Metro

The Task Force on the Enforcement of Ban on Illegal Mining and Deforestation in Taraba State has arrested 3, 500 illegal miners in the Bali local government area of Taraba State. The chairman of the task force, Brig.-Gen. Jeremiah Faransa (retd), disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Jalingo. He said the illegal miners were from Mali, Senegal, Chad, Zamfara, …

The Gombe State Police Command reaffirmed the ban on the sale and use of fireworks in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Usman, who disclosed this in a statement issued by the spokesman for the state police command, Mahid Abubakar, on Saturday in Gusau, said the ban on the sale and unauthorised use of fireworks and knockouts was …

At least two persons died and seven others were injured in an auto crash along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode highway in Ogun State on Saturday. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Florence Okpe, said in a statement that a Chevrolet SUV with registration number WWW75MW and a truck marked SRA584XB were involved in the accident which …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested an Italian, Floriana De-Stefani, for failing to obey a court order following her conviction for forgery. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Advocacy, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. He said Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on October 7, 2022, found De-Stefani …

At least seven shops were completely burnt down in gas explosion at a mini-market in the Ikotun area of Lagos State on Saturday. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday evening, said multiple agencies responded to the incident which occurred at 2nd Junction, Governor’s Road, Council …

The Lagos State government has released trucks impounded by the Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) during a special operation on Friday. The state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Ikeja. He said the trucks were impeding traffic flow on the Cele-Apapa/Tincan axis. The state government had during the week ordered the removal of fuel …

Armed bandits suspected to be kidnappers on Saturday stormed Gumau community in Toro LGA of Bauchi State and kidnapped Alhaji Babangida (Dan Rimin Wunti) and Alhaji Saleh Jange, both residents of the area. The bandits were said to have stormed the town in the wee hours, shooting sporadically to scare people away which enabled them to perpetrate their heinous crime. …

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has approved Christmas bonus for civil servants across the state across all levels ranging from 68 to 159 percent. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Lekan Adeniran, Abiodun approved the bonuses “to bring some succour amidst the economic challenges facing the country.” The bonuses start at 159% of basic salary for …

The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, has arrested a 16-year-old suspected armed robber in Ondo State. The state Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this when he paraded the boy alongside 31 other suspected criminals arrested for kidnapping, illegal possession of firearms, and vandalism before journalists on Monday in Akure. He recalled that the suspect was first arrested by …

Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man suspected to have killed a 58 years old mother of eight children, late Hajiya Aishatu Abdullahi Aka Damori. The suspect is one Mustapha Adamu Isah alias (Abbati), aged 18, from Jeka-fari quarters in Gombe, Gombe State. According to the Command PPRO, ASP Mahid Muazu Abubakar who briefes journalists at …