April 24, 2025
Oyo Police Storm Osun Towns, Arrest Traditional Rulers Over Border Dispute
Policemen from Oyo State are currently raiding Oke Oba areas of Osun State arresting local baales and residents over boundary disputes that is before the National Boundary Commission. The policemen from Lagelu local government of Oyo state and state operatives from Oyo State police headquarters raided Papa, Ogburo, Ejemu among others of Iwo Local government. […]
Kaduna court remands two sales reps over alleged N7.6m theft
A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded two sales clerks, Timothy James, 27, and Daniel Williams, 32, who were charged with stealing a total of N7.6 million from their employer. The accused, both residents of Barnawa, Kaduna, pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal conspiracy and theft. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel ordered that the duo […]
Mentally unstable man kills brother’s wife, fatally injures child in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Buhari Sule, a 25-year-old male resident of Gunka village in Jahun Local Government Area, for allegedly committing a violent attack in the community. According to a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the suspect is believed to be […]
Nurses, teachers in FCT protest non-implementation of N70,000 minimum wage
Nurses and teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), staged a joint protest on Thursday over the non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage, unpaid allowances, poor working conditions, and other grievances.Carrying placards with various inscriptions, the protesters gathered early […]
FG, CREDICORP launch N5bn solar initiative to empower women nationwide
The federal government, through the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), has launched a N5 billion clean energy initiative aimed at providing affordable access to solar home systems for women across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas. Themed “PowerHer 774 – End Energy Poverty for Women,” the project aims at enabling women to access local renewable energy […]
Plateau: Soldiers foil attack on Bassa community, neutralise bandits, arrest two
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) prevented a potential massacre by foiling an attack on Teegbe village in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State on Wednesday.Major Samson Zhakom, Media Officer of OPSH, said in a statement that the soldiers responded swiftly to a distress call from a resident. The troops engaged the attackers, […]
Police arrest two women trying to sell kidnapped minor in Imo
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…The Imo State Police command has arrested two women while attempting to sell a kidnapped four-year-old boy in Owerri for ₦2.7 million. The boy was kidnapped in Abuja while hawking vegetables and then brought to Owerri to be sold before luck ran out for them. The suspects are Joy Ugwu […]
Wole Oke’s defection, a predictable move from a fickle character – Osun PDP
The Osun state chapter of People’s Democratic Party on Thursday described the defection of Hon Oluwole Oke representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency at the National Assembly as a predictable move from a fickle character. In Statement by the State Chairman of the party, Hon. Sunday Bisi, the party stated that his decision, though unfortunate, is entirely […]
Captain Jibrin cautions FG against decentralising NCAT, cites loss of training synergy
Former Director in the Ministry of Aviation, Captain Muhammad Bala Jibrin, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reverse the decision to decentralise the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) in Zaria.In an open letter to the President, shared with journalists in Bauchi, Jibrin also called for the cancellation of a new airstrip approval and […]
I’ll ensure Tinubu becomes Nigeria’s last bad president – Adebayo
Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has vowed to make President Bola Tinubu Nigeria’s last bad leader in the 2027 elections. He criticised the tendency to complain about poor leadership without taking action to change it. Adebayo noted that Nigerians have long grumbled about leaders from Goodluck […]
