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Nigerian Navy intercepts ship loaded with 100,000 liters of stolen crude oil in Ondo

The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FOB, Igbokoda, has intercepted a ship filled with about 100,000 liters of stolen crude oil off the coast of Idiogba-Mahin in Ilaje Local Government Area of ​​Ondo State. The base commander, Captain Aliyu Usman,...

Gombe: a bus crashes into a Christmas procession and leaves 22 injured

Chaos erupted in the state capital of Gombe on Christmas Day when a commercial bus driver lost control of his vehicle and ran over several Christian worshippers. Newslodge reports that Christmas celebrants were in a procession from Tumfure community to...

Christmas: NDLEA raids Kano drug dealers, arrests 34 suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kano State Command, has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances. This was contained in a statement by the command's spokesperson, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday in Kano. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the agency's State...

Edo: FRSC confirms the death of two people in a traffic accident

The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Cyril Mathew, has confirmed the death of two persons in a road accident in the state. Newslodge reports that the sector commander said the accident occurred at Ikhinero...

Wedding guests kidnapped on Kwara Highway

At least five people were reportedly abducted by gunmen on Saturday in Obbo-Ayegunle in Ekiti LGA of Kwara State. The victims were returning to their Odo-Owa base after a marriage ceremony held in Ope town in neighboring Kogi State when...

Man kills close friend in Delta for over N30m

A suspect, identified as Efe Onoetiyi, and others have been arrested by the police for the murder of Paulinus Okon. Previously, Paulinus had been reported missing on September 8, 2024 by his brother, after he went out with his friend,...

Suspected arsonists set fire to the palace and properties of the self-proclaimed Kogi monarch

Suspected arsonists have set fire to the palace and properties of a self-proclaimed monarch, HRH Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV, in Kogi State. Newslodge gathered that the monarch's vehicle and other properties inside the palace were burnt in the incident...

Fire destroys shops in Abia market

A fire has destroyed shops at Afia Nkwo market, Isiama Ohafia, in Ohafia Local Government Area of ​​Abia State. The fire, which broke out on Friday morning, destroyed property worth millions of naira. Some of the victims who spoke to Newslodge...

Nigerian Navy arrests six suspects for transporting illegally refined AGO

The Nigerian Navy says its Operation Delta Sanity personnel have detained 6 suspects on 6 passenger ships carrying bags and drums of illegally refined AGO in Otuokpoti, Bayelsa State. In a statement on his verified Facebook on Sunday, he said:...

Ogun car accident: OOU VC mourns death of 3 students

The Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Professor Ayodeji Agboola, on Saturday expressed his condolences to the families of three students who lost their lives in the fatal Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road accident. Newslodge reports that Friday's lone accident claimed...
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How I lost twins to miscarriage in 2024 – Annie Idibia

Annie Idibia, wife of renowned Nigerian musician 2Baba, has spoken about a miscarriage she suffered last year while expecting...
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