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The Lagos State Government has stepped up its crackdown on environmental violations, arresting no fewer than 931 people for waste-related offenses within a year of ongoing enforcement operations across the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Sunday during the 2026 ministerial press conference held in Alausa, Ikeja, saying the state has significantly strengthened …

Fear and tension have gripped parts of Kwara State following a deadly attack by gunmen on a prayer meeting in Ekiti Local Government Area, which left three worshipers dead and several others kidnapped. The attack occurred Saturday evening at Ori-Oke Ajaiye, a remote prayer site located near Ikiran Village along the Ikerin/Ajuba corridor, where worshipers had gathered for a night …

A church event on Saturday evening at Ori-Oke Ajaiye on the outskirts of Ikiran village in Ekiti Local Government Area of ​​Kwara State turned chaotic after gunmen stormed the program and killed three worshipers and kidnapped about 15 others. It is estimated that the attack occurred at around 22.30, causing chaos in the surrounding community. Sources in the area previously …

…Review conference ends without agreement as disarmament push stalls The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has accused nuclear-weapon states, including the US, UK, France, China and Russia, of deliberately suppressing evidence on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, as global disarmament negotiations have ended in stalemate. The accusation came as the 11th review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty …

More than 1.5 million international pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj, officials confirmed, as the annual Islamic pilgrimage proceeds amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Saudi authorities said the influx exceeded last year’s international turnout, despite disruptions linked to ongoing regional hostilities that have affected air travel and increased transportation costs in some parts of …

Operation Hadin Kai troops have arrested a 50-year-old woman suspected of collaborating with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno State, in a new breakthrough against the insurgency’s logistical networks. The suspect, identified as Kellu Abba, a resident of Lawanti area of ​​Baga town, was intercepted at a military checkpoint in Kukawa local government area on Wednesday morning while allegedly attempting to …

Justice Adedapo Adeniji of the Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Agboola Taiwo, to death by hanging for murder. Taiwo was convicted of killing a 62-year-old woman, Jadesola Olubayo, on October 11, 2023, at a palm oil processing site near the Amula River in Olokemeji Village, Ifetedo, in Ife South Local Government Area …

Suspected armed bandits have reportedly sent threatening letters to communities in Odeda Local Government Area of ​​Ogun State, warning of mass kidnappings planned against schoolchildren, triggering renewed fear in rural settlements. Local hunters in the area say the latest threats have increased tension in already vulnerable communities, coming just two weeks after a petrol station manager was kidnapped and later …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven suspects over illegal explosive activities in Ondo State. This was disclosed by the NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Daniel Aidamenbor, in a statement on Thursday in Akure. Aidamenbor said the suspects were arrested by officers attached to the mining and steel unit of the command in collaboration …

…Says a fake viral report, designed to destabilize the country ahead of 2027 polls The Presidency on Thursday dismissed a viral report that President Bola Tinubu plans to make sweeping constitutional changes to rename Nigeria the “United States of Nigeria” and abolish Sharia law in the North, describing the claims as false, misleading and politically motivated. In a statement, presidential …