At least 19 passengers have been reported dead in a road accident that occurred at Kilometre 3, Sabo on Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo Town on Sunday. The accident involved a Sokoto-bound white Toyota Hiace 18-seater bus with registration number…
Fire has razed a two-storey building at Dosunmu Market in the Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State. NEWSMEN gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday around 11:10 am. The Head, Public Education, Lagos State Fire Service, Amodu…
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it is investigating eight suspected oil thieves in its custody. A statement released on Tuesday by EFCC head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the…
The Kaduna State Police Command said its operatives have arrested seven suspected cultists and recovered firearms in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna. According to Hassan, the…
The Maritime Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two men suspected of impersonation and extortion. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Rowland Ehinmode, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday. Ehinmode said that the suspects were arrested on April 2…
The Imo State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected member of Eastern Security Network, ESN, the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, 38-year-old Chidebere Nwuzor of Amauzu in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area.…
A notorious bandit leader in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State popularly called Sani Dangote has been killed following a clash between two rival bandit groups. NEWSMEN gathered that Sani Dangote was killed alongside his two brothers and…
A butcher in Adamawa State has killed his wife with a knife. The suspect, 33-year-old Ibrahim Abubakar, had accused his wife, 25-year-old Hajara Sa’adu, of taking his phone before he stabbed her to death. The state police command said…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested four suspected armed robbers and recovered the tricycle they allegedly took from one Nuhu Muhammad. Muhammed raised the alarm after he was attacked along Jimeta Bridge in the state capital,…
One person has been confirmed dead and another reported missing after a flood ravaged Nguroje in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State on Saturday. The member representing the area in the state House of Assembly, Nelson Lens, disclosed…
