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Police nab Ogun cleric over abduction of teenager for ritual

  The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old Islamic cleric, Amodu Jamiu, for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl to use her for ritual. The state...

NSF: Ondo heavyweight boxer knocks out opponent in 15 seconds

Ondo state pugilist, Adedeji Adegbola, on Friday, knocked out his opponent, Oluwafemi Adetoye of Yobe state,  in a record 15 seconds of their first-round heavyweight...

Rainstorm kills three, destroys church buildings, electric poles

  AT least, three persons lost their lives on Friday after rainstorm wreaked havoc on Obinze, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. This was even as no...

Acting IGP appoints Inuwa force secretary, other principal officers

  The acting  Inspector-General of Police,Usman  Baba, has approved the posting of AIG Hafiz Inuwa, as the Force Secretary and a member of the Force Management...

Man in EFCC net for allegedly diverting N800m bank loan

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Adeleke Adeyemi for alleged conspiracy, issuance of dud cheques and diversion of N800m bank loan for...

Hunger will kill me, daughter, grandma if I don’t hawk in Lagos traffic – 26-year-old single mother amputated at 11

  Buoyed by the resolve to stave off hunger and live on her own sweat, Mary Daniel finds infinite strength in her frailties. Being an orphan and walking with one...

Maritime workers threaten strike as dockworkers lose job to foreigners

  The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has expressed its displeasure with the non-compliance of International Oil Companies to the Stevedoring regulations issued...

Anti-Buhari protesters secretly arraigned, remanded in Kogi prison

  Two men, Anene Victor and Emmanuel Larry, who were arrested for protesting against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), in Kogi State have been...

Forbes: A new billionaire every 17 hours

  The coronavirus pandemic didn’t hurt the market of the superrich. Indeed, a new record was reached in April 2021, with 493 new billionaires worldwide. At least...

Mr P: Why I postponed my album three times

  HAVING postponed his debut solo album three times, Mr P has finally opened up on why it took so long before the album was finally released. The former member of...

Aisha Buhari: Why I criticise my husband’s government

  Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari, says her passion for good governance is the reason she sometimes criticizes the Buhari administration. Her actions, according...

Tribunal deregisters doctor whose patient lost right leg

  One Dr. Sunday Elusoji, a registered Medical Practitioner and Consultant Surgeon engaged at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City, Edo State,...

STEAM UP LAGOS holds WASSCE performance intervention meeting

  The Senior Special Assistant on (Education) to the Governor of Lagos State, Ms Adetola Salau, in conjunction with Education District 1 (Agege/ Alimosho/ Ifakko-...

COVID-19: Lagos, FCT shut seven treatment centres

  The two cities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – Lagos and Abuja – have begun shutting down isolation centres as Nigerians snub the medical facilities,...

Dog steals reporter’s microphone during live broadcast

  A golden retriever stole the show during a Moscow weather reporter’s live outdoor segment when he stole a colourful microphone and ran off with it. A weather...

PDP picks Monday for South-West congress in Osun

  The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has moved the South-West Congress of the party to Osogbo, Osun State and fixed Monday, April 12 ...

Bright Omokaro reinstated as Osun United coach

  Suspended Bright Omokaro has been reinstated as the Coach of Osun United, The NNL has learnt. Our correspondent assembled that Omokaro was reinstated by the...

300-level LASU student kidnapped

  A 300-level student of Lagos State University, Olowa Kehinde, 24, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Friday. Nationnewslead assembled that the incident...

US embassy issues visa fraud alert to Nigerians

  The United States Mission to Nigeria has warned Nigerians against a fraudulent visa report being circulated on social media. The fraudulent visa press release had...

APC to set up registration appeal committee

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will set up a registration appeal committee to consider complaints from members on the conduct of its ongoing...