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Buhari swears in former IGP as Police Service Commission Chairman

President Buhari has sworn former Inspector-General of Police, Musiliu Smith, as Chairman of the Police Service Commission.

Two fallen containerised trucks cause gridlock in Apapa-Mile 2

Two container-carrying trucks have fallen underneath Sunrise bridge inward Mile 2 from Apapa this afternoon.

Lagos: Suspected cultists clash in Shomolu leaving three dead on the street

Suspected cultists has allegedly killed a leader of Eiye cult group identified as Tunde Awokoya,…

Stray bullets allegedly fired by policemen hit security expert

Stray bullets allegedly fired by policemen attached to the SCID hit a security expert, Tunde Adeparusi, on Friday.

Father rapes 6-year-old child in Niger, blames wife for “traveling a lot”

Audu has blamed the absence of his wife as the reason he decided to have carnal knowledge of his six-year-old daughter.

Landlord, 70, sentenced to 10 months jail term for removing tenants’ roofing sheets, toilets

Akinsemoyin will serve jail term for illegally removing the roofing sheet covering the rooms of his tenants.

Man, 28, arrested for attempting to kidnap four-year-old girl in church

Dare was arrested for allegedly attempting to abduct a four-year-old girl during a church service.

Prison warden suffocates inmate with cloth in Russia

Russian investigators on Tuesday said they had detained a prison officer for allegedly suffocating an inmate with a cloth.

Ebonyi State University sacks two lecturers for alleged embezzlement, sexual harassment

The disciplinary committee of Ebonyi State University Abakaliki (Ebsu) has sacked two lecturers for gross misconducts.

Soon-to-be bride dies after running into abandoned truck in Delta

Eyitemi died on Saturday after she rammed her car into an abandoned truck in Delta State.

Unizik students protest, blame death of final year student on university’s medical centre

Protesting students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University besieged the streets on Monday over the death of Francis Madubuobi.

Nigerian Railway Corporation warns traders of imminent dangers of encroaching on rail tracks

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has warned members of the public against encroaching on rail tracks.

Armed robbers murder former Commissioner for Education

Armed Robbers shot former Commissioner of Education in Katsina, Prof. Halimatu Sa’adiya Idris, to death on Sunday.

“Domestic employees in homes, offices to undergo biometric data capturing” – NSCDC

NSCDC has announced that domestic employees in homes and offices will undergo a compulsory data capturing.

Teenager stabs lover to death over unfaithfulness

Junior Baba allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Matilda Odiri, to death over unfaithfulness accusations.

Nigerian women should break free from the “other room” – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo charged Nigerian women to fight for their political and economic relevance.

“Dino Melaye’s men opened fire on my policemen” – Kogi CP

CP Ali Janga has refuted Melaye’s claim that police operatives shot at his vehicle on Thursday.

President Buhari receives Sierra Leonean diplomat, promises continued relations

President Buhari received the outgoing High Commissioner of the Republic of Sierra Leone at the State House.