The Lagos State Police Command reported that 150 individuals were arrested and 100 unregistered motorbikes, guns, suspected stolen goods, and illicit narcotics were discovered during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts in the state’s Igando and Idimu regions. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Nkemakolam Ukandu, the National Welfare Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to pay a total of N100 million in damages to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Peter Lifu, over a suit that the court dismissed due to a … Read more
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has nominated Dr. Aminu Garba Magashi as Co-Chair of the Kano State Anti-Drug Abuse Task Force. Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor’s spokesperson, confirmed the appointment in a statement on Monday. According to the announcement, the appointment shows the administration’s commitment to increasing collaboration with civil society organisations, public … Read more
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described reports that more than 17 million Nigerians, including infants and young children, are experiencing acute hunger as a growing humanitarian disaster caused by the President Bola Tinubu administration’s incompetence, misplaced priorities, and failed policies. According to ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi, Nigerians are dying from malnutrition under his rule. … Read more
The Edo State Police Command displayed 77 detainees apprehended for various criminal acts on Friday, the result of a series of operations conducted across the state in June 2026. The defendants were seized on charges ranging from kidnapping and cultism to armed robbery, murder, unlawful possession of guns, rape, and other sexual and gender-based violence … Read more
The Lagos State incident and Rescue Service has begun an inquiry into the incident that broke out at the Bono Energy Terminal in Apapa’s Coconut neighbourhood. Shakiru Amodu, the agency’s spokesperson, had previously acknowledged the occurrence in a brief statement released on Friday. Margaret Adeseye, Controller General of the LSFRS, confirmed that the fire was … Read more
The management of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has dismissed portions of a statement published by the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo, regarding claims of sexual assault involving some military personnel and members of the university community. In a statement issued on Friday by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, the institution acknowledged the Army’s … Read more
Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, has warned that security forces should arrest anyone engaging in illegal acts, including members of his family. Governor Adeleke dismissed reports that criminal suspects were being held at the Government House in Osogbo. The governor made the statements on Friday when receiving the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, during … Read more
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of six new Permanent Secretaries. The nominations were announced on Friday in a statement by the Head of Service, Mr. Iskeel Saka. According to Saka, the appointments were made to fill vacancies caused by the statutory retirement of former Permanent Secretaries. “The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned two persons and their companies in Ikeja before the Lagos State High Court in connection with an alleged N986 million fuel supply fraud and further financial diversion. The defendants, Ajayi Edward Olushola and his company, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited, were re-arraigned before Justice Fadipe on an … Read more