Lagos motorists, commuters stranded as MC Oluomo supporters rally support for Tinubu

Nigeria is set to showcase its diverse culture, vibrant arts, scenic landscapes, and the warmth of the people as plans are underway for the hosting of the 68th UN Tourism Commission for Africa (CAF) meeting, says an official. Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, said this during the inauguration of the…

Mr Anthony Agbas, the president of the Ex-Service Men and Family Welfare Association of Nigeria, has urged the government to pay all their pension arrears and other entitlements. Agbas made the call during a peaceful rally by the ex-servicemen at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that military pensioners in…

Several travellers met a tragic end on Wednesday when bandits reportedly planted explosives along the Dansadau-Gusau road in Zamfara State. Lifeless bodies were repordely scattered by the roadside as stunned passersby looked on in horror. The development comes just two days after a bandit-planted explosive blew off a bridge in Zamfara State's Maru Local Government…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has demanded the immediate release of detained human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). In a statement signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA expressed deep concern over Farotimi's arrest on allegations of libel. The NBA said that defamation is no…

The MacArthur Foundation has said that a staggering sum of over $200 billion is estimated to have been lost in Nigeria between 1970 and 2008 due to widespread corruption and procurement irregularities. According to the Foundation, the massive financial haemorrhage occurred through various channels, including inflated contracts, dubious asset disposals, and outright theft of resources.…

The FCT Police Command has apprehended several suspects, including a fake soldier, his accomplice, and members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate, known as "One-Chance," operating in Abuja. Among those arrested is Moses Daniel, held for alleged fraud, and Emmanuel Linus, who was caught impersonating a Nigerian Army officer by wearing full military camouflage to…

The Joint Security Task Force in Imo State, also known as Operation Udoka, has arrested over 20 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a joint clearance operation.

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has admitted an iPhone belonging to social media celebrity Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, as evidence in his ongoing trial over alleged money laundering.

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued five children abducted by a suspected trafficker, Promise Boniface, at Obio Ibiono.

More than two years after being razed by an irate mob, the Akaeze Police Station in Ivo Local Council of Ebonyi State remains in a makeshift condition, raising concerns about its functionality and security.