Cultism: Police storm cultists den in Ikorodu, arrests three
Acting upon intelligence provided by civic-minded Lagosians, operatives of the CP Special Squad of the Command stormed some cultists’ den in Isawo, Ikorodu on April 16, 2022 and arrested three suspected cultists. The timely raid led to the arrest of some suspected cultists and the recovery of 2
Lagos Governor, Sanwo-Olu asks aides, others seeking elective positions in 2023 to resign
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed all political appointees and other public servants aspiring for elective positions in 2023 to resign. The directive was contained in a circular dated April 14 by the state Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who hinged the decision on the provision of the
Nigerian man dies after allegedly jumping from 21st floor apartment in Malaysia
A 27-year-old Nigerian man identified as Victory has died after he allegedly jumped from 21st floor of his condominium in Malaysia. It was gathered that the incident happened at Mutiara ville (21st floor. Block F2) in Cyberjaya on Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2022. The reasons for his action
AIT correspondent dies in motor accident
The Niger State Correspondent of the African Independent Television (AIT), Mallam Muhammad Danladi Ibrahim, has died in a fatal motor accident. It was gathered that the accident occurred on Thursday, April 21, in Minna, the Niger state capital. Chairman and Secretary of the Niger State Correspondents Chapel of the
INEC budgets N239bn on poll materials in 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend at least N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday, April 21. The Commission
Ondo Amotekun arrests woman for allegedly attempting to traffick four teenage girls to Ghana, rescues victims
Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, have arrested a 29-year-old woman for allegedly attempting to traffic four teenage girls to Ghana. The suspected human trafficker identified as Happiness Titi and the girls were intercepted by the Amotekun operatives between Kogi and
Shanghai extends COVID-19 lockdown till April 26 as death toll rises to 36
Shanghai has extended the COVID-19 lockdown to April 26, amid reports of growing public resentment as the eastern metropolis of 26 million reported 11 more deaths on Thursday, taking the toll in the current outbreak to 36. China on Thursday reported 2,119 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 1,931
2023 Presidency: Women, youths march with placards, call for Goodluck Jonathan’s return as ex-president holds ‘strategic’ meeting over ambition
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan is currently in a meeting over a possible presidential ambition in the 2023 general elections. There had been speculations that Jonathan might dump the Peoples Democratic Party to actualise his ambition on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Though tipped to
Donald Trump Jr agrees to meet with House panel probing Jan 6 Capitol attack
Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to meet in the near future with the US House of Representatives panel that is probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the New York Times reported Thursday, citing a source. Trump, the eldest son of former President Donald Trump, is set
We’ve arrested IPOB bomb maker Responsible for bombing police stations, Imo police announce
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested and paraded one Simeon Onigbo, who is suspected to be a bomb manufacturer for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN). This was contained in a statement issued by the State Police Public