A raging fire has engulfed the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) office in Oshodi, Lagos, near Cappa Bus Stop. Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in collaboration with the Lagos State. Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), are currently battling to contain the blaze. The fire reportedly broke out around midnight on Christmas…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has alleged that recent terror attacks across the country are being aided by āinsiders,ā claiming that elements within Nigeriaās security architecture are sabotaging national efforts in collaboration with external forces. The allegation was contained in a statement released on Saturday signed by the Lagos APC spokesman,…
A Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, Adam Imam Yusuf, has been arrested over the alleged diversion of more than ā¦3 billion. Yusuf was arrested by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). ICPC disclosed this in a statement on its website,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land title of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja over two decades of unpaid ground rent. A letter dated March 13, 2025, signed by Chijioke Nwankwoeze, Director of Land Administration, officially notified the opposition party of the revocation. The document,…
A teenager identified as David Jonah has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing a he-goat before a Kaduna Chief Magistratesā Court. The police charged Jonah with two count of trespass and stealing. Earlier, the Prosecution, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that one Samson John reported the matter at…
Jide Josiah Jisos, who was arrested for impersonation in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has been sentenced to six months in prison for impersonation. Justice Folashade Oyekan of a magistrate court in Abuja handed down the sentence after finding Jisos guilty of a one-count charge. Jisos was apprehended by officials of the Joint…
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel and Apartments, Kaduna. The hotel was sealed for non-compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reviewed prices of its products and services. It said the review was done after a decade of maintaining the same pricing structure. A statement signed by NIMC Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Kayode Adegoke explained that the Commission āconducted a comprehensive review to ensure alignment with current operational…
Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has suspended two community heads, otherwise known as Mogaji, over alleged land grabbing offence. Also, the offence has attracted the removal of their traditional beads. The suspended Mogaji are: Mogaji Kukula, Kamorudeen Kolawole of Kukula family, Oke-Ofa, Baba Isale in Ibadan North East Local Government and Mogaji…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent wry remark a day after Washington accused Moscow of seeking to influence the vote. Putin often comments on political and social issues in the United States, often with sarcasm. He said last year that the US…