The University of Benin is scheduled to reopen on August 11, following a temporary closure due to student protests and unrest. PUNCH Online reported that the varsity’s management on July …
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Anambra agency suspends three traffic officers fighting over bribe
The Anambra State Road Traffic Management Agency said it has suspended three of its female officers caught on camera engaging in a physical brawl with a police traffic personnel at …
Read More »NAF strikes terrorist enclave, destroys bomb factory in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has destroyed terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices factory at Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills in Borno. …
Read More »Many feared dead as boat sinks in Bayelsa
Many persons are believed to have died as fire burnt and sank a boat, Godbless Dickson, between Ekeni and Ukubie communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State …
Read More »Crossdresser found dead on Abuja road, police begin probe
The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, on Thursday ordered an investigation into the death of a yet-to-be-identified man dressed in women’s clothing. The police, in a statement …
Read More »#EndBadGovernance: Sex workers decry low patronage in Kano
Commercial sex workers in Kano have appealed to organisers of the nationwide hunger protests to engage the Federal Government in dialogue. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …
Read More »Lagos destroys shrine constructed near road
The Lagos State government, in a move to maintain environmental order and sanitation, has taken action against the construction of an unauthorised shrine near a main road in the Iyana …
Read More »VIDEO: Fire engulfs Mobil fuel station in Lagos
A fire broke out at a Mobil fuel station located near Airport Hotel on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday. The incident occurred around 10:49am, during a peak …
Read More »#EndBadGovernance: Police arrest 277 suspected looters in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has arrested not less than 277 suspected looters. While giving an update on the ongoing hunger protest, the command’s spokesman, DSP …
Read More »Austria foils IS-linked plot to bomb Taylor Swift concert
A 19-year-old IS sympathiser arrested in Austria was planning a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna designed to kill many people, the intelligence agency said on Thursday. …
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