To tackle the insecurity in Ondo state, the government has banned nightclub activities in the 18 local government areas as well as the operations of commercial motorcycle riders throughout the state. The government also disclosed that there will be a crackdown on unregistered vehicles and vehicles without a tinting permit. According to the order,…
A 20-year-old mother alongside her lover have been arrested by men of the Ebonyi state police for selling their son to a maternity home operator for N500,000. The mother, Ola China, 20, of Amangwu Edda in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi was impregnated out of wedlock by Jonah Ogbuagu, a bricklayer in August…
Following the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the National Association of Nigerian Students have called for the resignation of the Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu. The call was made by the students who embarked on a protest along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. They accused the minister of having no interest to…
A Nigerian lady, Olaitan Adonis, has died by suicide after her boyfriend, identified as Ola Saheed, allegedly used her money to marry another woman. Olaitan, who had a seven-year-old son, was said to be in a serious relationship with Saheed and was saving money in his bank account. However, he used the money to marry…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. It was reported that Justice Nkeonye Maha ruled on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji. The security outfit, in the motion marked:…
Scores were injured while many houses and shops were destroyed following a gas cylinder explosion in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The incident occurred Monday night, September 12, when customs officers on border patrol allegedly shot at a tanker and it caught fire. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil…
A 21-year-old mechanic identified as Monday Nnime has been apprehended by the police for allegedly stabbing his brother to death in Lagos. He was apprehended by operatives attached to the Denton Police Division, Ebute Meta on September 7, following the death of John Okoh, 28. Nnime was arrested for allegedly stabbing the deceased in the neck with a…
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have foiled a kidnap bid and arrested four suspected kidnappers in Benin City. Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 13, said the suspects; Ayo Jeremiah Obazuwa, 50, Sule Kelson Jubril, 34, Silas Uwana, 33, and…
A group that will recommend safety measures for both train passengers and the nation’s rail infrastructure has been established by the federal government. The 11-person committee was officially established in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Magdalene Ajani, according to a statement from the Federal Ministry of Transportation on Monday, September 12. A…
A 25-year-old teacher named Sirajo Ahmed has been detained by members of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly having improper carnal knowledge of a 7-year-old student in Alkeri, Bauchi State. The defendant brought the kid into his office at the school and defiled her, according to SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, spokesperson for the State…