Metro

A annoying video has emerged where the poor community in the Sokoto state is seen running fast for safety after the invasion of their community by the feared Lakurawa terrorists who are said to be in the retaliation mission. In the video shared on the social media platform on Tuesday morning, a narrator who spoke at Hausa was heard lamented …

The deadly ambush scale last Friday in the state of Benue has deteriorated, because eight bodies of police officers have been found, following violence attacks against the joint security team in the Katsina-ala regional government. The Nigerian police operator teams and Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG)-reportedly ambushed by the combined power of armed shepherd and local militia groups during …

The Nigerian army firmly rejected the accusation of harassment and intimidation by its troops in the State of the Cross River, describing the claim is unfounded and efforts to tarnish efforts to maintain military peace in the region. The rebuttal came in response to a report that showed that the army deployed in Ikom and the Obubra Regional Government had …

A famous bandit leader, Kachalla Ummaru, has threatened to rearrange his subordinates and make life difficult for the Nigerians and authorities if his men were killed further even though there was a peaceful agreement that was mediated by different communities in the northwest. Ummaru who made a threat during the peace meeting in the state of Katsina on Saturday, reportedly …

The Center for Nigerian Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that two cases of alleged hemorrhagic fever of the new virus are reported in Abuja have tested negatively for the Ebola virus and the Marburg virus. The agency revealed this in the public health advisor issued on Friday and signed by the Director General, Dr. Jide Idris. According to …

The Council of State of Osun del Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestral threats against its leaders, warning that it will not bow to what she described as “relentless tyranny”. In a declaration signed by its president, companion Christopher Arapasopo, the congress said that the leaders of the opposition …

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 …