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A domestic dispute over ₦800 has ended in tragedy in Akure, Ondo State, as a woman allegedly caused the death of her elder sister during a quarrel. According to the Ondo State Police Command, the incident occurred on September 6, 2025, around 8:00 pm. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, identified as Iluyemi Bosede, approached…

Four people have been confirmed dead and six others rescued after a three-storey building collapsed at No. 325, Bornu Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it received a distress call at about 6:00 pm on Friday and immediately deployed a response team to the scene. Speaking to newsmen,…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested 27 suspected armed robbers during a raid at Basket Market along the Asaba–Benin Road, Uromi Junction. The operation, carried out on September 9, 2025, by operatives of the Eagle-Net Special Squad in collaboration with the Nigeria Hunters Forest Security (NHFSS), was led by SP Yunusa Danyaya. During the…

Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has defended his administration’s directive requiring religious preachers to submit their sermons for approval before delivery. Speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, the governor dismissed claims that the government had banned evangelism, insisting that the policy was designed to curb inflammatory preaching capable of inciting unrest. “I didn’t ban…

Gunmen on Sunday night attacked Ikn’gwakap village in Mushere Chiefdom, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing six people and setting several houses on fire.Eyewitnesses said the assailants, who stormed the community around 11:00 pm, fired several gunshots into the air to announce their arrival before unleashing terror on residents. The attack, which lasted…

The Edo State Police Command has detained some officers accused of extorting N300,000 from a furniture maker in Benin City. The officers, attached to the Oba Market Area Command, were exposed after a video went viral on social media showing a social media influencer narrating how the victim was allegedly harassed and forced to part…

Troops in collaboration with local security outfits have neutralized a suspected major logistics supplier to kidnappers in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The operation, which took place in Ofere Bunu, was announced in a statement by Nayo Jude Babatunde-Uyi, Senior Special Assistant on Information, Communications & Strategy to the Executive Chairman of Kabba/Bunu…

As primary and secondary schools reopen for the 2025/2026 academic session today, the Federal Government has banned teachers without certification from the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) from teaching in classrooms. The decision was contained in a press release issued on Sunday by the Federal Ministry of Education via its official X handle, where…

Comrade Timi Frank, an activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to implement vital reforms ahead of the 2027 elections to ensure free, fair, and credible polls. Frank in statement on Sunday in Abuja, emphasised that both INEC, judiciary and…