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Bandits surrender 216 rifles in Zamfara State

A total of 216 rifles mostly AK-47 have been recovered by Zamfara Government from bandits terrorizing residents. In a statement by Yusuf Idris, Director-General, Press Affairs to Gov. Bello Matawalle on Sunday said the governor made the revelation when he ...

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Outrage as suspected female thieves are stripped naked while their male counterpart is left with his clothes on (video)

Twitter users are condeming Nigerians who stripped naked three suspected female thieves while a male who is alleged to be member of their gang was left with his clothes on.   The suspected female thieves are allegedly members of a one-chance armed robbery ...

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Presidency issues statement on the Ruga settlement backlash, says ‘Its to resolve farmers/herders conflicts’

  The Presidency has just issued a statement to address what it describes as the ‘recent unhelpful comments regarding the plan to stop roaming of cattle herders with the attendant clashes with farmers’. According to Garba Shehu, “Ruga Settlement” that seeks ...

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Police arrest man for defiling a 16-year-old girl (photo)

The Ogun state police has arrested 30-year-old Olawoyin Segun, for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in the Ibafo area of the state on Friday June 28th.   A statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, says the suspect allegedly visited the victim’s ...

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Two robbery suspects nabbed, beaten to pulp after high-speed chase by SARS operatives in Sokoto (Photos)

  Officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad on Friday, nabbed two suspected robbers in Sokoto.   According to reports, the suspects robbed a bank customer and escaped in their vehicle. However, they were caught by SARS officials after a hot ...

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14-year old boy found trekking from Imo State to his hometown in Abia State after running away from his abusive madam (Photos)

  A Nigerian man by name ‘Ikechukwu Osuji’ (in red) has taken to social media to narrate how he helped a 14-year-boy he found along the highway. According to Ikechukwu, the boy ran away from his ‘abusive madam’. and was ...

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32-year-old Nigerian Soldier arrested for selling bullets to notorious kidnapper in Kaduna State

  A 32-year-old soldier, Lance Corporal Koza Yabiliok has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly selling ammunition to a suspected kidnapper who has been terrorising the state over the years.   When paraded, Yabiliok told journalists ...

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Deportations of undocumented migrants to begin after July 4 – President Trump announces

  US President Donald Trump has said that the deportation of undocumented migrants will begin after July 4. “We will be removing large numbers of people starting sometime after July 4,” Trump said as additional report said that US Immigration authorities had ...

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Heavy security presence at COZA as Nigerians stage protest demanding the prosecution of the church’s senior pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo (Photos)

  Masked security agents including the police and Army have cordoned off the environment where COZA church in Lagos and Abuja is situated.   This comes as Nigerians stage a protest in the Abuja and Lagos branch of the church. ...

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COZA cancels special yearly programme amidst rape allegations against founder, Biodun Fatoyinbo

  The Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly in Guzape, Abuja, Pastor Abiodun Fatoyinbo, has cancelled the yearly programme, “Seven Days of Glory”. Fatoyinbo announced this while addressing congregants on Sunday. The programme, which usually begins every July ...

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Pastor Biodun supporters stage protest in front of COZA Abuja (Photos)

  Supporters of COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo, earlier today staged a protest in support of the clergyman. They carried placards with inscriptions describing how much impact the clergyman has made in their lives.       The post appeared first on ...

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Update: FG begins Ruga settlements in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna, other states

  Despite the harsh criticism of  the planned establishment of Ruga settlements across the country, the Federal Government is set to commence the pilot phase of the project  in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna and seven other states, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have confirmed. It was learnt in Abuja ...

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Woman names and shames Arabic teacher who molested her when she was a minor

  Following the rape accusations of the COZA pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo by singer Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola Dakolo, some people are now finding strength and courage to also speak out on their own different rape experiences. One of such people ...

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Make public your assets if you’re not corrupt – PDP challenges Buhari:

  Peoples Democratic Party has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to publicly declare their assets to prove to Nigerians and the world that they are not corrupt. The main opposition party also asked President of the Senate, ...

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Mother and daughter hacked to death over witchcraft allegation

  An Indian mother and daughter were hacked to death by three men over allegations of witchcraft in the country’s remote tribal-dominated east, police said Saturday. The 50-year-old woman and her young daughter were beaten by their neighbours before being ...

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