Metro

Armed bandits have disrupted traffic on the busy Gusau-Funtua highway, kidnapping an unknown number of travellers. According to Channels Television, Yusuf Tsafe, a stranded passenger, reported that the bandits set up a roadblock on the Tazame axis on Thursday morning. Equipped with about 50 motorcycles, each carrying three people, the bandits seized several passengers and remained on the road for …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five persons for alleged illegal mining in Oyo State. The NSCDC Commander in the state, Augustine Padonu, disclosed this when he paraded the suspects on Wednesday in Ibadan. He said officers arrested the suspect with two trucks loaded with solid minerals suspected to be lithium powder weighing around 60 tons. …

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offenders Court serving in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, of a $1.2 million EB-5 visa fraud. The judge also convicted him of a separate fraud of $368,698.24. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Ramirez along with his companies, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (ECRC) on Monday arraigned Ibrahim Shuaibu at the Kaduna State High Court for alleged fraud amounting to N100 million. The defendant was charged with seven counts of breach of trust, impersonation and obtaining information by false pretenses. In a statement posted on his X account, the commission accused Shuaibu of falsely representing himself …

The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion after colliding with another vehicle has risen to 59. The incident occurred on Sunday along the Lapai-Agaie road, about 2 kilometers from Dendo Community in Agaie LGA, Niger State. The petrol tanker collided head-on with another truck carrying over 60 people and 50 cows from Kano to Lagos. Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director-general of …

A tragic petrol tanker explosion in Agaie Local Government Area of ​​Niger State has claimed the lives of over 30 people and resulted in the death of over 50 cows. The explosion occurred early Sunday when a tanker truck carrying petrol collided with a trailer truck carrying passengers and livestock from Wudil, Kano State, to Lagos. The incident occurred at …

The Edo State Police have arrested a 57-year-old man, Edokpa Patrick, for possession of firearms and ammunition. The suspect was arrested at Ugomonson community with a single-barreled gun and 172 live bullets. According to the command’s spokesman, Moses Yamu, police acted on intelligence information to arrest the suspect. “The suspect was arrested for possession of an unlicensed single-barreled gun with …

Days after the Edo State government announced the shifting of the resumption date for the 2024/2025 academic session as a result of the recent increase in fuel prices, the Kano State Government has also postponed the resumption date for primary and secondary schools in the state. Director of Public Enlightenment in the State Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru, who made …

Police officers in Edo have arrested one Kingdom Paul over the alleged murder of a 38-year-old woman, Victory Oro, in the state. The 18-year-old was among suspected criminals paraded by the state police command spokesman, Moses Yamu, at the command headquarters on Friday. He said the suspect stabbed the victim at a local guesthouse in Benin City, where they had …

At least five vehicles and three motorcycles were completely destroyed by a fuel tanker explosion in Oyo State on Saturday. The vehicles affected were two articulated trucks, an 18-passenger bus, and two commercial taxis. The tanker is still burning at the scene of the incident on the Ibadan axis of the Ibadan-Ife Expressway. However, there were no fatalities in the …