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Police operations in the state of Lagos have arrested a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamusideen Adio, for alleged murder. Deputy Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command, Babaseyi Oluseyi, confirmed the news in a statement in Ikeja. He said the 55-year-old player had been detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), …

On Friday the state judiciary of Ogun announced large reforms in his bondmen regime of bail, revealing the Bondmen regulations of 2025 and the practical directions aimed at strengthening professionalism, responsibility and transparency in the judicial system. Speaking at the second Bondmen stakeholder forum held at the judicial complex, Kobape Road, Abakuta, the chief judge of the state of Ogun, …

The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has called for an independent investigation of the new fire outbreak on Lagos Island, which claims at least six lives and made several others injured. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Acting President of NLC, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, described the incident as a tragic consequence of institutional negligence and ignoring safety standards. The …

The National National Law Enforcement Agency (Ndlea) has clarified that the photos of three new Nigerian pilgrims were released by Saudi Authorities that were circulating were not authentic. The Director of the Media and Advocacy Ndlea, Femi Babafemi, made clarification in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Babafemi said the agency observed that following a report on the release of …

The police operation in Jigawa has arrested a fake soldier and three alleged car thieves in the state. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Shi’isu Adam, revealed this in a statement on Thursday in Dutse. He said: “Operations from the Cafin Hausa Division arrested the suspects after they escaped from the accident. “The suspects, all from the state canoe state, …

The famous bandit leader, Isya Akwashi Garwa, has released 28 victims he kidnapped in the Fascari Regional Government in the state of Katsina after a peaceful meeting that he held with traditional authorities and local residents in the area. According to security experts in the region, Zagazola Makama, Garwa who was on the desired list of the Nigerian security agency, …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four alleged cult members after the confrontation of violence in the Nsugbe community, which is located in the East Anambra Regional Government. The incident was reported to have occurred in the early days of Tuesday behind the Orizu College of Education nafor, where the suspects were seen attacking each other with mattresses, broken …

A high state court of Katsina sentenced the director of the administration of the Sokoto Rima Rimin Basin Development Authority (Srrbda), Rabiu Musa Matazu, to five years of prison to deviate the proceeds of the rents belonging to the Agency. The sentence followed a three -year trial after the independent corrupt practices and other related crimes (ICPC) accused Matazu on …

Adamawa’s state government has destroyed at least 2,000 illegal stores and attachments in the Jimeta Ultra-Modern market in Yola. Chairperson of the Market Recovery Committee, Mr. John Juntuwa, revealed this when speaking to journalists about the training that was taking place on Wednesday in Yola. He said the demolition was part of the steps to restore state capital to the …

The IGBO separatist group that is prohibited, the native of Biafra (IPOB), has distanced himself from the arrest of a group commander and armed militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), such as Ifey Eze Okorienta, known as Gentle de Yahoo, who was captured by the Army on Tuesday. The Biafra agitator, in a statement on Wednesday, also warned the Nigerian …