Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian on Sagamu–Ijebu-Ode Expressway

A yet-to-be-identified pedestrian has been killed in a hit-and-run incident along the Sagamu–Ijebu-Ode Expressway in Ogun State. The tragic accident occurred around 8:00 a.m. on Christmas Day near Odogbolu Junction, inbound Ijebu-Ode. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the incident through its spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi. According to Akinbiyi, the driver of…

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Niger Police Arrest Robbers, Free Kidnapped Women, Children

The Niger State Police Command has made notable strides in its efforts to reduce crime across the State, successfully arresting several suspects, retrieving stolen property, and rescuing abducted victims, including women and children. According to a crime report released on Wednesday, officers apprehended two individuals linked to a November 12 armed robbery in the Gurara…

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Fiery Tanker Blast Claims Two Lives on Key Lagos–Badagry Trade Route

Two people were killed on Thursday December 25, 2025, after a diesel tanker exploded along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway, a vital commercial artery linking Nigeria to neighbouring West African countries, officials have confirmed. The fatal incident occurred at the Oto-Ijanikin axis, close to the Lagos State University of Education, when the tanker reportedly lost control while…

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Deadly Suicide Bombing Rocks Mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State

Tragedy struck in Borno State on Wednesday evening as a suicide bomber attacked the Gambarou Jumu’at Mosque in Maiduguri, leaving many worshippers dead and several others injured. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailant entered the mosque during the Maghrib congregational prayer and detonated explosives at the very start of the first raka’at. Survivors described a scene…

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Just In: Massive Fire Erupts at 22-Storey Lagos Building, Rescue Efforts Underway

Emergency responders are currently battling a large fire at the Great Nigeria Insurance House, a 22-storey building located on Martins Street, Lagos Island. The building, which houses a warehouse for clothing materials alongside corporate offices and shops, was reported to have caught fire at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. According to Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary…

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Lagos Mobile Courts Remand Six Over Violent Attack on LASTMA Officials, Impound 56 Vehicles

Lagos State Mobile Courts have ordered the remand of six suspected miscreants following a violent attack on officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other allied Agencies during a midnight enforcement operation along the busy Airport Road axis of the metropolis. The suspects were apprehended after an operation carried out to restore…

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Kogi Police Deploy Tactical Units, Intensify Security Measures for Peaceful Christmas Celebrations

The Kogi State Police Command has announced the deployment of a wide range of Police personnel and tactical units across the State as part of comprehensive security arrangements to ensure a peaceful and crime-free Christmas celebration. According to the Commissioner of Police (CP), Officers drawn from conventional Police Divisions, the Police Mobile Force (PMF), the…

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