Security

Soldiers and operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have taken over the popular Banex plaza in the Wuse area of the nation’s capital following a free-for-all involving traders and soldiers. A trader, who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the incident, explaining that the fight ensued at the area after …

The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday, said he doesn’t collect bribes because doing so is taboo to him as a prince. He also described the collection of bribes as “ungodly.” Adejobi noted that such acts result in putting some other people in a state of sorrow. …

The Anti-Vandal Unit of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 11 suspected pipeline vandals opposite the depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited at Apir, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State capital. The State Commandant of the corps, Yakubu Ibrahim, who disclosed this on Saturday said …

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) armed forces repelled an attempted coup d’etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday morning, a DRC army spokesperson said in a televised address. “An attempted coup d’etat has been put down by the defence and security forces. The attempt involved foreigners and Congolese. …

The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the sudden death of a man, who came to watch the television at a beer parlour in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Stunned by thousands of …

A truck, on Saturday, rammed into a Lagos State BRT bus at Ibafo bus stop along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway, leaving at least seven persons injured. The unfortunate it was gathered took place around some minutes to 6am. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and policemen at the accident …

Court jails social media influencer Tunmise in LagosThe Federal High Court sitting in the Ikoyi area of Lagos has convicted and sentenced self-acclaimed social media influencer and model Aluko Tunmise to one year imprisonment for a celebrity scam. Tunmise was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and …

Several people have been trapped as a one-storey building collapsed in Minna, the Niger State capital. Emergency officials who raced to the scene on Friday succeeded in rescuing seven persons who are receiving treatment at the Minna General Hospital. The building is located at the popular New Market Area in …

The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage will reconvene on Tuesday, May 23 to further negotiate a reasonable new minimum wage for workers, after the organised labour walked out of the negotiation on May 15. An invitation letter sent to the labour leaders by the chairman of the committee, Bukar Goni, …

Abia State Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emetu and NAFDAC DG Prof. Adeyeye at the launch of campaign against fake drug The Abia State government and the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), have launched a coordinated campaign against fake drugs, substandard foods, and other unhealthy products in the …