Ten Gombe LGAs face severe food security issues – Survey
No fewer than 10 local government areas of Gombe State are facing severe food security issues, according to the 2024/2025 Gombe State General Household Survey and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey…
School destroyed, 150 households affected by rainstorm in Kaduna community
Rainstorm has hit Kuli Community in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna affecting a school and 150 households. Mr. Mubarak Zakari, Director of Disaster Relief at the Kaduna State Emergency…
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…
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….
Tinubu revs up drive for state police, writes Senate
To make good his promise, President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate seeking a constitutional amendment bill aimed at establishing state police in the country. The request was contained in…
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…