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                                                           An angry ‘mad’ man (name withheld) in the early hours of Saturday, was reported to have killed an Okada Rider, Mr. Elias Ofoke in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Capital.   The victim, a father of six children, hails from ...

                                                        To reduce the likelihood of security breaches during the Governorship election in Edo State, armed military men have been deployed to man the roads in the State.   Checkpoints that were formerly operated by policemen were dismantled and turned ...

Voters on Saturday resisted and descended on a man trying to snatch a ballot box in one of the Polling Units in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.   Edo electorates are currently casting their votes to determine who ...

  A 27-year-old man was allegedly shot by a soldier in South Africa during an argument over why he was not wearing a face mask in line with Coronavirus regulations. According to Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo, who confirmed the incident ...

  Crusoe Osagie, The Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obasek on media has cried out that “there is an ongoing deliberate election manipulation in areas where he has strongholds. Obaseki who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ...

The Nigerian government said it was disrespectful to the sovereignty of the country for any foreign government to apply punitive measures such as visa ban on its citizens.   The Nigerian government made this known in a statement issued by ...

                                                                 The Police in Rivers State have arrested two pastors for allegedly r*ping a 27-year old member of the National Youths Service Corps.   The corps member is observing her primary assignment at the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the ...

                                                          There is heavy presence of security personnel at the Benin City office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Ramat Park.   The electoral umpire had moved back to its permanent office after vacating the premises to a ...

                 A carjacker who held a couple hostage, fatally shot a husband in front of his pregnant wife, before shooting himself dead. The gunman, who went on a deadly rampage killed two people and injured three before turning the gun ...

                                                      Parents and teachers of private schools in Kwara State, on Friday stormed the secretariat of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, demanding the resumption of academic activities.   The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as, “Open ...

                                                        Five persons were on Friday rescued at Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State as a ‘608’-model bus plunged into Akaeze-ukwu River, NAN reports.   The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Commander in Ebonyi, Mrs Stella Uchegbu who confirmed ...

                                                               The Federal Government has included Emirates Airlines in the list of airlines not allowed to operate in Nigeria.   This is part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, ...

                                               A three-storey building, housing Excel College, Ejigbo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria collapsed on Saturday morning.   The school building is located at 15 Ansarudeen Street, Ile-Epo Bus Stop, Ejigbo area of Lagos. Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management ...

                                                The U.S. Department of Commerce, under President Donald Trump, announced on Friday that it is banning ...

                                                  Facebook on Friday said it would be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, as part ...

                                                            Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, is in the ...

                                                                  The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on ...

                                                  A soldier, identified as Lance Corporal Victor Ojeamiran serving with 27 Task Force Brigade in ...

                                                    The Federal Government has apologised for misleading the public when it ordered all account ...

                                                  The wave of devastating forest fires sweeping through parts of the western United States is, ...

                                                  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday approved the inclusion of a mother’s name in the ...

                                                    The Nigeria @ 60 logo unveiled earlier this week by President Muhammad Buhari was ...

                                                  A hotelier in Ilesha, Osun State, Falola Oke, has been shot dead by yet-to-be identified ...

A man in Webuye, Kenya has been stoned to death and his body burnt after a mob cornered him as he slaughtered a stolen pig in a sugarcane plantation.   According to an eyewitness Paul Simiyu, the farm’s owner heard ...

                                              Ahead of Saturday governorship election in Edo State, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 11.59pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday.   The IG noted that the order was informed by ...