A United Kingdom-based Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, has beaten his wife, Taiwo, to death with their son’s skateboard, Daily Mail reports. The couple, who had three children, arrived in the UK from Nigeria in 2022 and always clashed over alleged…
Oil theft: Navy intercepts 14 vessels, 90 boats, 74 suspects in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy said its personnel under the aegis of ‘Operation Delta Sanity’ have arrested 14 motor tanker vessels as well 90 wooden boats and 74 suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta region in three months. The Chief of…
Customs intercepts 6,240 dynamites in Kebbi
Officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Kebbi State Command during the week intercepted a large cache of explosives believed to be dynamites numbering 6,240 along Yauri/Jega road and handed same to the Officers of the Department of State Service…
Imam tussle: Stakeholders seek Sanwo-Olu’s intervention
Stakeholders and concerned Muslims have called on the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene in the Imam tussle in the Ikeja Central Mosque. They said the governor’s intervention was imperative to avert violence in the state capital following the…
AGF warns treasury managers against corruption, fraud
Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) has advised treasury managers to guard against corruption, fraud and financial mismanagement by implementing strong internal control mechanisms. Madein said this at the training programme organised by the Chartered Institute…
Police confirm Ogbomoso nightclub killing, detain officers involved
The Oyo Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Iyanfa Damilola at a nightclub in Ogbomoso on Monday and also detained officers involved in the incident. Police operatives were dispatched to the nightclub at the ”Under G” area, Owode…
‘Dey play,’ Nigerians mock prophet who claims world ends today
A self-acclaimed cleric identified as Prophet Metuh has stirred reactions on social media after claiming that the world will end on Thursday (today). He claimed to have gotten the ‘clear message’ and the date was clear that the world will…
FAAN initiates investigation of fire at Lagos airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has initiated an investigation into the cause of a fire incident that occured on Thursday at the E54 bridge of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja. The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer…
Yahaya Bello: Former ECOWAS Court VP berates EFCC chairman’s press briefing
Professor Nwoke Friday Chijioke, the former Vice President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has spoken out against the press conference conducted by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), particularly in relation to its discussion of…
3 electrocuted in Ogun market
No fewer than three people, including a mother and child, were reportedly electrocuted at Mowe Market in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident reportedly happened on Monday following the restoration of power after the Sunday downpour. The…