The Katsina government and leading telecommunications firm, MTN, have launched Animal Identification Management Solution (AIMS) at Runka Game Reserve to check cattle theft in the…
View More Katsina, MTN partner on solution to tackle cattle rustlingCategory: Metro/Crime
PENGASSAN begins strike as Fayose blames FG for fuel scarcity
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said it had mobilised its members for a nationwide strike beginning from today following…
View More PENGASSAN begins strike as Fayose blames FG for fuel scarcityIshaku raises alarm: There are plans to attack Taraba
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has alerted Nigerians of clandestine plans to thwart the peace efforts in the state by some undesirable elements, stressing…
View More Ishaku raises alarm: There are plans to attack Taraba220 terrorists captured
No fewer than 220 suspected Boko Haram terrorists have been captured by the Nigerian Army in various operations to clear North East region of insurgents.…
View More 220 terrorists capturedOne died in police, miners clash in Taraba
The police command in Taraba state says at least one person has died and six others injured during a clash between illegal miners and policemen…
View More One died in police, miners clash in Taraba“Burna Boy” arrested for robbery
The police in Lagos have arrested a pop musician, Damini Ogulu, a.k.a Burna boy, for alleged robbery at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island. The spokesman for…
View More “Burna Boy” arrested for robberyFayose: $1bn fight against insurgency approval is for Buhari’s reelection
Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has opposed the decision of the national economic council (NEC) to approve $1 billion for the fight against insurgency.…
View More Fayose: $1bn fight against insurgency approval is for Buhari’s reelectionSoldier sentenced to death for killing 5 civilians
Nigerian Army Court Marshal on Friday sentenced a soldier, Lance Corporal John Godwin, to death over the murder of five civilians at Yamteke community of…
View More Soldier sentenced to death for killing 5 civiliansEbonyi SEMB member to spend Christmas in prison for defiling minor
An Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court on Friday arraigned one Nnanna Offor, a board member of the Ebonyi State Secondary Education Board for allegedly defiling a minor.…
View More Ebonyi SEMB member to spend Christmas in prison for defiling minorYahaya Bello: INEC fires two staff over double registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed two of its staff accused of being involved in the double registration of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi…
View More Yahaya Bello: INEC fires two staff over double registrationEkiti trigger happy cop dismissed, remanded in prison custody
The Ekiti State Police Command has dismissed a Corporal, Ayodele Famodimu, who allegedly shot and killed a commercial driver, Olabode Ojo, at a checkpoint in…
View More Ekiti trigger happy cop dismissed, remanded in prison custodySenegal delays trial of Dakar mayor until new year
A Senegalese court on Thursday delayed the trial of popular Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall on charges of embezzling public funds until January 3, as his…
View More Senegal delays trial of Dakar mayor until new year‘State of Osun’ illegal, Judge scolds Aregbesola
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has declared that the renaming of Osun State as “State of Osun” by Gov. Rauf Aregbesola was…
View More ‘State of Osun’ illegal, Judge scolds AregbesolaU.S. lawmaker commits suicide over sex scandal
A state lawmaker in Kentucky, U.S., Rep. Dan Johnson, has committed suicide after report emerged that he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17.…
View More U.S. lawmaker commits suicide over sex scandalNigeria loses N7.6 trillion to faulty pacts with IOCs, says Kachikwu
Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, yesterday said that Nigeria lost about $21billion (N7.6 trillion) to International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in…
View More Nigeria loses N7.6 trillion to faulty pacts with IOCs, says Kachikwu10 firms in trouble over $250m oil money
The House of Representatives Committee on Oil and Gas is investigating 10 oil companies for alleged failure to remit $250 million to the federal government.…
View More 10 firms in trouble over $250m oil moneyPoliceman shot dead as gunmen attack Magu’s house
A police sergeant attached to Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was reportedly killed on Tuesday after some gunmen…
View More Policeman shot dead as gunmen attack Magu’s houseReinstate whistleblower to his job, CSO urges FG
African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has urged the Federal Government to reinstate a whistleblower to his job, saying it was government’s obligation…
View More Reinstate whistleblower to his job, CSO urges FGWinner’s Chapel: EFCC arraigns man for allegedly hacking online bookstore
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday charged one Chimezie Chuta before a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged cybercrime. The accused was charged…
View More Winner’s Chapel: EFCC arraigns man for allegedly hacking online bookstoreMan 57 in court for allegedly duping church N1m
A 57-year-old man, Shinya Ellah, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa for allegedly duping Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mararaba…
View More Man 57 in court for allegedly duping church N1mThree in trouble for abusing fish in Florida
Three boaters have been charged with felony after they were caught in a viral video dragging a shark at a high speed through the water…
View More Three in trouble for abusing fish in FloridaWanted Sudan leader Bashir attends Turkey’s Islamic summit
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on charges of genocide and war crimes, attended Wednesday an emergency summit of the world’s main pan-Islamic group…
View More Wanted Sudan leader Bashir attends Turkey’s Islamic summitThai Drug Lord sentenced to life, son to death
A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a local drug lord to life imprisonment and his son to death for selling 20 kilogrammes of crystal…
View More Thai Drug Lord sentenced to life, son to deathFuel Scarcity: Motorists spent night at Jos filling stations
Many motorists spent the night at filling stations in Jos queuing for petrol as the fuel scarcity bites harder in the Plateau State capital. The…
View More Fuel Scarcity: Motorists spent night at Jos filling stations