MONARCH RAISES ALARM OVER RESURGENCE OF MILITANCY, ILLEGAL TAXATION IN CALABAR CREEKS
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The Clan Head of Efut Akani Esuk in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Muri Eyo Effiong Okon V,...
FCT POLICE ARREST FIVE OVER KIDNAPPING, BANDITRY; PREGNANT WOMAN ALLEGEDLY SUPPLIED FOOD TO GANG
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested five suspects allegedly linked to a kidnapping and banditry network operating around the...
COURT JAILS WOMAN 45 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING MINOR FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Eniola Adedeji, to 45 years’ imprisonment...
ANAMBRA POLICE ARREST TWO OVER ALLEGED PRODUCTION OF FAKE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages across...
ANAMBRA VARSITY DISMISSES TWO PROFESSORS, THREE OTHERS OVER GROSS MISCONDUCT
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State, has dismissed five staff members, including two professors, two senior lecturers and...
BELGIUM AND EGYPT SHARE SPOILS IN 1–1 WORLD CUP OPENING DRAW
Agency Report Belgium and Egypt played out a 1–1 draw in their World Cup opener on Monday, with a second-half equaliser from the Europeans denying...
COURT DISMISSES SADIYA FAROUQ’S BID TO LIFT ARREST WARRANT IN $1.3M FRAUD CASE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has dismissed an application by former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya...
ONE BEHEADED, SEVEN HOUSES BURNT AFTER FIGHT OVER GIRL IN EDO COMMUNITY
By Aishat Momoh. O. One person has been beheaded and seven houses set ablaze following a violent clash in Ogute-Oke community in Esan East Local...
LAGOS WARNS OF HEAVY RAINS, FLOOD RISKS ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS
Agency Report The Lagos State Government has issued a flood alert warning residents of possible heavy rainfall, rising water levels, riverbank overflow and flash flooding...
RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKES KILL 11 IN UKRAINE, DAMAGE KYIV MONASTERY
Agency Report At least 11 people have been killed following an overnight Russian missile and drone barrage across Ukraine, with Kyiv suffering heavy damage and...