Libya Migrant Boat Mishap: Death Toll Hits 26 as More Bodies Wash Ashore in Tobruk
Eleven more bodies of migrants washed ashore off a city in eastern Libya in recent days after their boat capsized last week, bringing the total recovered to 26 with dozens…
Oil prices steady as investors focus on Hormuz flows after peace talks
Oil prices were broadly steady on Tuesday, slipping about 1% as investors kept a close watch on crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz following signs of progress in U.S.-Iran…
Burna Boy becomes African artiste on billboard Hot 100 entries
Grammy-winning Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the African artiste with the highest number of entries on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 chart. He…
NDLEA arrests 589 drug suspects, secures 103 convictions in Nasarawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nasarawa State Command, says it arrested 589 suspected drug offenders and seized 6,327.575 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs and controlled substances between June…
SEC Bans Marketing of Purported Dangote Refinery IPO, Orders Immediate Refunds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned the marketing and promotion of an alleged Initial Public Offering (IPO) by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. The commission, in a…
Lagos shuts Oshodi Market over attack on sanitation officers
The Lagos State Government has shut down the Oshodi Resettlement Market following an attack on officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) during an enforcement operation. The Commissioner…
Police intercepts 174 rounds of AK-47 ammunition in Nasarawa, detains suspect
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has intercepted 174 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition for AK-47 rifles and arrested a suspect in connection with the seizure. SP Ramhan Nansel, the…
Lagos police nabs 3, recovers truck laden with camouflage, drugs
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested three suspects and recovered a truck loaded with military uniforms and suspected illicit drugs following an intelligence-led operation by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit….
Communal attack kills 20 in Plateau community
Police in Nigeria’s central Plateau state said on Tuesday that 20 people had been killed in a weekend attack on a community in Bokkos district, the latest in a region…
Lagos landlords allege illegal demolition, LASG denies involvement
Property owners at Oko Agbon, Iwaya, in the Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State have accused a family and officials of the state government of demolishing part of…