Hoodlums kill Lagos dispatch rider for resisting extortion
A 32-year-old dispatch rider, Emmanuel Jegede, has lost his life after suspected hoodlums allegedly pushed him off his motorcycle while attempting to extort him along the Ikotun-Idimu Road in…
MDAs budget N400bn for mosques, palaces, town halls
At least 78 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government have proposed almost N400 billion in the 2026 budget for the construction and rehabilitation of community-based projects, including…
HoS admits due diligence failures in ‘phantom’ council approval
The Head of the Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, yesterday told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee probing the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council…
DSS files fresh terrorism charges against Ansaru members over Ogbomoso school attack
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed fresh terrorism charges against two convicted Ansaru commanders and three other convicted members of the group over the attack on schools in…
Driver arrested for deliberately veering bus into truck to punish passenger
A commercial bus driver has been arrested after allegedly causing a fatal crash that killed a passenger and left several others injured during a trip from Onitsha to Lagos. The…
Osimhen’s Galatasaray future in doubt amid salary dispute
Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has cast fresh doubt over his future at Galatasaray after alleging that he has not been paid for three months, despite completing a high-profile move to…
Lagos arrests suspect over alleged harassment, threats against son’s widow
The Lagos State Government says a suspect has been arrested over allegations that a 28-year-old widow, identified simply as Tosin, was assaulted, threatened and intimidated by members of…
UK court jails 19-year-old Nigerian student for robbery, blackmail
Leicester crown court in the United Kingdom (UK) has jailed Richile Vangu and Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola for robbery and forcing partygoers to dance at knifepoint. According to BBC, Steven Evans, the…
JUST IN: Police detain Osun SSG, five others
The Secretary to the Osun State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, and five others have been arrested and detained by the state Police Command following a raid on his residence in…
Bandits gun down worshippers inside mosque, abduct residents in Sokoto
At least three persons were killed inside a mosque, while several others were abducted when bandits attacked Tsamaye village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to…
