BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed how criminal networks are trafficking young west Africans
BBC World Service’s investigative unit, BBC Africa Eye, follows Sierra Leone’s anti-trafficking police unit, as they target criminal gangs trafficking young people across West Africa. The documentary follows a father’s search for his missing children and offers audiences insight into the Sierra Leone Police as they conduct operations against the criminal gangs running these trafficking […]
LASG DISBURSES ₦40 MILLION IN CONSOLATORY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF FALLEN LASTMA HEROES AND HEROINES
By: Ayo AgbeoluwayeLagos State Government has disbursed a cumulative sum of ₦40 million as consolatory assistance to the families and dependants of fallen officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), who laid down their lives in the faithful discharge of duty. At the solemn presentation, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, […]
Arsenal beat Inter 3-1 at San Siro to secure top UCL spot
Arsenal continued their perfect UEFA Champions League run with a 3-1 win over Inter Milan at the San Siro, securing a top-two finish and booking their place in the last 16. Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the first half and substitute Viktor Gyökeres added a late third, overcoming Inter’s equaliser by Petar Sucic. The Gunners […]
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, KANO OFFICE RECEIVES OVER THREE THOUSAND CASES IN 2025
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) say it has received a total of 3,019 human rights complaints in Kano State between January and December 2025. Kano State Coordinator NHRC, Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen explaining that 2,276 of the cases have been successfully resolved, while 743 are currently undergoing investigation and […]
LAGOS COURT SENTANCE MAN TO LIFE IN PRISON OVER DEFILEMENT OF NIECE
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on has convicted and sentenced Olumuyiwa Adjoto to double life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s six-year-old niece. Justice Oshodi, who delivered the judgment, ruled that the prosecution proved two of the three counts against Adjoto beyond a reasonable doubt. The Lagos State Government, […]
LSSTF ES, Ogunsan Presents New Operational Vehicles To RRS
By: Ayo Agbeoluwaye The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has presented three brand new operational vehicles to the Lagos state Rapid Response Squad (RRS). The new RRS operational vehicles presentation represents LSSTF’s ongoing commitment to shore up the capacity of all security agencies in Lagos by providing much-needed security infrastructure. Receiving the operational vehicles […]
LASTMA, Lagos Fire Service avert fire after diesel tanker accident on Liverpool Bridge, Apapa.
By: Ayo Agbeoluwaye The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in synergy with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has successfully thwarted a major fire outbreak on the Liverpool Bridge inward Mile 2, occasioned by a tanker-related incident. Preliminary security findings indicate that an articulated Iveco tanker (RBC 98 XX), heavily laden with diesel […]
FG opens 2026 PTDF overseas scholarship applications
The Federal Government has opened applications for the 2026 PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Nigerian postgraduates. The programme will fund MSc and PhD studies in the UK, Germany, France, and Malaysia. It targets oil and gas related disciplines and covers tuition, travel, and living costs. PTDF says it will select candidates strictly on merit and […]
IFAB considers tougher red-card rules for goal denial
Football lawmakers will debate expanding red-card rules for denying goalscoring chances at a London meeting on Tuesday. The proposals would punish defenders who stop dangerous passes, not just clear runs on goal. IFAB will also discuss scrapping yellow cards when advantage leads to a goal. Officials plan talks on VAR tweaks, goalkeeper time limits, and […]
Heartbreak for Morocco as Senegal seal AFCON glory
Moroccan fans streamed out of Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in anguish after Senegal defeated the hosts in extra time to claim the Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco missed a dramatic late penalty, and minutes later Senegal punished the lapse with the winning goal. The loss crushed hopes of ending a decades-long title drought, though […]
