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  • NDIC Reaffirms Commitment To Repay Depositors Of Defunct Heritage Bank

    . NDIC Reaffirms Commitment To Repay Depositors Of Defunct Heritage Bank

     The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has pledged to resolve outstanding issues preventing depositors of the now-defunct Heritage Bank from accessing guaranteed sums above N5 million. This assurance was made by NDIC Managing Director Alhaji Bello Hassan during the 2024 NDIC Editors Forum held in Lagos on Saturday.Represented by NDIC’s
  • Parents of Incarcerated Youth, Segun Olowookere Appeal For Clemency Ahead of Governor Adeleke’s Anniversary

    .. Parents of Incarcerated Youth, Segun Olowookere Appeal For Clemency Ahead of Governor Adeleke’s Anniversary

     As Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s second anniversary draws near, the family of Segun Olowookere, a young man from Osun State sentenced to death for robbery at the age of 17, is pleading for clemency. Segun, currently held in Lagos’s Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, was convicted by an Osun State High Court in Ikirun for a robbery invol
  • Police In Anambra Bust Kidnapping & Armed Robbery Syndicate, Arrest Native Doctor

    . Police In Anambra Bust Kidnapping & Armed Robbery Syndicate, Arrest Native Doctor

     In a significant operation, the police in Anambra State have apprehended a native doctor and his accomplice for allegedly running a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate. The arrests, which took place on November 22, 2024, were made after a rescued victim provided critical testimony that led to the discovery of the criminal operation.According to
  • Kogi Vigilante Group Apprehends 25-Tr-old Notorious Motorcycle Thief, Hassan Abdul In Lokoja

    . Kogi Vigilante Group Apprehends 25-Tr-old Notorious Motorcycle Thief, Hassan Abdul In Lokoja

     A 25-year-old suspected motorcycle thief, identified as Hassan Abdul, was apprehended by the Kogi State Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) on Saturday after allegedly attempting to steal a motorcycle at GSM Village in Lokoja. Abdul, who had been wanted for several months, is believed to be part of a syndicate specializing in motorcycle theft in the
  • NECO Expands International Reach With New Accreditations In Niger Republic & Equatorial Guinea

    .. NECO Expands International Reach With New Accreditations In Niger Republic & Equatorial Guinea

     The National Examinations Council (NECO) has granted accreditation to additional foreign schools in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea, enabling them to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This milestone marks NECO’s latest step in expanding its global footprint and o
  • 18-Year-Old Marcus Fakana Faces 20 Years In Dubai Jail For Sleeping With A 17 Year Old

    . 18-Year-Old Marcus Fakana Faces 20 Years In Dubai Jail For Sleeping With A 17 Year Old

     The family of an 18-year-old British boy who is facing up to 20 years in a UAE prison over a holiday romance has warned that his mental health is 'declining'. Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, was held in Dubai's 'notorious' Al Barsha Police Station for days after the 'strict' mother of a 17-year-old girl he had s£x
  • Nigerian Woman Arrested, Detained In Libyan Capital With 2Kg Of Cocaine

    . Nigerian Woman Arrested, Detained In Libyan Capital With 2Kg Of Cocaine

     A Nigerian woman has been arrested by the 444th Combat Brigade in Tripoli, Libya, during a sting operation for allegedly possessing approximately 2 kilograms of cocaine. It was gathered that the woman, in collaboration with foreign accomplices, attempted to distribute the drugs on the local market. Migrant Rescue Watch, a humanitarian monitoring g
  • Police Recover Eight Unexploded Bombs In Maiduguri (Photos)

    . Police Recover Eight Unexploded Bombs In Maiduguri (Photos)

     The Borno State Police Command has announced the successful recovery of eight unexploded ordnance (UXOs) in the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri. The Command in a statement issued on Saturday by the Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Grace Michael, said that the recoveries were made on November 22, 2024, after reports of suspicious objects in
  • How Senate Snubbed Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah's Family, Burial, Fails To Send Key Delegates

    . How Senate Snubbed Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah's Family, Burial, Fails To Send Key Delegates

     The Senate leadership, under Godswill Akpabio, appears to have snubbed the family of the late senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, as top sources confirmed to SaharaReporters the alleged abnormalities from the Upper Chamber to the deceased's family. The Senate leadership failed to set up a committee to liase w
  • President Tinubu Departs Brazil After Successful G20 Summit Engagements

    . President Tinubu Departs Brazil After Successful G20 Summit Engagements

     President Bola Tinubu has departed Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after a fruitful participation in the 19th G20 Leaders Summit. The president left Galeao Air Force Base (SBGL) Airport at 10:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, bound for Abuja, where he is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 10:00 p.m. Nigerian time.During the su
  • DJ Chicken Snet Out Of Train Hours After He Was Kicked Out Of A Club In The UK

    . DJ Chicken Snet Out Of Train Hours After He Was Kicked Out Of A Club In The UK

    Nigerian entertainer, DJ Chicken, found himself in the spotlight again after being removed from a train in the UK for allegedly causing a disturbance.  This incident reportedly occurred just hours after he was denied entry to a club. According to eyewitness accounts, DJ Chicken was asked to leave the train after ignoring repeated requests to
  • Eight Teenagers Arrested In Ogun For Gang Rap3ing A 14 Year Old

    . Eight Teenagers Arrested In Ogun For Gang Rap3ing A 14 Year Old

     The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has narrated how eight teenagers allegedly gang-r*ped and filmed a 14-year-old girl in the Ijebu-Mushin area of the state The narration was contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Dyke Ogbonnaya, and obtained by PUNCH Metro on Thursday. Ogbo
  • Kano Hisbah To Ban Sport Betting Shops After Court Ruling On Lottery Act

    . Kano Hisbah To Ban Sport Betting Shops After Court Ruling On Lottery Act

     Islamic morality police in Kano, a northern Nigerian city, are set to resume their crackdown on betting shops following a recent Nigerian Supreme Court ruling on gamblingOn Friday, the Supreme Court annulled a 2005 law that established a national lottery commission and legalized sports betting and gambling. The court ruled that regulation of gambl
  • JUST IN: Patients Rushed Out As Fire Razes Property Worth Millions At LAUTECH Teaching Hospital

    . JUST IN: Patients Rushed Out As Fire Razes Property Worth Millions At LAUTECH Teaching Hospital

     A fire at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has caused extensive damage to property worth millions of naira. That the incident occured in the early hours of Saturday. It was gathered from sources within the hospital that the fire gutted the Emergency and Accident Unit of the hospital.
  • Ogun Police Launch Manhunt For Suspect After Fatal Altercation Leaves 65-Year-Old Woman, Morenike Oladega Dead

    . Ogun Police Launch Manhunt For Suspect After Fatal Altercation Leaves 65-Year-Old Woman, Morenike Oladega Dead

     Police in Ogun State have launched a manhunt for a woman accused of fatally injuring 65-year-old Morenike Oladega during a confrontation in the Ipokia area. The tragic incident reportedly occurred on November 21 and was brought to the attention of the authorities by the victim’s son, Ibrahim Oladega.Omolola Odutola, spokesperson for the Ogun Pol
  • Confusion As Ceiling Collapses During Court Session In Abia State

    . Confusion As Ceiling Collapses During Court Session In Abia State

     Chaos erupted briefly at the Obehie Magistrate Court in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State on Friday when a section of the courtroom ceiling suddenly collapsed during proceedings.The unexpected incident caused alarm among those present, though fortunately, no injuries were reported. According to a local resident, the court building had
  • Experts Warn That Cooking Gas Prices May Remain High Despite LPG Export Ban In Nigeria

    . Experts Warn That Cooking Gas Prices May Remain High Despite LPG Export Ban In Nigeria

     Although Nigeria’s recent Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) export ban aims to stabilize cooking gas prices, industry experts caution that consumers may not experience immediate relief.Implemented on November 1, 2024, the ban requires domestic LPG producers, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to halt exports or import
  • Mob Sets Two Governor Soludo's Revenue Agents Ablaze For Causing Fatal Accident In Onitsha

    . Mob Sets Two Governor Soludo's Revenue Agents Ablaze For Causing Fatal Accident In Onitsha

     In a tragic turn of events on Friday, an enraged mob set two revenue agents ablaze following the death of a bystander during an altercation between the agents and a tipper driver along Old Market Road by Venn Road in Onitsha.The incident reportedly began when the revenue agents, who work with the Anambra State government, pursued the tipper driver
  • Federal High Court Orders Remand of 109 Foreign Nationals In Cybercrime Case

    . Federal High Court Orders Remand of 109 Foreign Nationals In Cybercrime Case

     The Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the detention of 109 foreign nationals accused of orchestrating a large-scale cybercrime operation targeting Nigerians. The defendants, citizens of China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia, and Myanmar, face a six-count charge from the Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force
  • Labour Party Clears The Air on Working For Tinubu Ahead of 2027 Elections

    . Labour Party Clears The Air on Working For Tinubu Ahead of 2027 Elections

     The Labour Party (LP) has officially denied allegations that it is collaborating with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in preparation for the 2027 elections. This follows claims made in a viral video by Deji Adeyanju, a human rights lawyer, who accused the party of forming an alliance with the president.In a statement issued on Friday, Obiora Ifoh, the
  • Edo Government Finds Diverted Palliatives In Three Of 200 Vehicles Seized By Obaseki’s Team

    .. Edo Government Finds Diverted Palliatives In Three Of 200 Vehicles Seized By Obaseki’s Team

     The Edo State government has reported that more than 200 government vehicles are currently unaccounted for under the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki. In response to this, Governor Monday Okpebholo has established a 12-member committee tasked with recovering the missing vehicles, which are believed to be in the possession of Obasek
  • Nigerian Navy Dismantles Smuggling Syndicate In Akwa Ibom, Seizes Petroleum & Goods Worth Millions

    . Nigerian Navy Dismantles Smuggling Syndicate In Akwa Ibom, Seizes Petroleum & Goods Worth Millions

     The Nigerian Navy has successfully dismantled a smuggling syndicate operating in the coastal waters of Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. The syndicate was involved in the illegal transportation of petroleum products and other contraband to Cameroon and neighboring Gulf of Guinea nations. Capt. Uche Aneke, the Commanding Officer
  • Abuja Journalist, Ojochenemi Onje Abducted By 'One-Chance' Operators,N1 Million Ransom Demanded

    . Abuja Journalist, Ojochenemi Onje Abducted By 'One-Chance' Operators,N1 Million Ransom Demanded

     Ojochenemi Onje, a defence correspondent for *BusinessDay*, has been kidnapped by suspected "one-chance" operators in Abuja, according to sources from her workplace and local news outlet *SaharaReporters*. The abduction took place on her way home from the office, as confirmed by colleagues on Friday evening."One-chance" operati
  • Ex-Daily Trust Editor, Ahmed Ajobe's Family Members Abducted In Kogi, N50M Ransom Demanded

    . Ex-Daily Trust Editor, Ahmed Ajobe's Family Members Abducted In Kogi, N50M Ransom Demanded

     In a distressing incident, three family members of Ahmed Ajobe, a former editor of *Daily Trust*, were kidnapped on Thursday, November 22, by gunmen in Kogi State. Among the abductees are two women, including Ajobe's younger sister, Halimatu-Sadiya Tahir, and one male relative. The family members were reportedly returning from a community mar
  • NiMet Forecasts 3-Day Dust Haze And Sunshine Across Nigeria

    . NiMet Forecasts 3-Day Dust Haze And Sunshine Across Nigeria

     The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a weather forecast predicting a mix of dust haze and sunshine across the country from Saturday through Monday, urging caution for people with respiratory issues and advising airline operators to take necessary precautions.In a weather outlook released on Friday, NiMet predicted that northern re
  • Ogun Court Sentences 27-Year-Old Man, Afeeze Ishola To Seven Years For Cult Membership

    . Ogun Court Sentences 27-Year-Old Man, Afeeze Ishola To Seven Years For Cult Membership

     A Special Anti-Cultism Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, sentenced 27-year-old Afeeze Ishola to seven years in prison on Friday for his involvement in a secret cult. Ishola, a resident of Otitoloju Street, Mile 2, along Ayetoro Road, was convicted on a one-count charge of belonging to an unlawful society.Magistrate J.A. Akan, who presided over the ca
  • Fuel Shortage Imminent As Dangote Refinery Faces Crude Supply Shortfall From Nigerian Govt

    .. Fuel Shortage Imminent As Dangote Refinery Faces Crude Supply Shortfall From Nigerian Govt

     The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised concerns about the Nigerian government’s failure to deliver on its crude oil supply commitments under the naira-for-crude arrangement, a program aimed at reducing foreign exchange demand by allowing local purchases of crude oil in naira. Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited, disc
  • We’ll Reintroduce Rejected Bill On 6-Year Single Term — 34 Rep Members

    . We’ll Reintroduce Rejected Bill On 6-Year Single Term — 34 Rep Members

     The 34 members of the House of Representatives who sponsored a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to establish a six-year single term for the president have decided to reintroduce the proposal. Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo) said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, following the rejection of the bill on Nov. 21 during plenary. The News Age
  • 2 Arrested At Lagos Trade Fair For Replacing Expired Beverage Labels With New Dates

    . 2 Arrested At Lagos Trade Fair For Replacing Expired Beverage Labels With New Dates

     Operatives of NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate uncovered an illegal operation at the Lagos Trade Fair Complex, where expired alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages were being revalidated for resale. During the raid, two individuals were caught removing expired beverage labels and replacing them with falsified date markings.New

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