Miyetti Allah leader Bello Bodejo was on Friday, March 22, arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly establishing unlawfully an ethnic militia group – Kungiya Zaman Lafiya. The Miyetti Allah leader Bello Bodejo was arraigned on a three-count charge filed by the office of the Attorney General…
Four suspects have been arrested and paraded for allegedly faking a kidnap, and demanding N5million ransom, Police authorities said in a statement. According to the statement released on Friday 22rd March 2024, by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the four suspects were arrested by detectives…
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu has pledged to gift $5,000 non-refundable seed capital each to over 1,000 entrepreneurs across the 54 African countries through his foundation as he marks his 61st birthday today. Tony Elumelu who is an economist, and philanthropist and chairs Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, and United Bank for…
MMA fighter Israel Adesanya has finally unveiled the first sets of his multi-million dollar build-to-rent subdivision real estate portfolio in his adopted country of New Zealand. The real estate, which according to him is the first sets, was managed by his father, Adesanya senior. The MMA fighter Israel Adesanya who…
A Lagos State official and a tout have been arrested for extortion on pedestrians using the popular Yaba bridge in Lagos, authorities in the state said on Thursday. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab who had promised on Wednesday to look into the extortion at the Yaba…
Four suspects have been arrested by the Police for operating an illegal distillery in the Agege area of Lagos state, Police authorities in the state said in a statement. According to the statement released by the Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the four suspects were…
Two internet fraudsters have been jailed in Maiduguri, the state capital of Borno state, Nigeria, authorities of the anti-graft agency said in a statement. According to the statement released on Wednesday 20th March 2024, by the Economic and Fianancial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the two internet fraudsters through the effort of…
Fake currency syndicates have been jailed in Lagos, and another suspected remanded by the court, a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said on Tuesday. According to the statement, the anti-graft agency stated that the Lagos Zonal Command on Monday, March 18, 2024, successfully secured the conviction and…
Coach Finidi George has met with some members of the Super Eagles players who are already in camp for their lined-up friendly games against Ghana and Mali. The meeting between the players and interim Finidi George is their first since the AFCON, and since their last Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro…
Olori Firdaus Akanbi and Oluwo of Iwo land Oba Abdularosheed Adewale Akanbi ‘Telu1’ are celebrating their second wedding anniversary today, 19th March 2024. In marking their special day, Olori Firdaus Akanbi who is also a Kano Princess, took to her official social media handle on Tuesday 19th March 2024, to…
A suspected cultist who is alleged to be involved in murder incidents has been arrested in Rivers state, the Police authorities said in a statement. According to the statement released on Tuesday 19th March 2024, by the Rivers State Police Command, the suspected cultist was arrested on Sunday by operatives…
Troops of 1 Division of the Nigerians Army have rescued 16 kidnap victims in Tantatu Community of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The 16 kidnap victims were rescued after the troops responded to “actionable intelligence” around 10:30pm on March 17. Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, announced this in…
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a hairstylist and dispatch rider for allegedly selling drug-laced chin-chin to students and parties, authorities of the agency said in a statement. According to the statement released on Sunday 17th March 2024, by Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media…
Ooni of Ife and his third wife Olori Tobiloba Ogunwusi have welcomed their newborn, a set of twins. The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi CFR took to his official social media handle to make the announcement. Ooni of Ife in making the announcement on Saturday 16th March 2024,…
Two extremists have been neutralized by men of the Nigerian Army, after they clashed with troops of 6 Brigade in Taraba, a statement by the Nigerian Army authorities said on Friday. According to the statement released by the Nigerian Army on Friday 15th March 2024, the troops in a significant…
A dispatch rider has been arrested for making away with a Toyota Camry car in Lagos, the Police authorities said in a statement. According to the statement released on Thursday 14th March 2024, by the Lagos State Police Command, the dispatch rider was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response…
A 22-year-old lady has been sentenced to seven months and three weeks in prison for assaulting a member of the Lagos State Sanitation taskforce team popularly known as KAI in Lagos. According to the statement released on Thursday 14th March 2024, by the Lagos State Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment…
Nine impostors posing as soldiers have been arrested by the Nigeria Army in Lagos, the Army authorities said in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement released on Thursday 14th March 2024 by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, stated that the…
Three kidnapped victims have been rescued by men of the Nigerian Army, with eight bodies and four motorcycles discovered in Taraba, authorities said in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement released on 14th March 2024, by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan…
Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Dua Lipa, SZA, and Shania Twain are among the top entertainers who will be entertaining the over 200,000 music fans heading down to this year’s Glastonbury Festival. For the first time since the Glastonbury festival started in 1970, two female acts will be performing the headline…