India to unveil world’s tallest statue
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the world’s tallest statue next month in western state of Gujarat, officials said.
The statue has been constructed...
Train cuts off footballer’s foot
A football player from the University of Central Oklahoma, U.S., Derek Loccident had his left foot cut off after he reportedly attempted to crawl...
Cult member arrested for allegedly killing police sergeant
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected cult member, Malik Onebiri, who allegedly killed a police sergeant while protesting against...
Man arrested in Saudi over breakfast video with veiled woman
Saudi authorities have arrested a foreign hotel worker who appeared in an “offensive” video eating breakfast with a female colleague, the labour ministry said...
105 inmates escape from Brazilian prison
At least 105 inmates escaped from a prison in eastern Brazil on Monday, local media reported.
Thirty-three of the inmates from Romeu Goncalves Abrantes prison...
IGP warns F-SARS men – Check phones,laptops,Bank accounts and get dismissed
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has told operatives of the reformed Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad to desist from checking citizens’ bank account details.
The...
Sea cow rescued in Lagos
A manatee, popularly known as sea cow, has been found in a riverine community in the Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The...
Sultan Of Sokoto’s Eldest Son In Serious Car Cash After ‘Getting High On Codeine’
The eldest son of Usman Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, popularly called Amir, has been involved in an accident.
Amir, whose name means “leader”...
Abuja-Kaduna train crushes 52 cows
The Kaduna state commissioner of police sunday confirmed that 52 cows were crushed to death by an kaduna-Abuja bound train. Addressing a press conference...
Priestess, 2 sons arrested over kidnap of job-seeking applicants
A popular chief priestess and custodian of an Ifa shrine in Egan community, in Igando, a Lagos suburb was arrested for allegedly operating a...
Journalist, son die as fire guts Lagos shopping complex
A journalist, Akinwunmi Dickson, and his son Nelson, 12, have been killed after fire gutted a shopping complex on Awolowo Way, in the Ikeja...
Ritual Killings: Over 20 Children Missing in Adamawa,Police raise alarm
More than 20 children have been reported missing in Adamawa State in the last three months, THISDAY has learnt.
Investigation revealed that the state had...
Man rapes woman to death in Lagos
A 28-year-old man, Kelvin Michael, who allegedly raped a woman to death, was on Friday arraigned in Ota, Ogun.
Michael, who lives at No. 21...
One-year-old twin’s body part cut off in Lagos hospital
A matron at a private hospital on Shibiri Road, Ajangbadi, Lagos State, Mrs. Victoria Ukwu, has been arrested in connection with a mutilated body...
Ojukwu family vow never to support Bianca in eher political ambition
Bianca Ojukwu has agin found herself In yet another family drama as report confirms that the family of late Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu has vowed...
They initiated me into robbery in a mosque – 13-year old suspect speaks
A 13-year old by was yesterday paraded by the Lagos state police command for robber.
The boy identified as Ajayi revealed that he was introduced...
IGP Ibrahim Idris revals what will get any police officer straight dismissal
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has warned FSARS personnels to ensure that the rights of Nigerians are respected or they would be...
Robber hit by speeding vehicles while escaping, jumps into Lagos Lagoon
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three one-chance robbers on the Third Mainland Bridge while another...
Boko Haram hijacks bus, abducts 20 passengers in Borno
Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday hijacked a commercial bus and kidnapped the passengers on board in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
A relative of one...
Group pays N45m for Buhari’s nomination form
The Nigeria Consolidation Ambassadors’ Network, a group, on Wednesday in Abuja picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for...
