Category: LOCAL NEWS
Anambra declares Tuesday public holiday to honour Nnamdi Azikiwe
The Anambra State Government has declared Tuesday, November 16, 2021, a public holiday in the state to honour the pioneer President of the country, the...
Vigilante’s stray bullet kills only son in Anambra
A youth said to be 24-year old was allegedly shot dead by a member of local vigilante operatives in Oraifite Street, Enekwasimpu Obosi layout in Idemili...
Residents blame telecom shutdown as bandits kill six, others missing
No fewer than six people were killed on Friday when gunmen attacked Gwarjo village, in the Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents...
Police warn against jungle justice as Lagos mob lynches suspected robbers
Two suspected traffic robbers have been lynched by an angry mob around First Rainbow, on the Apapa/Mile 2 Road, Lagos State. Nationnewslead assembled that...
Just In: Court sacks PDP from secretariat over rent
Following a court order, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been ejected from its Lagos state secretariat located at Adekunle Fajuyi way...
Osun Govt gives reason for delay in completion of Olaiya Flyover, apologises to residents
Osun Government on Monday explained that improved aesthetics, expansion of scope of work and torrential rainfall witnessed in Osogbo coupled with the desire not...
Osun Food Support Scheme: Over 240,000 citizens have benefited so far – Oyetola
… Gov reiterates commitment to boost local economy …as govt flags off 8th edition of the Scheme The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola on...
Man Impregnates Mother-In-Law Who Came To Help His Wife Take Care Of Newborn Child
A Nigerian man is pregnant with his mother-in-law who came to help his wife care for a newborn baby. According to him, they had sex after meeting in...
Strike: ASUU gives FG three-week ultimatum over lingering demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday gave the Federal Government an ultimatum of three weeks over failure to fulfill lingering demands. This...
Police arraign man, 31, for allegedly stealing N3m
The police, on Monday, arraigned a 31-year-old man, Temitayo Akinwumi, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N3 million....
Court remands Oyo park managers for alleged murder of motorcyclist
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday remanded two brothers, Sodiq Hamzat, 22, and Taoreed Hamzat, 22, for allegedly beating a...
Businessman drags friend to court over alleged sale of land, seeks refund
A businessman, Shehu Adamu, on Monday, dragged his friend, Yakubu Shuaib, to a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly selling...
Outrage as Nigerian lady wrongfully jailed in Ivory Coast dies
Nigerians have taken to social media to express deep anger over the death of a wrongfully jailed Nigerian lady, Itunu Babalola. According to reports,...
Court adjourns money laundering trial of ex-Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned the trial of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, for N338.8 million...
Nigeria won’t have peace until Igbo become president ― Northern communities
Northern Communities residents in the South-East geopolitical zone have declared that peace would remain elusive to Nigeria until an Igbo man or woman is...
Bandits sack Sokoto villages, appoint District Heads
Apart from imposing levies on those who did not flee from their villages due to incessant attacks by bandits, the bandits have now usurped power and have...
Ondo govt raises alarm over plot to blackmail Gov Akeredolu’s family
The Ondo State Government has raised the alarm over a grand plot to blackmail Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, his immediate family and the state government. A statement by...
BREAKING: RCCG pastor, two others regain freedom
The Redeem Christian Church of God pastor, Sunday Adeniran, has regained freedom. Adeniran and two other persons were abducted on Saturday by yet to be...
Verified federal retirees lament over 10 years’ unpaid pensions
Despite series of verification exercises by the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, many federal retirees have continued to complain of prolonged...
Floods overwhelm Lagos communities, wreck 25 vehicles
Residents and commuters around the Oko Oba, Ekoro, Akowonjo, and Egbeda areas of Lagos State, were on Sunday grounded for hours after floods took over the...
