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The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested 68 suspected criminals in the past month for various offences, including armed robbery, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of firearms. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Ikeja. According to him, operatives recovered 17 firearms — among them English pistols, a Beretta pistol, an AK-49, locally made pistols — along with

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has addressed the controversy surrounding viral footage of a female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, involved in a mid-flight altercation. Emmanson has been trending online after a video surfaced showing her physically confronting an airline staff member and security personnel during an Ibom Air flight. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Keyamo criticised the release of the footage, which captured moments of indecent exposure

What was billed as Lagos’ first taste of the globally loved Cake Picnic turned into a chaotic scramble, with viral videos showing attendees shoving, crushing and hoarding cakes in scenes far removed from the event’s calm, communal origins. The Cake Picnic, founded by London-based UX designer Elisa Sunga, is an annual gathering where guests bring cakes, spread out blankets, and share slices in an orderly fashion — the only rule

Tension is mounting within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly began targeting top figures in the opposition coalition seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The panic follows Monday’s interrogation of former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling ₦189 billion, said to violate the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. EFCC sources confirmed he remains

India’s Supreme Court has directed authorities in the capital to remove tens of thousands of stray dogs from the streets, citing growing public safety concerns following a spike in dog bite incidents. Delhi is estimated to have at least 60,000 stray dogs, according to the last official Livestock Census in 2012, though experts believe the figure has risen significantly. Packs of dogs are now a common sight in residential areas

India’s state-run refiners are increasing purchases of Nigerian crude, even as the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos leans heavily on imports from the United States to power its operations. Industry sources told Reuters that the Indian Oil Corporation recently acquired one million barrels of Agbami crude for September delivery through global trader Trafigura, as part of a wider shift toward sourcing from non-Russian suppliers. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)

Nigerian states spent a total of N235.58bn on external debt servicing in the first half of 2025, according to fresh figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) based on Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursement data. The figure is N95.65bn higher than the N139.92bn recorded in the same period of 2024—an increase of 68.4%—reflecting the mounting cost of dollar-denominated repayments following the naira’s sharp depreciation. Although states take the