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Controversy trails FUTA student’s death, causes
Controversy has continued to trailed the circumstances final moments and events that led to the death of a Federal University of Technology (FUTA) Akure, student, Adeyinka Daniel, following an automobile accident outside the school…
Just In: Five anti-Buhari activists regain freedom after weeks in detention
The five worshippers held by the Department of State Services, (DSS) for demonstrating against President Muhammadu Buhari's administration at Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, have regained…
Zamfara Govt. suspends task force activities after Tricycle operators protest
Following a protest by Tricycle Riders Association in Zamfara, the state's Governor, Bello Matawalle, has approved the immediate suspension of all the activities of the Joint Task Force on Zamfara State Road Traffic Agency (ZAROTA).
He…
Lagos Taskforce docks 15 drivers after contravening traffic law
No fewer than 15 drivers have been arraigned before the Lagos Mobile Court after their vehicles were impounded along Lagos Abeokuta BRT corridor and Ikeja Under Bridge, Ikeja for sundry traffic offences.
Of the 15 drivers, 10 were found…
Businessmen bag jail terms over N1.6m Hajj scam
The Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a businessman to twelve months imprisonment for duping an intending pilgrim to Saudi Arabia of N1, 600, 000.00.
As gathered, the convict, identified as Yusuf Galtimari, said…
Just In: IGP appoints Tunji Disu as Police intelligence head after Kyari’s suspension
In recognition of his past achievements, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Alkali Baba, has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Tunji Disu, as the Head of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), in order to ensure that law…
Just In: Benue commissioner’s wife regain freedom from abductors
The Nigerian Police has rescued the wife of the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Ann Unenge, barely three days after her abduction while returning from a visit to the parents.
During the rescue operations that lasted for several hours,…
12 soldiers, nine other coup plotters under detention in Madagascar
No fewer than 21 persons, including 12 military personnel have been arrested and detained by the Madagascan Government in connection with a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina and topple the government.
As gathered, the military…
Commonwealth wades into FG’s Twitter ban, engages Buhari’s aide, others
In a bid to ensure that the Federal Government lift the restrictions imposed on use of Twitter across Nigeria, the Commonwealth of Nation has waded into the issue and has begun to engage President Muhammadu Buhari's aide and other…
NDLEA raids bandits’ drugs warehouse, recovers 125 cannabis bags in Niger
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has narrated how its operatives raided and recovered 125 cannabis bags in a Niger State warehouse said to belong to bandits operating across the state.
It explained that the warehouse…