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The Ekiti State High Court, Ado-Ekiti, on Thursday sentenced one Owoeye Ojo died by hanging due to an attempt to murder and armed robbery. Ojo was charged with the accusation of four counts of attempted murder and armed robbery on August 25, 2023. The prosecutor told the court that the defendant with someone else, while armed with weapons, ax and …

President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate release of n15 billion to mitigate the impact of the undertaken floods, following the warnings of climatic experts. Vice -president Kashim Shettimo revealed the development on Wednesday while talking in a seminar on monitoring and coordination of the risk of flood held at the National Counter Terrorism Center in Abuja. Shettimo said that the …

Law enforcement operations targeted by the Environmental Task Force and Special Violations of the State of Lagos have led to the arrest of 20 people in Gowon Estate and Egbeda, famous for peddling drugs. The raid, which was carried out on Wednesday, resulted in the recovery of various illegal substances and cash that were believed to be a result of …

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The 12 Nigerian Brigade Army showed the military commitment to the development of the community restoring a source of vital water in the Lokongoma community, Lokoja, in the state of Kogi. Our correspondent reports that the Lokongoma community hosts the guest house of 12 brigades commanders. Under the guidance of the Brigadier Commander General Kasim Sidi, …

A former president of the Nigeria labor congress in the state of Ogun, his partner Emmanuel Bankole, lost his father, the chief Samson Adeyemi Bankole, who died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 97. According to a family declaration signed by his partner Bankole, the elderly statesman died on Friday 11 April 2025 in his Lagos residence. The …

The Federal Government has declared a significant leap in the stability of the Nigeria energy sector, revealing that the national network now transmits electricity more reliablely following the addition of over 700 megawatts of transmission capacity. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known during a meeting with the ambassador of the European Union in Nigeria, Gautier Mignot, in …

The Lagos state government has increased its campaign to protect road users by reaching a large number of dilapidated vehicles operating in the city. This determining action, pioneered by vehicle inspection services (VIS), came in response to the developing concerns about the proliferation of unreachers that were not badly maintained that pose a big threat to public safety. Engr. Akin-George …

Police in the state of Adamawa have arrested a local herbalist who was identified as Murtala Moses, for the alleged killing of the ritual of a 11 -year -old boy, who was David, and let go of his eyes. Commissioner of the State Police, CP Dankbo Morris, who confirmed the arrest of Moses in a statement on Sunday, said the …

Bandit suspected of Fulani’s militia reportedly killed a father and his two sons in Zogu Village in the Miango District in the Bassa Regional Government in the State of the Highlands. The latest attack on the community confirmed by a spokesman for the Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Sam Jugo in a statement on Sunday, occurred on Saturday when the armed …

Judge Dehinde Diheolu from the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, ordered the final confiscation of seven properties related to one Muiz Tijani Adeyinka, a former First Bank PLC staff. Adeyinka is thought to have been part of a group that “benefits from illegal, illegal and cheating activities towards First Bank Nigeria PLC”. A …