Metro

A Pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Pastor David Musa, has been killed by his abductors after collecting N1million ransom in Kogi state. Blueprint gathered that the late Pastor Musa who was abducted on Saturday November 11, 2023 in Obajana, under Lokoja Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was later killed on Tuesday November 14. A member …

Tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a two-storey building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, in Lagos collapsed, killing a woman said to be in her 80s. The yet-to-be-identified woman died on the spot as a result of the impact suffered when the building collapsed on her. The incident happened at about 7.45 am …

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested 39 criminal suspects in connection with armed robbery, cultism, murder, and vandalism in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who paraded the suspects before journalists on Friday in Ikeja, said the suspects were arrested after the launch of “Operation Flush” on July 27. The state Commissioner of Police, Idowu …

At least three persons were confirmed dead when a three- storey building under construction collapsed in Otolo Nnewi, Nnewi North local government area of Anambra State on Sunday. The victims were identified as Chizoba Aniefuna and his two sons who were said to be working on the building when it came down on Sunday morning. Another victim trapped in the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug kingpin, Ngene Onyedikachi, who allegedly recruited a fake couple, Kingsley Ilonzeh and Roseline Ilonzeh for drug trafficking. The NDLEA’s Head of Media and Publicity, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja the fake couple were arrested for allegedly ingesting 1.822kg and 1.50kg of cocaine respectively …

At least two persons were confirmed dead and more than 1,000 houses were destroyed when fire razed the Muna Alamdari Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday. The fire which began at about 6:00 a.m., lasted more than one hour before it was brought under control by men of the state fire service. The Director-General of …

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, dismissed the suit filed by 384 former staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) over their disengagement from service. The claimants who include contracts staff were sacked during the partial privatisation of the power sector in 2013. They were employed on different grades and designations while some …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three suspected vandals over unlawful possession of communication cables in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NSCDC spokesman in the FCT, Comfort Okomanyi, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. She said the suspects were caught near the House on the Rock Church Junction along the Airport …

At least six persons died and six others were injured in an auto crash opposite Redeemed Christian Church of God’s camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The spokesman of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta. He said an unidentified truck and a Mazda bus with 15 travelling …

A Councillor representing Nasarawa Ward in Funtua local government area of Katsina State, Hon. Samaila Buhari Mairago, has been reportedly killed by armed bandits who invaded the town on Monday night. According to a local vigilante officer who confirmed the incident, other residents were also injured in the attack which was carried out by over 20 bandits. The vigilante official …