(Ovichnews Nigeria) - A devastating turn of events has shattered the University of Abuja community as the family of the missing 400-level female student, Murjanatu Zubairu, received the heartbreaking news of her untimely demise in a tragic car accident. The confirmation of her death has plunged her loved ones into deep sorrow and mourning, as they come to grips with the sudden loss of a promising young soul.

(Ovichnews Nigeria) - The Lagos State Police Command has initiated a probe following the tragic death of a Lagos-based man, Gihan Mbelu, found lifeless inside his own car in the Victoria Garden City area of Lagos State on Friday. The incident, which occurred in the bustling city of Lagos, has raised questions and concerns about the circumstances surrounding the untimely demise of Gihan Mbelu.

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that workers have been enjoying an additional N35,000 wage allowance since January.

Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu, who had unlawful sexual intercourse with his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter on Children’s Day, 2021 to life imprisonment.

A road crash involving two cement-laden trucks and a tricycle that occurred at the Tollgate junction along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway late Monday claimed the life of a pedestrian while two others were injured.

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced six men to a total of 140 years for conspiracy, robbery and receiving stolen properties.

There was tension in Auchi, Edo State, on Tuesday as members of rival cult groups engaged in a violent confrontation, resulting in the killing of an alleged Eiye member in the presence of his daughter.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sealed an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket for barring Nigerians and restricting entry to Chinese nationals.

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission began a two-day training for ad-hoc staff ahead of this Saturday’s local government election in the state on Monday.

A Dana Air-owned aircraft overshot the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning.

(Ovichnews Nigeria) - The Kwara State government has taken serious action in response to reports of the alleged sale of poisonous cow meat in the state on Sunday April 21 2024. The abattoir at Mandate Market in Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government Area has been temporarily shut down for further investigation. This decision has sparked a stir among the citizens of Kwara and raised concerns about the safety of meat consumption in the state.

The Edo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a fake Rev. Sister over the alleged trafficking of 38 children in Delta State.

The Nigeria Correctional Service has refuted claims that controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, who was handed a six-month prison sentence over abuse of the naira notes, was moved from the Ikoyi custodial centre to its other facility in Kirikiri, Lagos State.

Our correspondent, who visited the area on Thursday, observed that the canal was clogged with refuse consisting mostly of disposable Styrofoam and plastics.

Unknown gunmen, on Thursday night, shot dead a third class Chief of Sansani Chiefdom, in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, Alhaji Abdulmutallib Sansani.