Nigeria
15 Feb
In continuation of the fight against armed bandits, criminals, and insecurity in Nigeria, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, acting on intelligence, intercepted and arrested a group of five persons suspected to be members of a kidnapping syndicate along the Bodinga-Tambunwal Highway. According to police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the suspects were found in…
15 Feb
To ease the sufferings of retirees, the military high command has launched an Electronic Verification Management System for senior citizens. The system will replace the Military Pensions Board’s manual physical verification process for veterans to access their pensions, gratuities, and other benefits. The introduction of the electronic system is in swift response to retirees’ outcry…
15 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is ready to cut all forms of "rent seekers" tied to imported food. Tinubu also insisted that his administration is set to tackle the nation's food security challenges by setting up schemes to boost local food production. “We cannot allow speculators, hoarders, and rent seekers to undermine our…
15 Feb
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority Management (LASTMA) has said it will prosecute any skit or filmmaker found using its uniform without permission. LASTMA General Manager, Bakare Oki, in a statement said the decision was made after a viral video on social media showed two actors using its uniforms to portray it negatively. In the…
15 Feb
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged governors to address the issues of rising food costs and insecurity in their respective states, emphasizing measures such as recruiting more police, establishing state police.
15 Feb
Prof. Moji Adeyeye has been reappointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
15 Feb
The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to fully implement community policing as outlined in section 15 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020.
15 Feb
The Nigeria government has dropped the treasonable felony charges against the founder of the African Action Congress (AAC) political party, Omoyele Sowore and co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.
15 Feb
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided a suspected training center popularly known as “Yahoo Academy," for training aspiring internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. EFCC said, in a statement, that the raid was carried out by its operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command on Wednesday. The anti-graft agency stated that 14 students, believed…
15 Feb
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has apprehended two suspected hoodlums who allegedly robbed accident victims of their belongings.
15 Feb
The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaccheus Adedeji, has said that the N2.59 trillion Tax Credit Scheme introduced by the Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2021 is not working.
15 Feb
Nigeria's headline inflation rate climbed to 29.9 percent in January, the latest figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed. The NBS inflation report is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the average change in prices paid by consumers over a period of time for a basket of goods…
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The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has hailed road marshals nationwide for their doggedness and sacrifices in checkmating routes violations thereby reducing road traffic accidents by 42 per cent.
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The Oyo State Police Command has announced that it is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, April 22nd, at a popular nightclub along the "Under G" area of Owode-Ogbomoso. The police, in a statement on Thursday, said the shooting incident claimed the life of one Iyanda Damilola. A distress…
4 hours ago
Authorities have confirmed the escape of 118 inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, Niger state, following a heavy downpour that wreaked havoc on the facility, Wednesday night. The rain which lasted hours was said to have destroyed part of the main facility and the perimeter fence giving way for the inmates to escape.…
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A yet-to-be-identified elderly passenger has passed away in a commercial bus while travelling along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Kwara State. Eyewitnesses said the deceased was believed to be in his late 60s. The incident, which left fellow passengers in shock, reportedly occurred after the bus experienced mechanical problems near Ote town. According to Abeni Okin,…
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A Nigeria woman, Clara Chizoba Kronborg, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest interviewing marathon. Kronborg who is a social media entrepreneur broke the world record with a time of 55 hours and 24 seconds, according to GWR. Kronborg in setting a new record smashed the previous one which was 37 hours…
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Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have killed two people, including the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Mai Dabino community in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Saidu Basa. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at about 3:30 pm, along the road leading from Mai Dabino to Danmusa. It was learnt that…
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A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah, has narrated how an air crash was averted in Lagos on Friday. Abah, who made this disclosure in a post on his X handle, said he boarded a 7:00 am Ibom Air flight in Lagos, heading to Abuja. The flight also had…
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A fire incident disrupted flights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday morning. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in a statement on Thursday, said smoke was detected emanating from the E54 bridge at 05:29 hrs. FAAN's director of public affairs and consumer protection, Obiageli Orah, said the airport engineers immediately…
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As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)