The state government is expanding its crackdown on illegal street trading in Lagos by targeting buyers who purchase goods along busy roads. Starting next week, state enforcement task forces will arrest and prosecute shoppers along with informal vendors. According to…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over a disturbing shift in how fake and substandard products find their way into Nigerian markets. The agency is pointing fingers at Chinese syndicates now…
Nasiru Marafa, the bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has been reported dead. According to a statement issued on Sunday by NOUN Registrar and Secretary to Council Oladipo Ajayi, gunmen reportedly shot Marafa while he was returning…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Borno State, Mustapha Gubio, came under attack by suspected terrorists on Thursday along the Kareto-Damasak Road. The attackers used rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Mustapha Gubio and his…
The Nigerian Presidency has clarified that the legal proceedings in America regarding President Bola Tinubu involve a civil records dispute rather than a criminal trial. Speaking on behalf of the administration, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, emphasized…
Bandits have reportedly launched attacks on Kano State communities for a third consecutive day, leaving at least one person dead and resulting in the abduction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman for Rogo Local Government Area. A local source,…
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has condemned the killing of the Village Head of Galla in Borgu Emirate, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf, who was reportedly killed by suspected bandits in his palace. The deceased was the brother of the Minister…
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 1 Brigade have arrested two suspected terrorists and recovered weapons, ammunition and other items during a night operation in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The acting spokesperson for the operation, Yusuf Mohammed,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 101-year-old great-grandmother identified as Esther Ogunmabo, for dealing in illicit drugs. According to a statement released on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the centenarian was taken into custody…
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued 75 travellers who were allegedly kidnapped by suspected bandits and held captive inside a cave near Folwaya Village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area. The victims, comprising men, women and children, were reportedly…
The Lagos State Police Command has detained a Chinese national, Bai Quang, following allegations that he sexually assaulted and repeatedly made unwanted advances towards his Nigerian employee, identified as Charles Nwafor. Quang was reportedly arrested after Nwafor petitioned the police,…
In a significant escalation of international economic sanctions, Donald Trump announces most crushing economic operation targeting Iran. The US President declared a campaign of full-scale economic warfare, warning foreign governments and global companies that assisting Tehran will bring direct American…
In a significant operational breakthrough, the EFCC recovers N4.5 billion diesel from Lagos depot operations following a comprehensive fraud investigation. Investigators attached to the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the commission successfully retrieved 2.3 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has intercepted smuggled goods with a total duty-paid value of N3.57 billion. The command also vowed to make border routes across Ogun State increasingly difficult for smugglers and drug traffickers to…
Leaders and residents of eight communities in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo State have given a group of Fulani herdsmen a 48-hour ultimatum to leave the communities over alleged security concerns and other disturbances. The community leaders said…
