Police Arrest Two Suspected Armed Robbers, One Cultist In Imo
OPERATIVES of the Imo State Police Command have arrested two armed robbery suspects, Ntosi Godfrey, 37 years, and Nnamdi Raymond....
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Oyo Mesi Faction Opposes Fresh Selection Process For Alaafin
A faction of the Oyo town kingmakers, known as the Oyo Mesi, have kicked against any plan by the Oyo State Government to commence a fresh process to select the Alaafin of Oyo. Counsel for the kingmakers, Kunle Sobaloju (SAN),…
FG To Spend N3tn On New Minimum Wage, Pensions, Gratuities
THE Federal Government is set to spend N3tn on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting…
Bauchi Declares Monday Work-Free Day
THE Bauchi State Government has declared Monday, July 8, 2024 as a work-free day to commemorate Al-Muharram, the first day of the Islamic calendar. This was contained in a statement signed on Sunday by the governor’s media aide, Muktar Gidado, explaining…
Minister Steps Into IG, PSC Row Over Constable Recruitment
THE Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, is intervening in the ongoing face-off between the Police Service Commission, and the Nigeria Police Force. After concluding the recruitment exercise, the PSC on June 4 released the list of 10,000 successful…
Court Intervenes In The Removal Of District Heads In Sokoto State: Grants Orders To Maintain Status Quo Ante Bellum
A High Court sitting in Sokoto and presided over by the Honourable Justice Kabiru I. Ahmed, on the 13th of June, 2024, granted in favour of the Plaintiffs/Applicants ( District Heads ), ex-parte applications for the maintenance of status quo…
Five Dead As Protesters Invade Kenyan Parliament
POLICE fired on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s legislature on Tuesday and at least five protesters were shot dead, with sections of the parliament building set ablaze as lawmakers inside passed a bill to raise taxes. Reuters reports that in…
39-Year-Old Woman Dies After Injection, Police Begin Probe
FOLLOWING the death of a 39-year-old woman, Afusat Ololade, in the Ita Baale area of Ifo, Ogun State, the state Police Command has begun an investigation into the incident. OUR ORRESPONDENCECÂ learnt that the incident happened at about 4:07pm on Tuesday…
Rivers Crisis: NULGE Shelves Anti-Police Protest, Ex-LG Chairmen Visit Councils
THE Rivers State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, on Monday, backtracked on its plan to hold a mass protest against the police. The NULGE President in Rivers State, Clifford Paul, had said the union would hold…
Sultan An Institution That Must Be Jealously Protected, Says Shettima
VICE President Kashim Shettima has described the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, as an institution that must be jealously guarded and protected. Shettima stated this following an alarm raised by the Executive Director of the Muslim Rights Council…
Cholera Outbreak: Avoid Locally Prepared Zobo, Fura, FG Tells Nigerians
THE Federal Government has called on Nigerians to avoid locally made drinks such as kunu, zobo and fura to prevent cholera disease. It also urged the public to be more vigilant and to imbibe good sanitation and hygiene practices at…
Police Arrest 2 Bandits’ Informants In Katsina, Recover Rustled animals
THE Police Command in Katsina State, says it has succeeded in arresting two suspects for aiding and abetting banditry and...
Disturbing Video Shows Police Officer Stamping On Man’s Head At Manchester Airport In UK
THE officer, armed with a Taser, is seen kicking and stamping on the man's head twice, while fellow officers urge...
Man Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing N1.7m From church
A 69-year-old  man, Charles Aremu, was on Thursday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ court in Ibadan for allegedly stealing...