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  The Edo State Police Command says its anti-robbery team of Ugbekun Police Division, Benin City, has arrested “three dare-devil armed robbers.” A statement Monday morning by the Command’s spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, linked the suspects to the dreaded Eiye ...

  Police arrest Italian woman who updated her marital status on Facebook immediately after k#lling her Nigerian husband A 51-year-old Italian woman, Sandra Fratus, has been arrested by the police on charges of killing her Nigerian husband in Italy. She ...

  Man declared wanted for dr¥gging a lady and absconding with her N320k and other items at a hotel in Imo State A man simply identified as Emeka is currently on the run for allegedly ste@ling from a lady, Amarachi, ...

  Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has vowed to correct injustices of the past administration as he assume mantle of leadership in the state. Adeleke said every corrupt acts perpetrated by the past administration will be adequately addressed. The newly ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to rehabilitate Nigerians prosecuted for internet fraud. The programme targets youths that have been convicted for “yahoo yahoo” related offences. EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa gave the hint during a meeting with ...

Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministry has reacted to the demise of popular gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo. Recall the musician was in the news in January this year over alleged infidelity. An American lady identified as African Doll, ...

Zamfara State has recorded its first Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Sani Abdul Aziz Mohammed. Elites in the state who have been in a joyful mood claimed that since the creation of the State in 1996, it has been without ...

  At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a 16-year-old shooter wearing Nazi symbols opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil, officials said. Authorities in the city of Aracruz, in ...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of closing Lagos markets for the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally for Bola Tinubu. The APC presidential campaign is underway at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in ...

About 32 Chadians and one Togolese have been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at their hideouts in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun State command of the NIS paraded the suspects at its office in ...

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted it would be tough for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to defeat his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, in 2023. El-Rufai stated this at the commemoration and send-off ceremony organised for ...

A 36-year-old man Sikiru Ajibola, has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly r3p!ng a 5-year-old boy to death and burying him in a shallow grave he dug himself to cover up his dastardly act. Ajibola carried out the sordid ...

  Some All-Progressives Congress, APC, members in Kano have urged the party leadership to immediately take drastic measures against President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad, for his alleged disregard for the party’s progress. The members accused Bashir Ahmad of choosing ...

  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of closing Lagos markets for the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally for Bola Tinubu. The APC presidential campaign is underway at the Teslim Balogun Stadium ...

A Dubai hospital, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, has offered to conduct surgery on conjoined twins, Hassana and Hussaina born in Zaria, Kaduna State free of charge. The National Coordinator, Global Initiative for Peace Love and Care (GIPLC), Mr ...

  The verbal war between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and Senator Ned Nwoko has taken another dimension. Wike had in a video aimed a dig at Nwoko over the $418 Paris Club refunds. But reacting, Nwoko, in a statement ...

No fewer than 345 people have been brutally murdered in Lagos State in the last one year, statistics from the police reveals. This is the highest the state has recorded in couple of years. Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi disclosed ...

  The Ebonyi Traditional Rulers Council on Wednesday conferred a chieftaincy title on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former Lagos Governor was conferred with the title of “Dike Di Ora Nma”, meaning ...

  Media personality, Toolz has said that there is one of the Vice Presidential candidates contesting for the 2023 presidency that scares her. She tweeted; There’s one vice-presidential candidate that scares me. His body language says ‘I can’t wait to ...

  Police in India have blamed rats for destroying nearly 200kg of cannabis seized from criminals and kept in police stations. A court in the country heard how the rodents had in some cases eaten the marijuana being kept as ...

  Socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has said the newly unveiled Naira notes were redesigned for economic and security reasons and not for beauty. He also said that the Dollar is powerful because of its value and not beauty. Recall that ...

  Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has praised Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on his 76th birthday. The PDP vice presidential candidate hailed Atiku for his commitment to the unity and progress of Nigeria through his economic and ...

The police in Delta State have arrested five persons claiming to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which they have been using to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The suspects who are based in Asaba, ...

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two female students of Adesuwa Secondary School, Benin, for allegedly assaulting a teacher. SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Benin City. ...

Bandits on Thursday killed 15 locals and wounded several others in Kaduna communities. Resident in Giwa LGA of the state, Alhaji Musa Bawa said about 11 locals were killed while several others sustained gunshot injuries. Confirming the attack in a ...