The arrest was disclosed in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignments which were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja, Lagos were concealed in LED rechargeable lamps and sofa metal legs through the export shed of airport. He said that Ejiofor […]
There was panic at the University College Hospital, UCH in Ibadan when a spark ignited a fire in one of the wards in the hospital. It was gathered that the fire incident happened in the early hours of today. It was learnt that the fire broke out in one of the hospital offices on the […]
The police made this revelation to journalists while parading the suspects at the Command headquarters in Osogbo. The suspects paraded include Johnson Daniel, Adetunji Okunade, Olaniyan Azeez, Balogun Temitope Asimiyu, Oladapo Hammed, Kazeem Rasak and Asaka Rauf. Addressing journalists, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Giwa-Alade Emmanuel also said suspected human bone fragments, a female […]
Traders at New Gbagi International Market, Ibadan, under the platform of New Gbagi Petty Traders Association, say two of their members have lost their lives as a result of the demolition of their shops. The traders also revealed that 27 of them have been hospitalized as a result of the demolition. Chairman of the traders’ […]
At least 35 people have died in a road accident that occurred near Samunaka in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims, who were Muslims travelling to celebrate Maulud, were said to be on board a J5 bus that collided head-on with an articulated vehicle. One of the organizers of the Maulud celebration, […]
The white Mazda bus involved in the accident was said to have been travelling at high speed when one of its tyres burst, causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to somersault. The spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement. […]
The accident had caused gridlock leading to travellers being trapped along Ife/Ibadan/Lagos Expressway. Casualties from the accident were confirmed by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, spokesman, Kehinde Adeleke in a statement he made available to journalists.. According to the statement, 17 persons travelling in a commercial bus were involved in the accident. […]
A man in Adamawa State, 35-year-old Muhammad Auwal, has allegedly defiled his teenage daughter. The state command of the Nigeria Police said in a statement that it had arrested the man over the offence. The command said in the statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, that it made the arrest on Wednesday, […]
Ifeoma died during a church service in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State on Sunday. The state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed the incident said the church accountant reported that Ifeoma came out singing songs to give her testimony during church service when she suddenly slumped. She was quickly taken to a nearby hospital […]
Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of three teenage boys of the same parent in a building collapse, which occurred in Birnin Kudu Local Government of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident in Dutse, said three others survived the incident. Shiisu said the incident was reported […]