Kwara approves free transport for returning undergraduates

Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has directed the Ministry of Business Innovation and Technology to provide additional free buses as palliative for students returning after Christmas and New Year holidays.…

Wike vows to prosecute 50 detained vandals in Abuja

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has vowed that the 50 individuals detained for vandalising manhole covers on Abuja’s roads would face prosecution. The News…

FRSC pledges commitment to road safety

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday demonstrated its unwavering commitment to ensuring road safety and free traffic flow following a lone accident at Otedola bridge. The FRSC Lagos…

Police decorate 181 promoted officers in Katsina

The Police Command in Katsina State has decorated 181 newly promoted officers with their new ranks. The ceremony took place at the command’s headquarters in Katsina on Monday. Commissioner of…

Cross River: Fire razes Ogoja High Court

A fire outbreak has completely razed down a Cross River State High Court in Ogoja. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday at about 7pm. Eyewitnesses said the…

Earthquake strikes China’s Tibet, kills 53

A powerful earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 53 people and collapsed “many buildings” on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal’s capital…

Bomb explosion kills two in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command, has confirmed the death of two people from an explosion that rocked Tsangayar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Byazhin area of Abuja. This…

Police nab FCT public property vandals, go after buyers of stolen items

Operatives of FCT Police Command have arrested 50 suspects for vandalising Abuja manholes and streetlights. Parading the suspects yesterday, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, said dozens of manholes and…

Police probe gas explosion in River

The Police in Rivers State yesterday commenced a full investigation into the gas explosion incident in the Oroazi community in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The post Police probe…

Troops arrest oil thieves, destroy illegal refinery sites in N’Delta

Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army have dismantled 20 illegal refining sites, arrested 11 suspected oil thieves, and recovered over 190,000 litres of stolen products in a major blow…

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