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  Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga’s packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.   Rio’s civil police force said that “together with the ministry of justice,” it had “prevented a bomb attack that would have occurred at ...

  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a fleeing homicide suspect, Abubakar Iliyasu, for the alleged murder of a 65-year-old woman, Jane Okoye, in the Orile-Iganmu area of the state.   The Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the suspect was ...

  A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the heads of the country’s security agencies to urgently go after individuals and groups financing insecurity across Nigeria.   Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo the state capital, Oyintiloye, ...

  The Nigerian Defence Academy has issued a warning to residents of Kaduna to avoid its training area during a Range Classification Exercise scheduled for May 5 to 8, 2025.   The exercise, aimed at enhancing participants’ proficiency and efficiency in weapon handling, will take place at the NDA Open ...

  No fewer than 11 local vigilante members have been confirmed dead following a fierce gun battle with heavily armed bandits and unconfirmed numbers of vigilantes in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State.   PUNCH Online learnt that the tensed standoff between these two parties occurred on Friday, when ...

    Yenagoa, Nigeria – The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Sweetcrude Limited, has announced the detailed selection criteria for the inaugural Champions of Nigerian Content Awards, designed to honor outstanding contributions to local content development in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Scheduled for May ...

  Oyo State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project has awarded contracts worth N3.5 billion for the first phase of physical improvement and remodelling of three markets across the state.   The three markets selected for the first phase of the physical improvement are Aare-Alasa Market, Akanran area, Ona-Ara Local ...

  A former Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc, Ademola Adebise, has urged the management of the bank to pursue deeper and more structured engagement.   He said the bank’s continued relevance today is due to the efforts and dedication of stakeholders, employees, customers, shareholders, and other partners.   He ...

The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service has impounded over 200 unroadworthy vehicles across the state.   The Director of Lagos VIS, Mr Akin-George Fashola, stated this in a press release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday.   The statement was signed by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, Deputy ...

  The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Olohundare Jimoh, has reaffirmed the command’s commitment to leveraging technology in crime prevention and prosecution, particularly in tackling cybercrime and sexual and gender-based violence.   Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, Jimoh highlighted how technological tools ...