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16 deaths recorded in 26 road accidents in Osun – FRSC

The Osun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it recorded 16 deaths from 26 road accidents in August. The state Sector Commander, Mr Anthony Oko, made the disclosure in an...

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Epidemic looms in Enugu community over contamination of stream

Traditional ruler of the community, Donald N. Nwochi told officials of the Voice to the People (V2P) initiative, a project of the Christian aid with support from UKaid, who visited the community, that...

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Man docked for allegedly attempting suicide in Lagos

Olatunde said the accused was apprehended while attempting to jump into the lagoon and was quickly restrained. He said the offence contravened Section 235 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 and...

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Traders in Benin protest against levies, demand international market

The traders protesting yesterday Thousands of traders yesterday shut down Benin City the state capital, which also serves as headquarters of Oredo Local Council demanding what they called anti-people...

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Ndokwa community decries flooding

A flooded community in Ndokwa • Corporate Nigeria tasked on Benue flood victims The riverine communities in Ndokwa area of Delta State have decried the perennial flooding ravaging the area. A...

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Woman nabbed for allegedly kidnapping seven-year-old girl for 19 months

Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Anti Kidnapping/Cultist Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further...

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Police arraign fake Oba of Lagos over Lekki Airport project

The State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti-Yaba, Lagos, yesterday arraigned a man before a Magistrate Court, who claimed to be the Oba of Lagos and using same to...

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Five arrested in police clampdown on robbers, armed guards in Lagos

Imohimi Edgal, while addressing newsmen during his maiden press briefing held yesterday at the Command Officers Mess, Ikeja, labeled the suspects as notorious armed robbers who have been terrorizing...

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Hajj: 2 pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

Two pilgrims from Kano State have died during the 2017 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, the State Pilgrims Welfare Board said on Thursday. The Board’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Nuhu Badamasi told the News...

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Suspected ritualists slaughter 13-year-old boy in Jigawa

Suspected rituals have slaughtered a 13-year-old boy in Babaldu village in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa. Suspected rituals have slaughtered a 13-year-old boy in Babaldu village in Birnin...

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We killed ACE students for N15m, say ritual suspects

Three suspected ritualists, who were nabbed by the Ondo State police command have confessed that they were contracted to kill students of Adeyemi College of Education (ACE), Ondo, for a sum of N15...

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Ex-police officer, five others arrested for alleged murder of Imo Catholic...

Crack operatives of the Imo State police command have arrested the suspected killers of a Catholic Priest, the late Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo. The deceased was abducted at the popular axis, Banana...

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Man charged with impersonating deputy governor on facebook

Adamu Aminu is facing a four-count charge of impersonation, conspiracy, false pretence and fraud. Aminu allegedly created a facebook account using the details of the deputy governor to defraud people....

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Man in court for allegedly defiling a 4-year-old boy

Naziru Isa, was on Friday dragged by the Police before a Kano Magistrate Court for allegedly defiling a four-year-old boy. A 28-year-old man, Naziru Isa, was on Friday dragged by the Police before a...

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Suspected ritual killer, who escaped from Port Harcourt, nabbed in Plateau

The Plateau Police Command said on Friday it had arrested a suspected ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike, who escaped from detention at the Criminal Investigation Bureau(CIB), in Port Harcourt, Rivers State....

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Another catholic priest shot in Lagos, police beef up security at churches,...

Another Catholic priest, presiding over St. Thomas Catholic Church, Onilekere, Lagos was yesterday shot by unknown gunmen, posing as worshippers, inside the church premises. Confirming the shooting,...

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Police arrests man who killed baby of affair with wife's sister

The Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a 47-year-old man who impregnated his wife’s 18-year-old junior sister and killed the five days-old-baby boy they had from the unholy relationship. The man,...

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Jigawa council bans night wedding in Fulani settlements

Fulani traditional ceremony The Security Committee of Gagarawa Local Government Council of Jigawa has banned Fulani traditional ceremonies and other festivities in the night in the area. The...

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NBS decries increased drug abuse

The Bureau explained that a total of 2,777 counselling cases were reported in 2016, as against 4,106 in 2015, while 2,774 counselling were concluded in 2016, as against 4,095 in 2015. PHOTO: BBC The...

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Police investigate alleged food poisoning in Enugu

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), for the command in the state, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement he signed in Enugu on Sunday. The Police Command in Enugu State says it has...

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