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Muhammad Akazakwai, a kidnap kingpin said to have masterminded the recent attack on the  Deputy Governor of  Nasarawa State,  Emmanuel Akabe has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).   The suspect was arrested at his mother’s residence ...

A commercial motorcyclist identified as Sunday Olorunleke, was on Saturday, August 31st found in a pool of blood in his residence at the Aba area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.   The father of two was reportedly alone at ...

Two years after its imposition, the Senate of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has lifted the ban placed on students’ union activities in the institution.   The decision to lift the ban was reached at the Senate’s meeting of ...

Agba Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch (a Cross River State-based newspaper) who has been in police detention for over a week following his arrest over a report on an alleged diversion of N500 million by the Cross River Governor Ben Ayade, has ...

A 16-year-old alleged hitman has been killed after his head was blown off during a gun battle with police officers in Mexico. Juanito Pistola, also known as Commander Little, was on a mission with his fellow gangsters to kill policemen on Tuesday, August ...

Alhaji Nasir Uhor, a Rivers State Islamic Leader and Vice President General Rivers State Council for Islamic Affairs has debunked the alleged demolition of a mosque by the state government.   The Muslim leader in a radio programme on August 31, stated that the whole world ...

India has published the final version of a list which effectively strips about 1.9 million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship.   The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of people who can prove ...

The FBI has issued a warning to the public about a nationwide scam involving perpetrators impersonating its agents and phone numbers.   In targeting unsuspecting victims, the fraudulent caller uses technology to “spoof” the phone number from an actual FBI ...

President Trump has confirmed the resignation of his personal assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, after she divulged personal information about the Trump family during an off-the-record dinner with reporters.   Trump confirmed to reporters on the White House South Lawn that Westerhout ...

Recall that the wife of Kogi state Governor, Mrs Rashida yahaya Bello recently gave 1MILLION to an artiste for painting her Potrait,  this time around, an aged woman  has found Favour in the eyes of the state mother as she ...

A tanker explosion which occurred at Dilko Junction in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State by 10pm on Friday August 30, left one dead and 10 others injured.   19 vehicles were also destroyed in the incident while the injured ...

The Lagos state police command just confirmed the arrest of three members of a notorious robbery gang, who are all ex convicts.   The suspects: Ayomide Babatunde, 30; Tunde Shabi, 37, and Femi Adeolu, 27, were specialists in holding their victims ...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with the alleged assassination of Nofisat Ibrahim, a staff member of the Oba branch of a commercial bank in Akure, the state capital.   The deceased, who operated the Point ...

Ousted Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir was formerly indicted by a Sudanese court on Saturday August 31, after being arraigned on charges which bordered on illegal acquisition and use of foreign funds.   Bashir admitted in court that he received $25 million from Saudi ...

  Liverpool continue their perfect start to the season with a 3-0 win over Burnley.   They dominated throughout but it took an own goal from Wood to open the scoring. Alexander-Arnold’s cross took a big deflection off the head ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has vowed to drag Governor Nyesom Wike to court over the alleged demolition of the Rainbow Town Central Mosque in Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.   The Governor of one of the 12 northern states practicing ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) application to take over the assets of the Chairman of SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company, Ambrosie Orjiako.   The court also ordered the take over of the ...

The year-long Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, has climbed above 2,000 as confirmed by the government’s data released on Friday August 30.   Health officials in DR Congo said there have been “2,006 deaths (1,901 confirmed and 105 probable)” since ...

The Delta State Police Command have arrested three suspects in connection with the decomposing corpse of a lady found under the bed of a hotel at Sapele.   The lady identified as Abina Isaac, was found dead in Ebis Hotel ...

A High Court of Justice in Ipokia Judicial Division, Ogun State has declared the seat of Onipokia of Ipokia vacant and has banned the kingmakers from appointing any chief of the town as new king.   The court, presided over ...

A large crowd gathered on friday at Choba Junction in Port Harcourt as a pastor allegedly cured a mentally unstable man.   In a video on Linda Ikeji’s Blog, the pastor is seen with a rosary around his neck as ...

Shamsuddeen Dambazau, the son of former Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau has been sacked as the member representing Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency by an election petition tribunal which sat in Kano on Friday August 30.   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was ...

Kenya’s 2019 census which kicked off on August 24, had a sad twist for a family in the country as they got robbed by policemen in the night.   Wanjiru Kariuki, a businesswoman and resident of Nairobi’s Joska Estate accused the ...

Nigerians have been directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to deposit bad naira notes in banks before Monday September 2.   CBN said it is recalling the bad currencies to improve the overall quality of the Naira notes in ...

A distraught Tennessee man has sued fast-food chain Popeyes, for running out of its popular chicken sandwiches which unexpectedly became an online sensation in the last few weeks.   Craig Barr accused Popeyes of false advertising, deceptive business practices and causing him to ...