South West

The police also announced the smashing of a kidnapping gang notorious for terrorising travellers along major highways in the South-west.

The police were accused of attacking residents during the midnight demolition exercise in Oworonshoki, Lagos State.

Eyewitnesses said about 50 police officers sent to the community fired teargas at residents throughout the night.

The accident happened as the six-tyre vehicle was descending from Oshodi-Oke toward Mile 2.

The consensus primary election is scheduled for Monday, 27 October, in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

At the end of the deliberations, both traditional rulers jointly announced the establishment of the Joint Council of Yoruba Unity...

PREMIUM TIMES reported that a truck loaded with cement lost control in Akungba Akoko on Wednesday, killing many people.

The truck was reportedly heading from Ikare to Akungba but had a brake failure and overran the barricade erected at...

“We are decommissioning landfills like Olusosun and Solous 3...,” the commissioner wrote.

The development was in compliance with a schedule of proceedings issued by the court on 16 September.

"Such reports are a normal part of security operations, aimed at identifying and preventing potential threats. These intelligence reports often...

PREMIUM TIMES visited the scene of the fire incident on Wednesday morning.

According to the security alert, the ISWAP operatives have already commenced surveillance on soft targets in the identified areas, prompting...

PREMIUM TIMES visited the scene of the fire incident on Wednesday morning.

The police said the DPO displayed unprofessional conduct by allowing a social media influencer, Adefolarin Ayomiposi, also known as Mandykiss,...

A video shared on X (formerly Twitter) showed flames and thick smoke billowing from the furniture section of the market.

Your plea for mercy cannot outweigh the gravity of the offence ...,” the judge said.

The judge declined jurisdiction to entertain the case.

The attack, which occurred in the early hours of the day, razed the party office located at Basiri Area of...

Mr Adedapo lamented that several general hospitals across Oyo State are operating with only one or two doctors, while some...

The agency said it recorded 135 pending cases before the Federal High Court and has secured 52 convictions.

Despite a court order approving of the protest, the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters faced harsh treatment from the police, who fired teargas...

"We can not continue to live by the 1999 Constitution, which haunts us as a military albatross."

Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Lagos, Mr Sanwo-Olu described the project as “an intellectual investment."

Shops, particularly those belonging to Igbo people, were largely shut at major commercial centres in the city, including Oyemekun Road,...