FIRE RAZES NNEWI FACTORY, CAUSING MULTI-BILLION NAIRA LOSSES
By: Adeleke Barakat NNEWI A fire on Wednesday razed a factory in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State, destroying property and goods valued at...
SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI SEEKS INQUIRY INTO OCHANYA OGBAJE’S DEATH
HOTJIST NEWS Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has called on the senate to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje. Akpoti-Uduaghan...
POLICE ARREST TWO AAUA STUDENTS FOR ALLEGED RAPE OF FEMALE COLLEAGUE
HOT JIST NEWS In a statement, Ayanlade Olayinka, spokesperson for the command, said operatives from the Akungba Divisional Headquarters arrested the suspects, including a 19-year-old...
NDLEA DISMANTLES LAGOS OPIOID CARTEL, SEIZES N6.7BILLION WORTH OF DRUGS
HOTJIST NEWS Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), continuing their nationwide campaign against drug syndicates, have dismantled an opioids cartel in an...
AMMUNITION DROPS FROM MOVING VEHICLE NEAR ABU ZARIA, PROMPTING SECURITY RESPONSE
By: Adeleke Barakat Passersby and students at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, were alarmed on Tuesday when several rounds of ammunition reportedly fell from a...
TROOPS BOOST HARVEST-SEASON SECURITY, ARREST TWO HERDERS FOR CROP DESTRUCTION IN MAKURDI
HOTJIST NEWS In a continued effort to safeguard farmers and strengthen food security during the peak harvest period, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have...
EIGHT DEAD, FOUR WOUNDED IN OYO FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Eight people are confirmed dead, and four others are being treated at Oyo State General Hospital after a crash happened on Tuesday...
EGUNGUN FESTIVAL: LAGOS POLICE ARREST 12 OVER CIRCULATED RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC MOVEMENT
- HALTS CELEBRATION OF FESTIVAL By Barakat Adeleke The Lagos State Police Command has halted an unauthorized Egungun festival in Oregun and arrested twelve suspects...
CONDOM DISTRIBUTION IN NIGERIA FALLS BY 55 PERCENT- UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has estimated that the distribution of condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention in Nigeria has fallen by 55 per...
ARMY CHIEF REAFFIRMS SUSTAINED MILITARY PRESSURE ON INSURGENTS, CRIMINAL ELEMENTS IN KOGI
By:Adeleke Barakat The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed that the military will sustain its intensified operations to dismantle criminal networks...