, also known as Richard, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency while attempting to traffic 2.7kg of...
14th April 2025Man who attempted stealing deity statue mentally ill — Police
The Ogun State Police Command has disclosed that Jeremiah Nwoke, the man accused of attempting to steal the crown of the Agemo deity statue in Ijebu Ode, is suspected to be suffering from mental illne...
14th April 2025Police arrest three for hijacking petrol-loaded truck
Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of the three suspected armed robbers in connection with the hijacking of a truck loaded with 45,000 litres of the Premium Motor Spirits popula...
14th April 2025OAU mourns student electrocuted while retrieving ball
A student at the Distant Learning Centre of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (name not given) has reportedly been electrocuted while retrieving a ball from a compound in Moro, Osun State. Sourc...
14th April 2025Couple accuses Lagos task force of unlawful property takeover
A couple, Kunle and Ronke Ajayi have accused the Lagos State Task Force of unlawfully locking up their property located on Plot 170B, Oyadiran Estate, Sabo in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Speaking wi...
14th April 2025Police begin probe as mob kills suspected motorcycle thief
A yet-to-be-identified man who was suspected to have stolen a motorcycle was set ablaze by an irate mob along Akpehe Road in the Makurdi area of Benue State, on Sunday. A Facebook user, Comr Joseph, w...
14th April 2025Anambra man arrested for killing mother over cassava dispute
A 49-year-old man, Nnamdi Anyaji, has been arrested by police operatives for using an axe to kill his 68-year-old mother, Dorathy Anyaji. The incident which happened in Anambra State stemmed from a ca...
14th April 2025Gunmen ambush, kill NSCDC officer in Bayelsa
Unidentified gunmen have ambushed and killed unnamed personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at Igbomotoru community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Three ot...
14th April 2025Two workers rescued in Lagos building collapse
Two adult males sustained injuries on Sunday following the collapse of a three-storey building under construction on Agarawu Street in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. The state Police Public Rel...
14th April 2025One killed, two injured as trucks collide in Bauchi
One died while two others were injured following a collision involving two DAF trucks in Bauchi. According to a press release issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Poli...
14th April 2025Fan stabs Plateau United player after NPFL game
Plateau United forward, Vincent Temitope, was attacked by an irate knife-wielding fan on Sunday after their Nigeria Premier Football League match-day 33 defeat against Nasarawa United in Lafia. Nasara...
13th April 2025A'Ibom poly student slumps, dies during karate training
A final-year student of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State identified as John, slumped and died during Karate training on Saturday. A sou...
13th April 2025Police arrest three for hijacking 45,000 litre-petrol tanker in Oyo
Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the hijacking of a truck loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol on t...
13th April 2025JUST IN: Victim of Lagos CCTV shop explosion dies
One of the five victims injured in Friday’s explosion at a CCTV dealer’s shop on Kodesho Street, near Computer Village in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, has died. A dealer in the popular tech ...
13th April 2025VIDEO: NDLEA arrests ex-convict for smuggling drugs hidden in speakers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a convicted drug trafficker who previously served jail time in an Asian country, for attempting to smuggle crystal methamphetamine concealed insid...
13th April 2025Day-old baby abandoned in Abuja community
A day-old baby has been abandoned in Jikoko village, located in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory. The baby was said to have been found in a carton, wrapped in cloth, and dumped along a ...
12th April 2025(PICTORIAL) Petroleum smuggling: NSCDC arrests seven, impounds trucks
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has confirmed the arrest of seven suspects involved in unlawful dealings in petroleum products. According to a post via its X handle on Friday, the NSCDC s...
12th April 2025Lagos community protests encroachment, confronts sand dredgers
Residents of the Abomiti Zone in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State have protested against illegal sand-mining activities on their land. Abomiti is one of the communities resettled by the Lagos State...
12th April 2025NDLEA raids Kano drug havens, detains 22 suspects
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Command, has detained 22 suspects in possession of various quantities of illicit substances during a series of coordinated raids across the state. ...
12th April 2025Displaced traders from demolished Lagos market seek compensation
Displaced traders from Maboreje Market on Lagos Island have appealed to the Lagos State Government for compensation following the demolition of their shops during a recent exercise in the market. City...
12th April 2025Cop stabs Ekiti man over girlfriend
The Ekiti State Police Command has taken into custody an officer accused of stabbing a civilian in the Ise-Ekiti area of the state after an altercation which involved his girlfriend and the victim’s...
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