A judge of an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, A. Oyebiyi on Wednesday ordered the Police to pay two applicants a sum of N6 million over illegal invasion of their residence. The two applicants, Yusuf Adepoju and Muddathir Kewudirorun, had dragged the police to court in a suit number …

Romelu Lukaku, a striker for Chelsea, has spoken out after completing a loan move to Inter Milan for the duration of one year. The agreement was finalized on Wednesday, after the Belgian striker arrived in Italy for medicals and to sign his contract. Lukaku said he had kept in touch …

A joint task force commander and a resident of Sabon Gero community, New Millennium City Settlement, in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area were killed on Tuesday when bandits stormed the area. The bandits’ invasion of the community also resulted in the kidnapping of a medical doctor and 16 others. …

The Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Wednesday, adjourned the case of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, to open his defence till July 13, 2022. Justice Kayode Ogunjobi heeded to the prayers of the defence counsel led by Maxwell Chukwuemeka, who pleaded with the …

Police in Lagos State say they have apprehended two notorious robbery suspects alleged to have been terrorising motorists around Deeper Life Bible Church Bridge in Gbagada. The spokesperson for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirming their arrest in a statement in Lagos, said a manhunt was launched for them after …

No fewer than 314 Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters have surrendered to Nigerian troops in Borno State’s Bama Local Government Area. On Wednesday night, the Nigerian Army Headquarters announced this via social media. According to the post, the development came as a result of the …

Zamfara State government has halted the feeding of boarding students in government schools due to financial constraints. The development was necessitated by failure of the State government to pay the outstanding debt of the State’s feeding agency. Th suspension of the programme has now led to truancy among hitherto enthusiastic students …

The house of representatives has resolved to investigate “petroleum products subsidy regime” in the country. Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila is scheduled to name members of the ad hoc committee which is expected to probe the “petroleum product subsidy regime” from 2017 to 2021 on Thursday. The resolution was …

On Wednesday, the Defence Headquarters asserted that Operation Safe Haven troops had purportedly cleared the lairs of suspected bandits and kidnappers in the Plateau and Kaduna States. According to a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja by Major-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Director of Defence Media Operations, some bandits and kidnappers were …

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved reforms to increase Nigeria’s non-oil revenue by N3.8 trillion and oil revenue by N160 billion annually. The approval was given on Wednesday by FEC in a meeting presided over by the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja. Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the …