The Nigeria Immigration Service said, on Wednesday, that it arrested 378 illegal immigrants involved in fraudulent activities across Ogun State. According to a statement on Wednesday, the suspects were apprehended at their hideouts during a joint operation by officers of the Ogun State Command and Zone A headquarters in the […]
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Corps Kidnapped In Edo State.
A member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Ibadan, Oyo State, Rofiat Lawal, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified abductors along the Benin-Ore Expressway. Kpakpando gathered from a Facebook post by a user, Agbakwara, on Wednesday that Lawal was returning from Benin, Edo State to report to her place […]
Federal Government To Review Electricity Tariff For Band B And C Customers.
The Federal Government has announced plans to regularise electricity tariffs in a bid to address disparities in the current billing system as well as encourage investment in the power sector. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known at the ongoing public presentation of the National Integrated Electricity Policy […]
Experts Warn Against Heightening Mental Issues Among Nigerian Youths
Experts Warn Against Heightening Mental Issues Among Nigerian Youths By Steve Ndubueze Experts have warned that unless urgent steps were taken to curb the growing mental challenges among Nigerian youths, the situation would get worse in no distant time. Already, the World Health Organisation, WHO said, Nigeria has serious mental […]
Hoarded relief materials uncovered at Abuja IDP camp, FG vows probe
The Federal Government, on Sunday, vowed to probe the alleged hoarding of relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Aliyu Ahmed, disclosed this after uncovering relief supplies hoarded inside classrooms at the Durumi IDP camp […]
65-year-old remanded for allegedly defiling minor in Anambra
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, has remanded a 65-year-old man, Joseph Nwankwo, who allegedly defiled an eight-year-old girl. According to the Police Prosecutor, Insp. Chinyere Okechukwu, the accused, committed the offence on December 28, 2024 at Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. She […]
EU Chief Announces 200 Billion Euros AI Investment Push
The European Commission has announced a massive 200 billion Euros funding push for artificial intelligence development across Europe. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed that 50 billion Euros will come from the EU’s budget, while the rest will be sourced from private investors and industry stakeholders. The initiative aims […]
Delta mob sets man ablaze for beheading woman
A yet-to-be-identified man has been burnt to death by a mob for allegedly beheading a woman in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed this in a post on X.com on Thursday. According to Edafe, the man had killed […]
Lagos govt to begin removal of illegal stalls, shanties on Lagos Island drainage setbacks on Tuesday
The Lagos State Government says it will commence full enforcement of the removal of stalls under Apongbon Bridge and the setback of the Savage/Elegbata/Bombata drainage channel on Lagos Island on Tuesday. This move followed the expiration of the 48-hour quit notice issued to the traders last week. The Lagos State […]
Kano Hisbah To Ban Sport Betting Shops After Court Ruling On Lottery Act
Kano Hisbah To Ban Sport Betting Shops After Court Ruling On Lottery Act By Bayo Nelson Islamic morality police in Kano, a northern Nigerian city, are set to resume their crackdown on betting shops following a recent Nigerian Supreme Court ruling on gambling, on Friday. he Supreme Court in its […]