Ex-IGP Tafa Balogun dies at 74
A former Inspector-General of Police, Mustapha Balogun, died at a hospital in Lekki, Lagos at about 8:30 pm on Thursday during a brief illness, according to family sources. Born August…
AGN Announces Release Of 2 Nollywood Actors Kidnapped In Enugu
The Actor Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has announced two of its members Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel Agbogidi have been released by their abductors unhurt. The Nollywood actors were abducted…
Terrorists seeking cheap points with AIG’s attack — FG
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, described the attack on the convoy of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12 headquartered in Bauchi, Audu Madaki, as an attempt by terrorists…
Oyo Police Command Restates Commitment Towards Safety Of Lives, Properties
The Oyo State Police Command under the constructive leadership of CP Adebowale Williams has declared that it will continue to maintain a proactive stance towards ensuring that the lives and…
Truck Loaded With Over 140 Travellers Intercepted By Amotekun In Ibadan
No fewer than one hundred and forty travellers from Zamfara State have been intercepted in Ibadan by the Amotekun Corps. The interception followed a tip off by a concerned citizen who raised…
INEC Disowns Online Voter Registration on Website
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disassociated itself from an online website urging Nigerians to enrol for the Permanent Voters Card (PVC). INEC said this in a statement by…
Insecurity: Group demands NSA’s sacking1
A group, the Arewa Youth Assembly, on Monday insisted that the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno, be relieved of his position over the intractable insecurity across the country. The…
Insecurity: Edo govt to recruit forest police
The Edo State Government has finalised the documentation and audit of the state’s forests and is embarking on the recruitment of forest police as part of a renewed effort to…
Ogun pensioners tackle Abiodun over N68bn unpaid gratuities
The pensioners in Ogun State have tackled the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over non-payment of their gratuities and other entitlements, amounting to about N68 billion. Abiodun had on Sunday blamed…
2.7m Tramadol bound for London, Dubai seized in Lagos
Over 2.7 million tablets of Tramadol 225mg weighing 1,650kg have been intercepted at Apapa port, Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said yesterday. The consignment, said to be…