APPEAL COURT CLEARS EX-NIMASA DG AKPOBOLOKEMI OF N754.8M FRAUD CHARGES
Agency report The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has discharged and acquitted former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi,...
DELTA POLICE ARREST TWO MEN IN VIRAL VIDEO SMOKING WEED ON PATROL VAN, RECOVER WEAPONS AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Delta State Police Command has arrested two men, Patrick Asini (34) and Tega Ojo (20), after a viral video...
PDP WILL RESOLVE ITS CHALLENGES, SARAKI FIRES BACK AT TINUBU
Agency report Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s remarks on the state of opposition parties in Nigeria, acknowledging the internal...
THREE WOMEN ALLEGE BRUTAL ASSAULT AT PORT HARCOURT NIGHTCLUB, POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. Three young women have accused a man of violently assaulting them during a night out at the Black Box nightclub...
CANADA RETURNEE ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING SANITATION OFFICER DURING ILLEGAL EXPRESSWAY CROSSING IN LAGOS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 52-year-old Canada returnee, Morufudeen Idowu, has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly assaulting an official of the Lagos State...
‘TRAFFIC SAVED ME’: STUDENT MISS AIR INDIA FLIGHT BY JUST 10 MINS
Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport - so much so that she missed her...
KANO GOVERNOR YUSUF CELEBRATES GENERAL ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR AT 83, HAILS HIS ROLE IN NIGERIA’S DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION
By Aishat Momoh. O. Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), on...
BAUCHI POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS ONLINE FRAUDSTER ‘SNAKE’ LINKED TO MULTIPLE SCAMS SINCE 2019
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial fraudster, Umar Yau, popularly known as ‘Snake’, over a string of...
INDIAN BUSINESS TYCOON SUNJAY KAPUR DIES AT 53 AFTER FATAL BEE STING DURING POLO MATCH IN ENGLAND
By Aishat Momoh. O. Prominent Indian industrialist and polo enthusiast, Sunjay Kapur, has died at the age of 53 after suffering a fatal heart attack...
UPDATE: BLACK BOX FOUND AT SITE OF INDIA PLANE CRASH
Agency Report Investigators on Friday recovered a black box recorder from the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area...