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The board overseeing Nigeria’s four federal paramilitary services says its long-running recruitment exercise has reached its final stages, with successful candidates to be...
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Rescue and recovery operations are continuing in Gorau community after a heavily loaded boat carrying farmers and labourers capsized, killing dozens of passengers.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Parents of children abducted from Mussa in Borno State have staged a protest in Uba, saying about 45 children remain unaccounted for nearly 100 days after the attack.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Police have opened an investigation after gunfire around the Ataoja of Osogbo’s palace disrupted Governor Ademola Adeleke’s convoy, with one man later confirmed dead.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Brigadier General Kabir Rabiu has charged troops deployed at the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to maintain strict vigilance and avoid distractions while on duty.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Speaker Adewale Egbedun has been accused of attacking APC House of Representatives candidate Francis Eniade and several others in Osun State.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Two young men have died after falling into an underground sewage pit while performing an evacuation in Aba, Abia State.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
A Minna Senior Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bala Aliyu, to 13 years in prison and ordered him to receive 20 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing a...
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Osun Assembly Speaker Adewale Egbedun alleges intimidation and attacks ahead of the governorship election, urging security agencies and the international community to monitor the...
By Emmanuel Oguntuyi
The Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ekiti State have promised to support the NUJ in clamping down on quackery and impersonation.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
A series of attacks along the Rafin Kada–Wukari road in Taraba State has resulted in the deaths of 11 people.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
The National Human Rights Commission has demanded the immediate arrest and suspension of Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged violent threats ahead of the Osun governorship...
By Oluwagbogo Dada
The Accord Party has appealed to the European Union to monitor the political situation in Osun State and use its diplomatic influence to promote a peaceful and credible...
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Police in Lagos have declared Folawiyo Alagbado and Ajibola Obateru wanted in connection with an alleged murder in Ikoyi.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Traditional rulers, community leaders, and residents of Irepodun Local Government Area in Kwara State have welcomed a new Nigerian Army battalion deployed to Omu-Aran.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
A former deputy spokesperson of the APC has called on the Senate to suspend Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged inflammatory comments made ahead of the Osun governorship...
By Oluwagbogo Dada
Osun Assembly Speaker and Organised Labour raise alarm over alleged electoral violence and incitement, urging police action ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
By Emmanuel Oguntuyi
The Osun State Police Command has apprehended four individuals in Modakeke in connection with conspiracy, attempted murder, assault, and illegal firearm possession.
By Oluwagbogo Dada
