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The Sahel state of Niger, which has been battling a bloody jihadist insurgency, said Wednesday around 75 Boko Haram combatants had been killed in the southeast and in neighbouring Nigeria. Twenty-five “terrorists” were killed on Monday south of Diffa, the main city in southeast Niger, while “about 50… were neutralised” the same day on Nigerian […]

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, yesterday said commercial bus drivers and their conductors are aiding the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The police boss made this revelation at a press conference held at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja. He said that investigation carried out by the command revealed that for fear of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has ordered its Edo and Ondo State offices to reopen “immediately” in preparation for the upcoming governorship elections scheduled for September 19 and October 10, respectively. The electoral umpire stated this on Wednesday in its “Guidelines for Resumption after COVID-19 Lockdown” It directed its staff to work three days a […]

Two sisters have been arrested and arraigned before an Ughelli Magistrate court for allegedly beating and biting off a finger of an 8-month pregnant woman during a fight between the sisters and the pregnant lady. The incident occurred at the Akporigbe residence of the ladies in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of […]

The Kaduna State Government has clarified that it was during operations against bandits in Chikun bushes that ammunitions aimed at the criminals partly damaged an Assemblies of God Church building in the state. The church was located in Kabarasha Village in Chikun local government of the state. “No civilian casualty was recorded in the incidence,’’ […]

The police in Anambra State have arrested one Emeka Okeke for allegedly raping a 36- year-old woman. Okeke , an ex-convict, was said to have waylaid the woman with a toy gun on her way home at about 9pm that day. The suspect whose nickname is “Aso-Rock’, reportedly threatened to kill the victim with a […]

The management of the Federal Medical Centre , Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Sunday confirmed the death of a policeman who tested positive for coronavirus. A statement issued on Sunday by the Head, Public Relations and Information of the hospital, Segun Orisajo, confirmed this to newsmen, adding that all staff, who came in contact with […]

RIVERS State Governor,  Nyesom Wike, on Saturday arrested two more violators of the lockdown of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of the state. The arrests were ordered by the governor on Day Three of the lockdown. Speaking while monitoring the compliance level of the lockdown in the two LGAs, Wike explained that the […]

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has threatened to impose a total lockdown on the state if people continue to violate the safety guidelines issued to contain the spread of the virus in the state. Sanwo-Olu said the government would be forced to review terms of easing the lockdown if there was no […]

Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic are on their way home. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 160 Nigerians, including eight infants, made the first batch of evacuees. They are returning aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the Federal Government for nationals […]