Mohbad: Police scatter candlelight procession with teargas
Officers of the Lagos state police command caused a stir on Victoria Island/ Lekki tollgate axis of Lagos when they tear-gassed a candlelight procession in honour of the late Afrobeat…
Marriage: KTSG sacks District Head over HIV positive partner
The Katsina State Government has sacked the District head of Kuraye, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi-Ahmadu for presiding over a marriage in which one partner is HIV positive. A statement by Alhaji…
Night fire guts TCN substation in Kebbi, prospects gloomy
Barely 24 hours after a national grid shutdown which threw parts of the country into blackout, a fire incident has occurred at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) transmission substation…
Police arraign man, 20, for allegedly harvesting kidney of a 17-year-old
Police in Benue arraigned one Aondoaseer Agbadu (20) before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday over alleged criminal conspiracy and the harvesting of the kidney of a 17-year-old. Prosecuting…
Man jailed 12 months for intimidating his ex-girlfriend
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Kefas Usman to 12 months imprisonment for intimidating his former girlfriend for quitting their relationship….
FRSC clarifies directive on vehicle impoundment
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Dauda Biu, has dismissed the circulation of a ”wrongly couched” memo regarding a directive issued to Commanding Officers. This is contained in…
Strange death of Mohbad keeps tongues wagging, celebrities mourn
The death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, who departed on Tuesday at the age of 27 has been described as strange by a cross section of Nigerians. Mohbad…
BBNaija: Cross is new Head of House, picks all-male quartet as BFF
Cross, one of the housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija All Stars reality show has emerged Head of House (HOH) for week 8. Biggie, the Coordinator of the show…
Delta Govt reels out palliatives distribution strategy
Delta State Government, Monday, outlined the procedure it would adopt in the distribution of palliatives to its citizens to cushion the effects of subsidy removal on petrol by the Federal…
Explainer: Why we crushed impounded commercial motorcycles in FCT – FCTA
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says the crushing of impounded commercial motorcycles popularly known as “Okada” was in line with the provisions of…