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In the Lagos neighbourhood of Ikorodu, members of the Nigerian Police Force have discovered a kidnappers' den.On Thursday night, the brave officers assaulted the hideout and engaged the kidnappers in a firefight.One of the abductors was shot and killed. This led to the rescue ....
On Wednesday morning, unidentified gunmen opened fire, killing three people in the Ipaja neighbourhood of Lagos State's 41 Road, Union Bank Block, and Gowon Estate.Residents notified the Gowon Estate Police Division, but the shooters fled before patrol teams arrive, according to SP Speakin ....
A horrific attack by suspected killer herdsmen on the Umogidi community in the Entekpa Adoka district of Benue State's Otukpo Local Government Area resulted in the deaths of several people.The ugly incident that happened on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of 46 people, including the son o ....
On Thursday evening, Saratu Umar's appointment as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission was cancelled by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), with immediate effect.The President also instructed the Minister of ....
According to a statement released by the Guinean army on Wednesday, the Guinean navy detained more than 1.5 tons of cocaine on Sunday from a ship flying the Sierra Leonean flag.During one of the army's ongoing surveillance missions of Guinea's maritime territory, 62 bags, each conta ....
Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, a Cameroonian, has been appointed vice president of the African Development Bank's complex for regional development, integration, and business delivery.The appointment will be in place starting on April 1, 2023.The new hire, according to the bank, is a sen ....
An illegal structure was torn down by the Lagos State Building Control Agency very close to Hamed Adebowale Street in Aguda in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state.In a statement made available by the agency on Thursday, General Manager, Gbolahan Oki, allayed fears about the bui ....
Abershi Musa, the chairman of the caretaker committee for the Taraba State's Ussa Local Government Council, resigned from his position on Wednesday.In his letter of resignation to Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku, he said: “I write to notify you of my voluntary resignation as the Caret ....
On Wednesday afternoon, a police officer was slain at Cele Bus Stop on the Oshodi-Apapa Highway in Lagos following a fight with riders of commercial motorcycles, or "Okada riders."The Nation learned that three guns confiscated from police officers were also hauled off by the enraged Okada ....
In the city's Rincon Hill neighbourhood, in the 300 block of Main Street, a stabbing was reported at about 2:35 a.m., according to police. When officers arrived, they found the victim, who had been taken to a hospital where he later died from his injuries.Bob Le ....