A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter.

Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingyadi says the newly-promoted former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, will be prosecuted if eventually indicted by the probe panel chaired by retd. Justice Ayo Salami.

Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra on Thursday presented a revised draft budget of N170 billion for 2022 to the state House of Assembly for approval.

The Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) has called on residents of Ogoniland in Rivers to support the ongoing execution of six water projects in the area.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his determination to do more to ensure the growth and intensification of the strategic partnership between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Obinze, near Owerri, say they have recovered arms and ammunition from insurgents’ enclave in Imo.

The Police Command in Adamawa said its operatives killed three, arrested two suspected kidnappers, and rescued a victim in a joint operation with hunters in Fufore Local Government Area of the state.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished over 30 houses that it described as illegal at Trademore Estate, Lugbe, in an attempt to prevent incessant flooding in the area.

The Lagos State Government says the seizure of commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State Task Force will continue, in spite of the June 1 deadline.

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State Thursday in Kaduna expressed concerns about the emergence of insurgents and their enclaves in Birnin Gwari and Chukun Local Government Areas of the state.

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to protecting Nigerians from the harmful use of data.

The Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) operatives following directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, FDC, to clampdown on the perpetrators of crimes and criminality, as well as cutting off their supply of arms, have successfully effected the arrest of 31 suspects connected with major violent crimes including Kidnapping, Culpable Homicide, Rape, Unlawful Possession of Firearms, etc.

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) inaugurated the Oloibiri Health Centre in Bayelsa on Thursday as part of activities commemorating the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in the community.

Delta Government has approved the sum of N5.1 billion for the construction of an International Conference Centre in Asaba.