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Court Jails Two, Fines Company Over Illegal Mining In Kwara
The convicts, Samuel Sunday and Saheed Lawal Akanji, alongside Saaskrona Nigeria Limited, were prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
Rivers Police Arrest Four Kidnap Suspects, Rescue Woman
The victim, Mrs. Ikechukwu, was abducted on Saturday, July 11, 2026, while attending to customers at her shop, police said. According to the command, her […]
Fire Guts Popular Superstore In Lagos
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the incident occurred at Justrite Superstore, located at No. 116, Akowonjo Road, Jimoh Bus Stop, Egbeda-Akowonjo. According […]
DSS Secures Life Sentences For Three Over Oyo Schoolchildren Abduction
Justice Salim Ibrahim, who delivered the judgment, ordered that the life sentences imposed on the convicts take effect from the date of their arrest. The […]
Enugu Govt Debunks Sahara Reporters’ Land-Grabbing Allegation
The government of Enugu State has condemned a report alleging land grabbing against its officials by Sahara Reporters. The state Information Commissioner, Malachy Agbo, in […]
Presidency Releases Trump’s Letter To Tinubu Amid Atiku’s US Drug Case Campaign
The presidency on Wednesday released a letter by United States President, Donald Trump, praising President Bola Tinubu’s leadership in the fight against terrorism. This comes […]
Power Ministry, Police To Shield Grid From Vandals
He said the Federal Government is committed to protecting Nigeria’s power infrastructure. During a courtesy visit to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, at […]
Senate Flags CBN, NNPCL, 40 MDAs For Alleged Revenue Infractions
The decision followed a motion moved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, who accused several government agencies of frustrating […]
Students Sit On Bare Floor In Katsina School
This is according to a report by Zagazola Makama, who posted the findings on X after a visit to the school alongside a team of […]
Atiku Slams Tinubu Over N22.15bn Palace Project For Monarchs
In a statement on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president said the Constitution of the Federal […]
Delta Police Storm Drug Hideouts, Arrest 22 Suspects, Rescue Minors
The operation, carried out on July 21, 2026, was led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Operations following intelligence […]
Timi Frank Counters Presidency, Says Trump’s Letter Didn’t Endorse Tinubu
The Presidency on Wednesday said the U.S. President has written personally to Tinubu to commend what he termed his “decisive leadership on behalf of the […]
Fake Agency: Adeyemi Couldn’t Have Acted Alone, Says SERAP
The Deputy Director of SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare, said it was implausible that Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claimed to be the Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign […]
Appeal Court Denies Bail To Ex-FCTA Director Jailed For Fraud
Dukku had asked the appellate court to grant him bail while challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which convicted him on […]
Jordan Intercepts Four Iranian Missiles
A military source told the state-run Petra news agency that air defence systems detected six missiles launched from Iran toward Jordan and engaged them immediately […]
ISWAP Confirms Death Of Chief Photographer Barnawi
According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, on his X post reporter that intelligence sources said the terrorist group circulated an obituary confirming that Abu Salim […]
Timipre Sylva Concealment Case Suffers Setback As Court Begins Vacation
The case, which was fixed for commencement of trial before Justice Peter Lifu, could not go on because the court was not sitting. It was […]
Fake Doctor Dupes Woman Of N500,000 In UCTH Job Scam
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, said officers attached to the Uwanse Division arrested the suspect after a 45-year-old woman, Mrs Edemawan Samuel, reported […]
60-Year-Old Man Dies In Jigawa Hotel
The command’s spokesperson, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, said the man had checked into the hotel with a 20-year-old woman before he suddenly developed a medical […]