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Clampdown on vehicles with faded number plates provokes outrage
There is uproar in Lagos as state government officials clamp down on motorists driving vehicles with faded number plates.The development came weeks after the Lagos State government declared that it is illegal and punishable to drive vehicles with faded number plates, and directed its relevant officials to impound such vehicles. But motorists have condemned the state government for the action, claiming that the faded number plates are products of substandard production.
One shot as gunmen attack Sunshine Stars players, officials
Gunmen on Thursday attacked players and officials of the Sunshine Stars football club of Akure along the Benin-Ore highway.
Navy arrest vessel, 17 suspects for illegal siphoning of crude oil in Ondo
The Nigerian Navy has confirmed the arrest of 17 people caught engaging in the illegal siphoning of crude oil in Ondo state.
Dilapidated Police Barracks: 22,500 officers await relocation claims 7 months after quit notice
Seven months after handing quit notice to 22,500 police officers living in the 25 barracks marked for demolition by the Lagos State government, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is yet to effect payment of rent to the displaced officers seven months after the promise was made.
Accidental Bombing: US urges deployment of AI in Military Operations
The United States Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability has said the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help the Nigerian military to reduce the incidence of accidental bombing to the barest minimum and achieve precision.
EFCC presents N76.586 billion budget proposal to House of Reps
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, presented a budget of N76.586billion (Seventy Six Billion, Five Hundred and Eighty Six Million Naira) as its budget proposal for 2024 to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Crimes.
Kaduna Bombing: Chief of Army Staff apologises as victims get mass burial
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has apologised to the relatives of victims of the accidental bombing that occurred at the Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday.
Lagos arraigns three for alleged murder, belonging to unlawful society
Lagos State Government has arraigned three men, Bolu Wasiu, Nwokochi Chinonso, and Akintutu Olaleye before an Ikeja High Court for alleged murder and belonging to an unlawful society.
Police Parades Cult Leaders for burying victim alive after collecting N200,000 ransom from wife
Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, CP Olatunji Disu on Monday paraded wanted leaders of Deygbam and Iceland Cult groups in Ogoni axis of Rivers State who had allegedly buried alive one Praise Daakian, a former CDC Chairman in Khana Local Government Area.
Over 80 dead as army admits error in 10th accidental bombing in two years
The Nigerian military has yet again been caught in misdirected airstrikes, with the latest incident claiming over 80 lives in Kaduna State.