The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) says it has arrested 300 suspected Black Axe members. The suspects were arrested in 21 countries between April and July 2024 during Operation Jackal III. Black Axe has developed a dreadful reputation in Nigeria over the years, leaving a trail of killings and criminal activities in its wake. Many […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has authorised six additional states to regulate their electricity markets. The states are Enugu, Ekiti, Ondo, Imo, and Oyo. A statement by the regulator on Wednesday said the states have set up electricity regulatory agencies, and will be regulating the electricity market in their respective states. Last week, Channels Television […]
The Ondo command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 16 persons died in an accident on the Ore-Benin expressway. The agency said three persons were also injured in the accident that occurred on Monday night. Samuel Ibitoye, spokesperson of the command, said in a statement that the accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus […]
Over 31.8m Nigerians are suffering from acute food insecurity compounded with malnutrition among women and children in the country. According to statistics provided by the 2024 Cadre Harmonise report, the surge in food commodity prices which is a result of the removal of fuel subsidy in addition to security challenges, has placed millions of Nigerians […]
Flood has cut off the Potiskum-Gashua federal road in Yobe state, denying six local government areas of northern Yobe from accessing Damaturu the state capital following a heavy flow of water from Jama’are river in Bauchi state. The LGAs affected include Jakusko, Bade, Karasuwa, Nguru, Yusufari and Machina. The incident which occurred on Tuesday, August […]
The Anambra State Government said it has ordered the immediate closure of Upcoming Star International School, Awka over the alleged bullying of a seven-year-old pupil. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this in a statement late on Tuesday, adding that the state government acted based on a report that the pupil’s classmate […]
Four Nigerians have been jailed after forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to help people live in the United Kingdom illegally. Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31, and Adekunle Kabir, 54, were all sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Tuesday. The Home Office said the four […]
Police operatives have arrested a man for the murder of his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter in Enugu. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Tuesday, said the command had received a distress call on August 18, 2024, around 10:30 PM. The call had prompted police operatives serving in […]
Wednesday 28 August 2024 NAPPS expresses concern over directive to peg WASSCE/NECO candidates’ ages Flights of fancy: Govs slammed for wasting N160bn on unviable airports External auditors to examine NNPC N2.6tn subsidy claim Lagos-Calabar highway demolition: 100 landowners team up for fresh legal war IG vows to rescue 2,149 kidnap victims FG, states raise N100bn […]
Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief Of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, says there is no timeline yet for the implementation of the Steve Oronsaye’s Report. He stated this on Tuesday during an interview after an official visit to the headquarters of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in Abuja. Gbajabiamila, a former Speaker of the […]
