Passenger, mother arrested for assault at Lagos airport
Aviation Securities at the Lagos Airport have handed over a 29-year-old passenger, Ayemobola Mojadesola, and her mother to the police for allegedly conducting themselves in an unruly manner. The arrested…
Anambra couple arrested for starving, abusing five sons
A couple, Mr Uche and Mrs Peace Mbonu, have been arrested and handed over to the police for alleged child abuse, starvation and refusal to provide necessaries for their five…
Dickson lauds Tompolo’s efforts against oil theft in Niger Delta
A former governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson has lauded the efforts of High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, founder of the Federal Government contracted private oil…
Tinubu congratulates Fashola on 61st birthday
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, congratulated a former Governor of Lagos State and ex-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on his 61st birthday. The former minister was the Chief…
Iran threatens war if Israel attacks Lebanon
Iran on Saturday warned that “all Resistance Fronts”, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacked Lebanon. The comment from Iran’s mission to New…
Ogoni youths seek pay rise, starter packs for HYPREP trainees
The National Youth Council of Ogoni People on Friday in Abuja, demanded the payment of an agreed 20 per cent pay rise for trainees under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project.…
Campaigners reject death penalty for drug peddlers
Instead of the death penalty for drug offenders proposed by the Nigerian Drug and Law Enforcement (NDLEA), human rights campaigners have called on the National Assembly to focus on appropriate…
Two rescued in Abuja building collapse
Tragedy struck at the Prince and Princess Estate in the Gudu District of the Federal Capital Territory when a duplex under construction collapsed, trapping two persons in a detached bungalow…
Nigeria, UN push for stronger social protection to fight poverty
The Federal Government has, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund and development partners, emphasized the critical need to strengthen the social protection system to address growing poverty. This…
Soldiers nab 47 rail track vandals in Kaduna
The 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna said its operatives have arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals. The division’s acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, made…