Two families have reportedly sued the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote and his companies over alleged killing of their members in accidents involving his company's truck. According to court papers filed before the Lagos State Multi-Door Courthouse and obtained by Punch, the accident occurred on January 9, 2018 along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Oyo State Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it has intercepted 3,981.875kg of suspected hard drugs and secured 15 convictions in 2018. The State Commander of the Agency, Mrs. Omolade Faboyede who made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital disclosed that the seized illicit substances include Indian hemp and other psychotropic substances.

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday uncovered and sealed an illegal brewery where malt drinks and fake stout are produced at Egbe-Afa, Igbobo area of Ikorodu in Lagos. The Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal who conducted newsmen around the facility disclosed that five of the suspects behind the factory had been arrested and would soon be charged to cook.

The Department of State Services in collaboration with Operatives of Operation Lafiya Dole on Tuesday said they have arrested a Boko Haram expert who specializes in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) for the group. The development was made known in a statement issued by Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu.