The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has directed an immediate clampdown on vehicles bearing fake diplomatic and unauthorized number plates currently circulating on Nigerian roads. A statement by Olusegun Ogungbemide, the corps’ public education officer, said these number plates were fraudulently produced by suspected criminals. Ogungbemide added that they ...

There had never been such a big police presence in and around this sleepy rural village in Central America, but ex-police dog Zena had shaken things up massively when she would not stop barking at a seemingly random tree. Only when her owner managed to break it open did he realize what Zena had detected inside it. He immediately called the police, and they came with every available officer. ...

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has said two of the agency’s staff members were recently dismissed over allegation of corruption. Olukoyede disclosed this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by the Rule of Law Development Foundation in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 5-day ...

The Federal Government has lifted the ban restricting the posting of members of the National Youth Service Corps to the public sector, allowing for corpers to now be posted to private sector organisations, including banks and oil and gas companies. The new directive will take effect with the commencement of the 2024 Batch ‘C Orientation Course, according to a memo dated November 18, 2024, ...

Social media activist Reno Omokri has come under fire from the Nigeria Youths Frontiers and Peace Advocates (NYFPA) for his recent remarks about Pastor Becky Enenche of Dunamis International Gospel Centre. Omokri referred to Pastor Enenche as a “Yahoo girl on the altar” following her comments on the importance of tithes, sparking widespread outrage among Christians. Via X, formerly Twitter, ...

Ukraine launched US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region today, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense, marking a significant intensification on the 1,000th day of the conflict. The strike occurred just two days after the Biden administration authorised Kyiv to use the longer-range American missiles against targets within Russian borders, reports CNN. Kyiv has not yet ...