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Police probe death of Law School Student in Lagos hostel
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old female student of the Nigerian Law School at the institution’s hostel in
Criminal Hideouts Clampdown: RRS nabs over 30 in Lagos
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—Operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, RRS, have arrested more than 30 suspected miscreants during a midnight enforcement operation along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway. The operation,
FG sends Passport intervention team to UK to clear pending applications
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government has deployed a dedicated Passport Intervention Team from the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS Headquarters to the United Kingdom, as part of ongoing efforts
147 structures to be affected by coastal highway service lane
A total of 147 structures in Lagos will be affected by the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway service lane. President Bola Tinubu made this known on Sunday at a
FG deploys special guards to protect Lagos-Calabar highway
Appoints retired Gen Shodunke to lead team By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Federal Government has inaugurated a dedicated security team, Coastal Highway Guards, to protect the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
FRSC confirms 15 dead, 25 injured in Niger road crash
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Niger, Aishatu Sa’adu, has confirmed the killing of 15 travellers with 25 others hospitalised following a fatal road crash along
Police neutralise bandit kingpin, ‘Acid’ in Imo
—recover AK-47, magazines, 56 rounds of live ammunition By Evelyn Usman Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad–Force Intelligence Department (STS-FID) of the Nigeria Police Force have neutralised a suspected bandit
NAF air strikes kill nine ISWAP fighters, commander in Borno
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has reported the killing of nine Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters, including a senior commander, in an air
INEC extends deadline for submission of nominations for state elections to August 11
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the submission of the list of candidates for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections for the 2027 general
Gumi urges Islamic scholars to join politics, seek elective offices
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has urged Islamic scholars across the country to participate actively in politics and seek elective and appointive positions. Gumi
