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Man arrested for robbing a mosque in Niger state

A suspected armed robber identified as Usman Adamu, has been arrested by the Niger state police command for  breaking into the Kwarkwata Mosque in Bosso Local Government Area of the state.   The 34-year-old resident of Fadikpe area of Minna metropolis stole an amplifier from the ...

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EFCC arrests Kind Thankgod, one other for romance scam in Delta (photos)

Two suspected Internet fraudsters, Ochuko Okikifo, 24, and Kind ThankGod, 34, were today Wednesday August 2th, arrested in Sapele, Delta State by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office.   The suspects were arrested in an early ...

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Find the killers of Father Tanko: IG orders Taraba State Police commissioner

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has given a marching order to the Taraba Commissioner of Police to fish-out the killers of Rev. Father David Tanko who was gruesomely murdered in the most inhuman and barbaric manner by unidentified persons at ...

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Bandits have killed 1,460 persons in 2019 – FG

The Nigerian Government on Thursday August 29, disclosed that 1,460 persons have been killed in 330 attacks by bandits across the nation in 2019.   The Permanent Secretary of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation’s office on Special Services, ...

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Corps member who died in an accident laid to rest in Ebonyi state (photos)

The corps member who died while travelling in a bus with other Catholic corps members has been laid to rest.   Jacinta Chinenye Ndem was in a bus belonging to the National Association of Catholic Corps members (NACC) when they ...

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Ekiti State Assembly summons Fayose, ex-Speaker, others over alleged financial impropriety

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has summoned former Governor Ayodele Fayose to appear before it to throw light on alleged misappropriation of local government funds while in office.   Also summoned are former Chairman of the Association of Local Government of ...

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Lere Olayinka shades Nigeria police for rading Abuja residence of Biodun Fatoyinbo over rape allegation levelled against him by Busola Dakolo

As Tweeted by Ayo Fayose;s media aide, Lere Olayinka in reaction to the recent police raid on the Abuja residence of COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo over the rape allegation levelled against him by Busola Dakolo.   This is coming after ...

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Theoritically, you can transmit election results electronically – INEC

The Independent and National Electoral Commission’s Director of Publicity, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi has stated that there might be a theoretical transmission of election results electronically even though it is not embedded in the electoral laws.   The INEC spokesperson who ...

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Lady drags her white boyfriend to Twitter for referring to her as ‘help’ in front of his friends

  A displeased black lady trashed out her relationship argument with her white boyfriend on Twitter, over his repeated description of her as a ‘help’ before his friends.   From the screenshots of chats shared by the lady, she reportedly asked ...

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Reconstruction work to commence on portions of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from September 2nd.- FG

Traffic gridlock is imminent as the Federal Government is set to shutdown a portion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for reconstruction starting from Monday, September 2nd, 2019.   Motorists commuting the area should begin to plan their route in order to avoid ...

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FCET students arrested for gang-raping a 15-year-old girl on her period

Three students of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos have been arrested and arraigned before an Ikeja magistrate court for gang raping a 15-year-old girl who was on her period on Saturday June 29, 2019.   The teenager was visiting ...

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“Good Samaritan” who claimed he used his last cash to save a dying hawker has been exposed as a fraud who stole the photos

A “Good Samaritan” who went viral yesterday after he claimed he used his last cash to save a collapsed hawker has been exposed as a fraud.   The man claimed on August 29, 2019, that he saw a hawker who ...

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Sex robots could easily malfunction and attack you – Experts warn

Experts have warned that sex robots could ‘easily’ malfunction and attack users.   According to Brick Dollbanger, who works with Realbotix, he said a simple coding error could turn sexbots against their owners. He said: “It scares me to death, ...

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You are going to have serious issues with God if you have sex with a virgin and dump her – Twitter user

A Nigerian Twitter user shared an “inside life” gist about sex with virgins and it has already sparked off a conversation on the platform.   According to @jennygodswill, people who dump virgins after having sex with them end up having issues ...

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President Buhari’s aide apologizes on misleading information of police rescuing kidnapped ABU students

President Buhari’s aide on New Media, Bashir Ahmad has apologized after retweeting a misleading information of the police rescuing the three kidnapped Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students.   It was reported that a relative of one of the students abducted ...

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Man shot dead by suspected cultists in Delta (Graphic photo)

A 48-year-old man identified as Johnson Taiga, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Edjophe community, Ughelli South council area of Delta state on Tuesday evening.   The deceased, who was the older brother of the chairman of the Delta ...

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Ex-Gombe governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo’s convoy passes through Kaduna-Abuja highway moments after gunmen kidnapped 7 people (Video)

The immediate past governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo’s convoy was minutes away as gunmen abducted seven travellers along the notorious Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.   According to eye witness reports, the kidnappers blocked and shot sporadically on the highway in an operation said to ...

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EFCC vows to appeal judgement after court acquits Jonathan’s ex-aide of alleged N1.6bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos that discharged and acquitted a former Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei ...

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DJ Cuppy pays visit to victims of conflict in Borno state (photos/video)

DJ Cuppy paid a visit to victims of conflict at the Save the Children Stabilization Centre in Maiduguri, Borno state.   The 26-year-old Nigerian DJ went in her capacity as an ambassador for Save The Children – a nonprofit that works to ...

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Photo of the catholic priest killed and set ablaze by armed bandits in Taraba

Rev. Father David Tanko pictured above, was ambushed and killed at Kufai Amadu in Takum local government area of Taraba state on Thursday August 29th.   According to reports, the cleric was on his way to Takum for a peace meeting with ...

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Tribunal dismisses suit challenging ”slapping senator” Elisha Abbo’s election

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Yola has dismissed the suit challenging the emergence of Elisha Abbo as the senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District.   The suit was filed by Sen. Binta Masi of All Progressives Congress (APC) who lost ...

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