NATIONAL NEWS

The abducted wife of the slain Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State, Olori Iyabo Aremu, and one other person have been rescued. It was gathered that the victims were released on Monday night and arrived in Koro town around 10:45 pm. The Police Public Relations Officer in Kwara, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, […]

The Federal Government has expressed worry over the rising prices of food and commodities in the country, which led to protests in Niger and Kano, respectively. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun spoke during a bilateral meeting with a visiting German delegation, led by the country’s Minister of Economic […]

The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State, Shehu Umar Nadada, has denied the command’s involvement in the formation of a 1,144-man Fulani Nomad Vigilante team which was recently established in the state by the President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo. CP Nadada disclosed this to Journalists on Tuesday during a courtesy visit […]

A prospective member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and a bus driver, who were kidnapped in Zamfara State on August 17, 2023 have regained their freedom. The victims were among the eight fresh Akwa Ibom State graduates that were abducted on their way to the NYSC  orientation camp in Sokoto State. They were […]

The Ogun State Police Command on Monday said that its operatives on Sunday arrested 30-year-old Olubunmi Ajayi for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby, Imole Anifowose, in RSS River, Sagamu. One Olusola Sonaya, who was around the river, was said to have assisted in rescuing the baby after her mother threw her into the water. […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the no-case submission made by a House of Representatives member, Nicholas Mutu being tried with two others on money laundering-related charges. Mutu representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State is, along with two others – Airworld Technologies Ltd, and Oyien Homes Ltd – accused of laundering about […]

Nigerians in the Diaspora have been assured of getting their National Identity Number (NIN) in a timely and stress-free manner.  Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), and the DG/CEO, of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote met to strategise on easy delivery of NIN to Diaspora. This was made known in […]

The popular 10-storey Mandilas building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, was torched in the early hours of Monday.  Properties worth millions were burnt before men of the  Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Police and other emergency responders raced to the scene. Director of the […]

About N50 billion worth of properties may have been lost and reduced to rubble after last Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State, which killed five persons, injured 77 and rendered thousands homeless, some estate valuers have estimated. Conservative estimates from estate valuers and cost consultants show that residents may have lost properties so much to […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Monday, certified that paracetamol tablets on sale in Nigeria meet stipulated dosage standards and specifications in adherence with national and international regulatory requirements. Also, the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Christianah Adeyeye, described a recent report that nearly all paracetamol tablets in Nigeria […]