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A 30-year-old suspected drug peddler has been arrested by the Nigerian army at 311 Road, adjacent Cincillati Club House in Festac Town, Lagos.   The suspect identified as Okafor Collins was nabbed with 60 wraps of cocaine in the early hours of Friday November 22.   ...

On Saturday, November 23rd, fulani cattle rearers lost 19 cows in a community in Osun State after lightning struck the area.   The incident occurred at Iba, headquarters of Ifelodun Area Office of Osun State. The traditional ruler of the ...

The United States authorities have frozen about $14.2 million in bank accounts linked to companies registered by Allen Onyema, the chairman of Air Peace Limited.   Onyema and Ejiroghene Eghagha, Air Peace’s head of finance and administration, were recently indicted ...

The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has paraded a suspect who used a blade in cutting open the bag of a lady going about her daily business in Oshodi area of the state.   He was ...

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  Frenchman Jean-Claude Lacote, wanted since 1996 for murdering a British businessman has been arrested in Abidjan, after 23-years on the run.   The fugitive even reportedly hosted a reality TV crime programme and staged an audacious prison break. Lacote, ...

  AirPeace CEO Allen Onyema, has denied all fraud allegations by the USA, stating that they are false and are in no way in line with his character as a person and as a business man whose only aim has ...

  The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has vowed to sack any officer who cannot live within his or her remuneration and involve in illicit ways to acquire wealth.   Ali gave the warning while decorating some ...

  Embattled Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema is enmeshed in more trouble as the United States District Court of the Northern District of Georgia has issued a warrant of arrest against him.   The U.S. Marshals Service were authorized by ...

  Three children believed to be victims of child trafficking have been rescued by the Anambra State Police Command.   The children were rescued at Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area by police officers who also arrested two women nabbed in ...

  A tragic incident occurred in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Friday November 22 as a man who has been identified as Greg Indyor, his wife Linda and their 6-year-old son Terkumawuese were found dead.   Though details of their death ...

  Asuquo Amba, commissioner of police in Ekiti who commented on the recent robbery attack in the state where a policeman and a girl were shot dead revealed that CCTV footage recovered showed one of the bank staff taking money from the vault ...

  Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman and CEO of Air Peace has been indicted over an alleged bank fraud and money laundering scheme.   The Airline owner was accused of moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United ...

  Adams Oshiomhole slammed those that defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) he heads as he discussed the challeneges they are facing at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party.   According to the former Governor of Edo State, Former ...

  Former professional footballer, John Fashanu has revealed that he still receives N5m monthly pension as an ex-English footballer as he talked about Tammy Abraham dumping Nigeria to play for England just like he did.   Fashanu who talked about how ...

  Two students who high-fived and hug each other after raping a woman in a London nightclub have been jailed for more than seven years each.   The Italian nationals identified as 25-year-old Ferdinando Orlando and 26-year-old Lorenzo Costanzo reportedly carried out the attack in ...

The EFCC, Benin Zonal office, on Thursday November 21, 2019 secured the convictions of two brothers, Wisdom Onojiolou and Omorodion Onojiolou before Justice M.G Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State on a two count charge ...

An American chef has taken to social media to express his sadness after discovering the little boy he called son and has been raising alone for 10 months isn’t his.     According to his posts, the chef who identifies ...

The Queen’s College student who was sent back home for wearing fake eyelashes and painting her nails on Tuesday November 19th, will be made to face a panel.   A source in the school who spoke with the Nation, said the ...

46 people have been arrested and detained by Turkish authorities for allegedly disseminating terror propaganda on social media regarding Turkey’s military operation in north-eastern Syria.   The Anadolu news agency said the suspects were detained in the city of Adana ...

The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), on Friday, November 22nd said that one person died while three others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road accident on Idiroko Road, Ogun  Sango-Ota Area Commander of TRACE, Adekunle Ajibade, ...

A video of a Polytechnic of Ibadan student confronting her schoolmate for allegedly flirting with her boyfriend has surfaced, days after a FUTA student was assaulted by her schoolmates over a “boyfriend”.   The visibly angry student who was surrounded ...

The Nigerian police on Friday, November 22nd arraigned seven men before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly conspiring and impersonating as members of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The defendants are, Ndidi Ohuchukwu, 27; Owolabi Adeyemi, 47; David Olufemi, 47; ...

Afe Babalola revealed why he turned down ministerial appointments while speaking at the dinner organized in celebration of conferment of honorary doctor of letters on him by the University of Ibadan (UI).   According to founder of Afe Babalola University, he can’t ...

The Kano State Government has reacted to the court judgement which sacked Aminu Ado Bayero (Emir of Bichi), Ibrahim Gaya (Emir of Gaya), Tafida Ila (Emir of Rano), and Ibrahim Abukakar (Emir of Karaye).   Recall that Kano State High Court sacked the Emirs on ...