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Rev Agbadamashi Emmanuel, an Anglican pastor, together with his wife and children have been reported kidnapped by gunmen along the East-West Road by Evwreni Junction, Warri, Delta State. The incident, which was confirmed to journalists in Warri on Monday morning by the Public Relations Officer of the Anglican Communion, Ughelli Diocese, Hon. Justice Iyasere, was said to have happened on …

President of Ladipo Auto Central Executive Committee (LACEC) Jude Nwankwo, has called in the Lagos State government to rethink its decision to shut the Ladipo Auto Spare Parts market in Mushin area of the state. He stated that Ladipo traders are law-abiding citizens, even as he also called on the traders to remain calm over the closure of their market. …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has revealed that deaths from road crashes reduced by 23.1 percent in the first nine months (January to September) of 2023 compared to same period of year 2022. The Corps further stated that it achieved a 22 percent reduction in road traffic crashes and 21.3 percent in injuries arising from road traffic crashes during …

The Commander of the 23 Armored Brigade, Yola, Adamawa State, Brig. Gen. Gambo Mohammed, has given reasons why soldiers invaded the State Police Command Headquarters on Tuesday, where a police Inspector identified as Jacob Daniel, was killed during a clash between military operatives and police officers. The State Police Commissioner, Afolabi Babatola, who confirmed the death of the Inspector in …

Afolabi Babatola, the commissioner of police for Adamawa state, on Wednesday denounced the recent altercation that took place between state police and military soldiers near Target Junction in the Yola North Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. Jacob Daniel, a police inspector, was killed in the attack on the police complex. According to Daily Trust, in the wee …

At least eight persons were injured in an auto crash at Anthony near the Ojota area of Lagos on Monday. The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed the accident in a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Taofiq Adedayo. He said that a LASTMA Commander, Mr. Popoola Olushola, led the …

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a 43-year-old cleric for allegedly defrauding his United States-based friend of N105 million. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Mr. Ali Mohammed, who paraded the cleric before journalists on Monday, said he also hypnotised his friend’s wife and three children and took them over as his own. Mohammed said the cleric’s wife assisted …

The Rivers State police command has confirmed the arrest of some of its men in connection with the killing of one Eze Nyebuchi of the Woji community in the Obio Akpor area of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olatunji Disu, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt by the command’s spokesperson, Grace …

The Lagos State government has shut down the popular Silk Club in the Ikoyi area of the state over noise pollution. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the development in a terse statement posted on his verified X platform (formerly Twitter) on Saturday night. READ ALSO: Lagos govt gives vacation order to developers of structures …

The Nigerian Air Force Special Forces has rescued seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and one male in Kaduna State. The rescued female victims were said to have been kidnapped from Niger State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, adding that the victims were rescued by its …