The troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a weapon fabrication factory at Wukari in Taraba State and apprehended two suspected gunrunners. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made the disclosure via a statement issued on...
No fewer than 16 persons have been burnt to death in an accident on the Ode-Omu expressway in Osun State. Confirming the incident on Saturday, April 29, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun State,...
The Federal Government says the $1.2 million spent in hiring buses for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan was due to the dire need of the war situation. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday, April 29,...
Brighton crushed Wolves 6-0 to improve their prospects of qualifying for Europe, while Crystal Palace effectively sealed their Premier League survival with a 4-3 win against struggling West Ham on Saturday. Beaten on penalties by Manchester United in the FA...
The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure on Saturday, April 29. Hundeyin said the husband, a 53-year-old technician,...
Fire has gutted a building in the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in Ile-Ife, Osun State. It was gathered that the inferno, which occurred at about 11:30 p.m., was put out before spreading to other buildings...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to implement the agreements had with the association or face industrial action. The resident doctors made this known via a communique issued at the end...
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lauretta Onochie, has denied signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth $15 billion with a United States firm, Atlanta Global Resources Inc (AGRI). The MoU was said to have been signed...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order directing United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. to take over two properties located in Benin City, Edo State, belonging to Godwin Ogiemwonyi (trading under the names of Ogiemwonyi Godwin...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF C-130H) aircraft and Air Peace plane have been cleared to fly Egyptian airspace for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in crisis-hit Sudan. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) had said over 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians,...