Police neutralise 12 bandits, lose Inspector in Benue
March 20, 2025 The Police Command in Benue says it has neutralised 12 bandits terrorising the Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer…
Necessity of intervention in Rivers and the burden of leadership in times of crisis
Tinubu’s actions, in invoking Section 305 of the Nigerian Constitution, affirm the fundamental role of the presidency: not as a bystander to disorder but as the ultimate custodian of…
Police dismiss inspector for misconduct in Aba
March 19, 2025 The Police Command in Abia has announced the dismissal of Insp. Kufere Moses, effective Feb. 21, 2025 for misconduct. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka,…
Rainstorm kills student, injures 8 others, destroys school in Ogun State
March 20, 2025 A 14-year-old boy, Timothy Amosun, in Junior Secondary School 3, was killed after a rainstorm destroyed Mayigi Community Comprehensive High School in Ilase, Ogun. The Ogun government…
EFCC Arraigns Works Ministry Director, Surveyor for N1.9bn Fraud
March 20, 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned a former Deputy Director, Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor,…
Six migrants die, 40 missing in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa -UNHCR
March 19, 2025 At least six migrants have died and 40 were missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a spokesperson for the United Nations’ Refugee Agency…
Alleged N1.36bn fraud rocks Edo Urban Water Corporation
March 19, 2025 An uneasy calm has engulfed the Edo Urban Water Corporation following a petition accusing its management of alleged involvement in a N1.361 billion contract fraud. The petition,…
PDP land title revoked over N7.6m ground rent debt – FCTA
March 19, 2025 Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) land title in the Central Area of Abuja was revoked because the party is owing N7.6…
Fake number plates: 7,798 arrests effected in 2 months nationwide
March 19, 2025 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it arrested 7,798 individuals in two months for offences related to fake vehicle number plates. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam…
Constituents begin recall process against Akpoti-Uduaghan
March 19, 2025 Constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District may have begun recalling Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as signature collection reportedly started in some areas of the district. On Wednesday in…