The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Kayode Opeifa, says the death toll from the Warri–Itakpe train derailment has risen to five. Opeifa, […]
Category: Local News
Bandits kill community guard, abduct several residents in Sokoto attack
A member of the Sokoto Community Guards has been killed and several people abducted after suspected bandits attacked Sabon Birni town in Sabon Birni Local […]
Police arrest two suspects in Adamawa over alleged shopbreaking, phone snatching
Two young men have been arrested in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, for alleged shop breaking and phone snatching. The two offences are typical of […]
Yobe’s Emir of Gazargamu is dead
His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ahmad Tijjani Ibn Saleh, has died in Egypt after a prolonged illness. His son, Engr. Tijjani Hamisu Bala, who is the […]
Two Sokoto female pilgrims die in Makkah after completing 2026 hajj exercise
The Deputy Amirul Hajj and Grand Khadi of Sokoto State, Alhaji Sodangi Acida has disclosed that two female pilgrims from Sokoto State have died in […]
Police arrest four suspects over gun-running in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate allegedly connected to the recovery of an illegal Beretta pistol in […]
Native doctor, wife arraigned over alleged N1.09bn contract scam in Ekiti
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, before a Federal High […]
Police neutralise three bandits in Zamfara
As part of its coordinated efforts to flush out bandits and other criminal elements in the state, the Zamfara State Police Command said its operatives […]
Married woman reported kidnapped found with lover in Delta hotel
A woman identified as Oluchi, who was earlier reported missing and believed to have been kidnapped in Edo State, has been discovered in a hotel […]
Police arrest three suspects with dangerous weapons in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command said its operatives have arrested three suspects in possession of dangerous weapons during a raid on criminal hideouts in Damaturu. […]
