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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four firefighters who allegedly stole four fire trucks belonging to the State Fire Service.   The state commissioner of police, CP Baba Azare, disclosed this during his maiden briefing held at the command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpan-Abia, Uyo, the state capital on Monday, January 13, 2025.   Azare said the suspects were arrested …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has dismissed reports alleging that an awaiting trial inmate, Ayomide Adeleye, who confessed to killing a Lagos State University student, was no longer in custody. This was contained in a statement issued by Deputy Controller of Corrections, Abubakar Umar on Monday, January 6, 2025 in Abuja. Adeleye aged 23, with Custody Number S-1995/24, was remanded …

Girls will sing in the choir at the Christmas Day service at St Paul’s Cathedral for the first time in the cathedral’s 900-year history.   The choir, made up of both adults and children, will perform on Christmas Day under the 365-foot dome of the cathedral in central London, in Wednesday’s festive service. The cathedral’s internationally renowned choir, which dates back to …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has temporarily suspended its Warri-Itakpe train service following a minor derailment at the Okpara station in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which occurred around 10 p.m. on Sunday, left passengers stranded overnight.   In a statement issued on Monday, December 23, Yakub Mahmood, the NRC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, …

Sega Sonic x Shadow Generations sold more than 1 million copies in a single day when it launched in October Sega is considering launching its own Netflix-like subscription service for video games, a move which would accelerate gaming’s transition towards streaming. There are already a number of similar services on the market – such as Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Nwakuche Sylvester Ndidi as the acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), following the retirement of Haliru Nababa.   The outgoing Controller-General, Nababa is bowing out of service after reaching mandatory retirement age.     Ndidi, who until his new appointment was the Deputy Controller-General in charge of Training and Staff …

The Lagos State Fire Service has rescued a 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, from a 120-metre-deep well in the Igando area of the state.    The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, December 8, 2024, said the victim slipped and fell inside the well while carrying out …

A Nigerian writer has taken to social media to ask the Nigerian Immigration Service why a married woman must attach her husband’s passport page or proof of her husband’s identity before she can renew her passport.   In a post shared on X, the Nigerian writer who is in the process of getting a divorce, stated that began the process …

The Court of Appeal has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in the case between the Nigeria Customs Service and Chikaosolu Ojukwu.    The judgment declared that personal items not intended for sale, exchange, or barter are exempt from import duties and other levies under the Customs and Excise Act.   The court further clarified that the definition of “luxury goods” …

Bishop T.D. Jakes, the founder of the Potter’s House, a Pentecostal church in Dallas, Texas, U.S. suffered a health scare following his sermon on Sunday, November 24, prompting medical attention .     According to an official statement from the church, the American pastor and motivational speaker “experienced a slight health incident” after preaching for one hour.   It read:  …