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The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested an Islamic cleric, simply identified as Alfa Bashiru, in possession of suspected human flesh. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed this on Thursday in a post on the verified X handle of the Command. He said that the Federal Highway Patrol team intercepted a […]
The Federal Government has reintroduced Nigerian History as a compulsory subject in the basic education curriculum to strengthen national identity, unity, patriotism, and responsible citizenship. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the introduction in a statement on its official X account yesterday. “For the first time in decades, Nigerian pupils will study History continuously from […]
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has deployed state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to enhance traffic management, strengthen security surveillance and reinforce public safety across the state. The General Manager of the authority, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said the transition from traditional analogue methods to advanced […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Command, has transferred 450,000 intercepted pills of Pregabalin capsules to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for further forensic and regulatory examination. Pregabalin, an anticonvulsant and pain-relief medication, has in recent years become one of the most widely abused prescription drugs in Nigeria. […]
At least six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the tower. The confirmation comes just hours after the […]
At least seven people have been confirmed dead following a major fire at Afriland Tower on Lagos Island on Tuesday. The victims, evacuated from the high-rise, later died in hospitals across Lagos State, according to state officials who spoke yesterday. The blaze at Afriland Tower was one of two separate fire incidents that rocked the […]
American rapper and singer Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar better known as Cardi-B has finally confirmed that she is expecting baby number four with her boyfriend, Stefon Diggs. In a recent viral photo of Cardi B caught the attention from online users with speculations that the mother of three might just be expecting her fourth child […]
No fewer than 818,492 candidates, which represents 60.26%, who sat for the 2025 Senior Secondary School Examination, SSCE, organized by the National Examination Council, NECO, recorded five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. Similarly, 1,144,496 students also recorded five credits and above, irrespective of mathematics and English in the examination. Recall that 1,367,310 […]
The Lagos State Police Command has begun a full-scale investigation into a viral video showing students of Excel College, Ejigbo, Lagos, smoking, drinking and dancing in a school hostel. The incident, which reportedly took place in April 2025 at the boys’ hostel of the private school, resurfaced online this week, provoking outrage among parents and […]
Natasha Osawaru, the Deputy Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, has poured glowing tributes on her husband, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, as the Afrobeats legend clocked 50 on Thursday. In an Instagram post, Osawaru described the music star — who is 20 years older than her — as “the love […]
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