Thursday, April 3, 2025

Metro

Bodies pulled from Washington river after plane collides with helicopter opter

A passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s Potomac River Wednesday after colliding midair with a military helicopter, with US media reporting multiple...

Again, NAFDAC shuts 250 factories producing fake drinks in Abia

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has again shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State. This latest action...

Boko Haram attacks Borno military base, kills commander, 18 soldiers

Nineteen soldiers including a commander have been killed in an attack at the military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno...

80 buried in mass grave as Niger tanker explosion death toll rises to 86

Following the tanker explosion at Dikko Junction, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has...

Gov Bago bans heavy trucks on Dikko bridge after Niger tanker explosion

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has banned heavy-duty trucks from plying the Dikko Bridge, following the fatal tanker explosion on Saturday. The governor who visited...

EFCC blows cover on alleged yahoo academy in Benin, arrests 25

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in a alleged cybercrime...

Salome Adaidu: Police arraign murder suspect timilehin in Nasarawa court

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arraigned gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi, in court for murder. Ajayi was accused of dismembering his purported girlfriend, Salome Adaidu,...

NDLEA arrests traditional priest, intercepts ₦1.1bn worth of codeine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have nabbed a traditional chief priest of the Igunuko Shrine, Bariu Aliu, in the...