Saturday, April 19, 2025

Metro

Court orders final forfeiture of warehouse, containers linked to Emefiele

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of a warehouse built on a landed property measuring 1.925 hectares...

Tinubu mourns Ibadan stampede victims, demands probe

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the victims of the tragic incident at a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State, which claimed innocent lives and...

Nigerians spent ₦2.23tn as payment for ransom in one year — NBS

Nigerians paid ₦2.23tn as ransom to kidnappers in twelve months. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the payments were made between May 2023 and...

EFCC arrests 193 foreigners, 599 others for alleged crypto fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced a landmark arrest of a total number of 792 suspects for offences bordering on cryptocurrency...

Troops foil bandit attack, arrest two suspects in Taraba

Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled a bandit attack in Taraba State in a well-coordinated operation. The Acting Assistant Director of 6 Brigade Army...

Man jailed 10 years for grabbing minor’s breasts in Lagos

A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment...

Five rescued as cargo plane skids off runway in Abuja

An Allied Air Cargo aircraft on Wednesday suffered a tyre burst causing it to skid the Runway 22 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport...

NDLEA arrests engineer, seizes 1,323kg of cannabis in multiple operations

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, a building engineer, while attempting to receive...