Metro

Fire on Friday razed three shops in the Bakin kasuwa area in Hadejia local government area of Jigawa State. The spokesman for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday in Dutse, said valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed by the fire. He added that a …

Mr. Okoro Julius has assumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police in Plateau State. The spokesman for the state police command, Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos. He replaced Mr. Bartholomew Onyeka, who had been redeployed to Benue State. READ ALSO: Plateau Assembly confirms 19 commissioner nominees The statement read: “The CP holds a …

The Lagos State government has arrested 30 persons for improper disposal of waste and disregard for environmental laws in the state. They will be arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the news to journalists on Saturday. He said the people were arrested in different locations across the …

The Oyo State Government has alerted citizens that some unscrupulous elements have been swindling pensioners in the state, with a promise to fast track their gratuities. The Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Adeniyi Adebisi stated this on Friday, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He recalled that the Oyo State government had approved the resuscitation of monthly payments of Two …

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of an Inspector attacked by persons suspected to be commercial motorcyclists on Thursday. The deceased, who was attached to the Iponri Division, was one of the police officers attacked by a group of people in the Ijora-Olopa area of the state on Thursday. The command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident …

Two persons were confirmed dead and one other was injured in an accident along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Sunday. The spokesman for the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalists on Sunday in Abeokuta. He added that a Mazda bus and a Mazda car were involved in the accident that occurred at 7:10 …

The Federal Government has once again, set a deadline for the completion and delivery of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, in an interview programme on Channels Television on Friday night, said the ever busy road would be completed by November. Umahi who identified funding as a major challenge facing the project, assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu …

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has once again reiterated that his government will never negotiatiate or go into dialogue with bandits terrorising the state as he has vowed to take the battle to the criminals until they are chased out. Lawal who made the vow on Friday in Gusau at a weekly preaching session organised by the State’s Ministry of …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has set up two joint security task forces to ensure the safety of residents in the nation’s capital. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Haruna Garba, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of Friday’s Security Council meeting held in Abuja. He said one of the JTFs is …

At least 12 persons were confirmed dead in an auto crash along Olooru-Okoolowo-Ogbomoso road in Kwara State on Wednesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday in Ilorin, said three vehicles and 22 persons were involved in the accident. He said 12 passengers were burnt …