Category archives: Metro

On September 5, 2024, Nigerian Army troops, working with other security forces, carried out a successful raid in the Mandara Mountains, resulting in the neutralization of several terrorists and the rescue of 24 hostages. The operation, which took place in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, saw the terrorists abandon their captives as they […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a man named Courage Ipaka to two years imprisonment for impersonating renowned Nigerian singer Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour N’abania. Ipaka was convicted of defrauding a U.S. citizen, Yvelte M. Thompson, of $53,000. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu delivered the judgment on Tuesday after Ipaka pleaded guilty to […]

Heavily armed assailants have struck again, attacking a police station in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State. This marks the third such assault in recent weeks, following similar attacks in Nnewi and Nnobi that have already claimed several officers’ lives. Details: The attack occurred early this morning, resulting in the death of a […]

In a powerful display of public dissatisfaction, the Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria, led by its Convener, Comrade Aminu Abbas, has called for the immediate dismissal of Mr. Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The coalition, in a mass protest in Abuja, cited Kyari’s […]

Nigerians can look forward to several significant public holidays and events in September 2024, providing opportunities for rest and civic participation:

A fire has ravaged a section of a three-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters on Odunsanmi Street, off Wempco Road in Ogba. The incident occurred early Friday morning, with distress calls reaching the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) at approximately 2:39 a.m. Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, confirmed the […]

Heavy rains and flooding have devastated 28 states in Nigeria, claiming 175 lives and displacing over 200,000 people. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that 133 Local Government Areas are affected, with 526,703 people impacted and significant damage to homes and farmland. In response, state governments and NEMA are working to evacuate residents from […]

By News Agency of Nigeria The Kaduna State Police Command has successfully apprehended two cattle rustlers, two notorious gunrunners, and three kidnapping suspects in a series of operations across the state. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday, August 25, 2024. According to Hassan, the police operatives […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has released a video documenting the violent clash between its officers and members of the Shi’ite group in Abuja. The confrontation, which resulted in fatalities on both sides, has sparked conflicting accounts of what transpired. According to Naija News, the clash led to the deaths of several policemen […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, announced that 20 medical students kidnapped on 15 August 2024 while traveling through Benue State were rescued by the police, with support from the office of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The successful operation involved a gunfight, resulting in the death of a kidnapping kingpin and the arrest […]