Several persons have been reportedly trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo, Lagos State. The incident, which occurred around 12:20 a.m., was confirmed by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a situation report released on Monday morning. Adeseye said a rescue team from the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station was immediately deployed to the scene following a distress call. She explained that the structure had earlier been marked as distressed before it eventually gave way while residents were still inside. She…
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Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his elder brother, Smart Okwuokenye, 26, for allegedly kidnapping and killing two men in Owa-Alidima community, Ika North East Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the victims’ remains had been recovered and deposited in a mortuary for autopsy. According to Edafe, the incident began on September 30, 2025, when one of the victims, identified as 22-year-old Friday Liberty, visited the herbalist for spiritual consultation but never returned home. Liberty’s family,…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Chinese national in connection with the explosion that rocked a CCTV camera shop on Kodesho Street, Ikeja. As reported by Daily Post, detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, reportedly picked up the suspect, identified as Joe Gu, around 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, at his residence at No. A11, Bila Vista, Banana Island, Ikoyi. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the arrest followed discreet investigations into the blast, after the complainant identified the Chinese businessman as a possible mastermind of the incident. Preliminary findings revealed that the suspect and…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has dismantled a large-scale child trafficking and illegal adoption network operating between Benue State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The agency said the operation, which extended to Nasarawa, Lagos, and Enugu States, led to the rescue of 26 trafficked children out of over 300 allegedly sold across several states for between ₦1 million and ₦3 million each. NAPTIP’s Chief Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, in a statement on Sunday, revealed that about 274 other children are still being traced as investigations continue to uncover the full extent of the…
A Nigerian man, Lekan Akinsoji, and his accomplice, Sundjata Keita, both aged 27 and from Forest Gate, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London. Akinsoji, who is also a drill rapper, is to serve a minimum of 28 years, while Keita will serve at least 22 years, following their conviction for murder at the Old Bailey. The court heard that on April 2, 2017, the duo, dressed in black with balaclavas and gloves, embarked on a planned gang ride-out before chasing Deen-Jah into an off-licence near Custom House station, where Akinsoji…
Panic gripped residents of Lapai in Niger State on Sunday after a petrol-laden tanker overturned along the Lambata–Lapai–Agaie Road, spilling its contents and raising fears of a possible explosion. The tanker, reportedly conveying fuel from Lagos to Kano, fell in the early hours of Sunday at Takalafiya village, about two kilometres from Lapai town, in Lapai Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle lost control at a section of the road recently reconstructed under the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) intervention project but which had already begun to deteriorate. A resident, Mallam Mahmud Abubakar, told Daily Trust that the…
The President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has revealed plans to list the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). Dangote made the disclosure during a world press conference, stating that the move is intended to give ordinary Nigerians an opportunity to own shares in the multibillion-dollar refinery and partake in its future growth. “This move will allow every Nigerian, regardless of status, to become a part-owner of the refinery and benefit from its long-term value,” he said. According to him, the planned listing aligns with his long-standing commitment to broad-based economic…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has denied reports suggesting that he snubbed the Aláàfin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade I, at a social event. The clarification followed the circulation of a short video clip on social media, which some users claimed showed the governor ignoring the monarch. In a statement issued on Sunday, the governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Sunday Olugbenga Abire, described the claims as a misrepresentation of what actually happened. Abire said Governor Aiyedatiwa holds the Yoruba traditional institution in high esteem and would never deliberately disrespect a royal father. “Governor Aiyedatiwa is a proper Yoruba…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has cancelled the widely publicised wedding between popular TikTok personalities Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira ‘Yar Guda, describing the arrangement as “deceptive” following widespread criticism from the public. Confirming the development, the Deputy Commander-General of Hisbah, Dr Mujahedeen Aminuddeen, said the decision was taken after an investigation revealed that the pair were not genuinely interested in marriage. According to him, findings indicated that the duo had planned to use the proposed wedding to evade possible legal consequences arising from previous charges of misconduct. “After careful scrutiny, we discovered that their relationship lacked sincerity and was…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a bandit syndicate and stepped up security operations across the state, particularly in Makoda Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa. According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended around 2 a.m. on Friday during a coordinated operation by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad and Shanono Division, following credible intelligence from residents of the Farin Ruwa community in Shanono Local Government Area. Bakori said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were allegedly…