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Police operatives in Anambra have busted a criminal gang and recovered two pump action guns in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Onitsha, said the operatives encountered the gang at Forward Operating Base at Aguata and recovered a Mercedes Benz SUV from the hoodlums. The …

Nigerian skitmaker cum activist, Debo Adebayo aka Mr Macaroni has taken to social media to lament about the state of the Nigerian political system. The citizen activist in a post on his Twitter page said that the Nigerian political system is a curse and also urged Nigerians to free themselves from political slavery. He stated however, that some Nigerians have …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 45 criminals in Kano State. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Kano. He said 41 suspects were arrested by the agency’s armed squad during a night patrol of the Kano metropolis on October 5. He added that the remaining …

The Lagos State government on Saturday commenced the demolition of distressed buildings in the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The exercise followed the collapse of a two-storey building at Oloto Street, off Borno Way in Ebute Metta on Thursday. The state’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, who monitored the exercise, said occupants of the affected buildings …

The Oyo State government on Friday arraigned the traditional ruler of Oko kingdom, Oba Solomon Akinola, and 14 others at the State High Court in Ogbomoso on criminal charges. The monarch was arraigned alongside Sunday Aderinto, Chief Jimoh Asimiyu, Timothy Aderinto, Matthew Akintaro, Rafiu Ganiu, and Adejare Adeleru. The other defendants are – Zachiaus Adeleru, Kamorudeen Ajibade, Raji Rasaq, Mutiu …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected crude oil thieves in Rivers State. The NSCDC spokesman, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the suspects were arrested by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) after a tip-off by well-meaning Nigerians on their alleged involvement in pipeline vandalism …

At least four persons were injured in an auto crash in the Adeniji Adele area of Lagos Island on Saturday. The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, who disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Taofiq Adebayo, said a Toyota Sienna bus was involved in the lone …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday confiscated expired and unregistered products worth N15 million in Niger State. The Director of NAFDAC, North-Central, Mr. Shaba Mohammed, who disclosed this to journalists, said the agency raided 24 business outlets in the Bida local government area of the state. He said: “We embarked on our routine …

The Third Mainland Bridge’s ramps will all be closed on Monday at 7 a.m. for repairs, according to the Federal Government. This was revealed by the Federal Ministry of Works in a statement on Friday that was signed by Olukorede Keisha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State. Keisha said the federal government was set to undertake extensive repairs …

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has warned residents against engaging in jungle justice by lynching crime suspects. According to Adeoye, the command would no longer condone situations when people engage in jungle justice by lynching suspects to death without trial. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, quoted the police commissioner in …