Court sentences 39 year-old labourer to death by hanging in Ogun

A 39-year old labourer, Mohammed Ibrahim, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court sitting in Abeokuta. The convict was tried and convicted on a two-count charge of murder and attempted murder. He was accused of killing ...

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Senate bars sex crime offenders from working with children

The Nigerian Senate on Monday passed an amendment to the Child’s Rights Act 2003, barring persons convicted of s.e.xual offences from working with children. This followed the presentation of a report by the Chairman of the Committee on Women Affairs, ...

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Court remands 11 over death of Ibarapa fuel station owner

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, remanded 11 persons over the alleged kidnap and death of an Ibarapa fuel station owner and other two young girls. The defendants include Abubakar Idris, 23; Rabiu Usman, 22; Umar ...

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EFCC arraigns Dutch couple for ‘$330,000 oil vessel fraud’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a Dutch, Peiter Borremans, and his wife, Nkechi Borremans, on fraud charges involving $330,000. They alleged that the defendants received the money, equivalent to about N125.7million at official exchange rate, ...

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Don’t expect me to give because others are giving – Tacha

Reality star, Tacha has told her fans not to expect giveaways from her because other celebrities constantly give out to their fans because they don’t make money the way she makes her.Taking to twitter, she wrote; “People have different flows ...

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Kogi youths beat pastor to coma over refusal to allow masquerade in church

Some angry youths numbering about 20 on Monday night beat to coma the clergyman in charge of United Evangelical Church, Pastor Michael Samson, in Iyano community under Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the incident ...

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NDLEA recovers 27 rifles from two criminals in Niger (Photos)

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command, have recovered 27 new firearms from two suspects during a routine stop-and-search operation in Kontagora area of the state. The suspects: Danjuma Auta, 35, and Daniel Danrangi, 25, both ...

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No more congratulatory messages for Bawa, EFCC warns

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has observed the increasing number of messages published in the print media by groups and individuals, congratulating Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on his well-deserved appointment as the Executive Chairman of the Commission.   While ...

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Fire guts Nigerian Army headquarters, Abuja

The Nigerian Army Headquarters complex in Abuja has reported a fire outbreak. The army attributed the cause of the inferno to faulty electrical installations.According to a statement by Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, the Director Army Public Relations, “Electrical fault sparked ...

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Court orders ‘Yahoo Boys’ to refund $6,100 to victims

Justice Mohammed Abubakar of a Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State has ordered four convicted internet fraudsters to refund various sums to their victims the sum of $6,100. The quartet are Olawale Ibrahim Damilare, Goodluck Sambo Olatayo, Mathew ...

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Buhari declares Zamfara `No Fly Zone’

The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as a “No-Fly Zone’’.   The National Security Adviser (NSO), retired Maj. -Gen. Babagana Monguno made this known when he briefed State House correspondents ...

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PDP, other parties must join Buhari in fighting insecurity – Bukola Saraki insists

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Tuesday asked other political parties, including the PDP to join President Muhammadu Buhari in waging war against insecurity. Saraki, who spoke with newsmen in Abeokuta after meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, said ...

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Coronavirus crisis unlikely to be over by the end of the year, WHO warns

Despite the spread of Covid-19 being slowed in some countries due to lockdowns and vaccination programs, it is “premature” and “unrealistic” to the think the pandemic will be over by the end of the year, the World Health Organization’s executive ...

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Zimbabwe’s vice president resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations

One of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents has resigned following a string of reports in the local media that alleged he had affairs with several women, both married and single. Kembo Mohadi, 71, one of the country’s two vice presidents, denied on ...

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Royal Family ‘united in prayers’ for Prince Philip

The mood at Windsor Castle ­darkened ­today after Prince Philip was admitted for heart tests as he continued to battle a raging infection, sources said last night. And fears grew for the 99-year-old with medical experts warning he could be ...

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Stop doing anal Covid tests on our citizens, Japan tells China

Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for Covid-19 on Japanese citizens because the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesperson has said. Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Katsunobu Kato, said the government had not received a response ...

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81 year-old serial killer and rapist, murdered’ in prison cell he shared with convicted killer with ‘666’ face tattoo

                  One of California’s most notorious serial rapists and killers, known as the I-5 Strangler, has died after allegedly being attacked in prison. Roger Reece Kibbe, 81, was discovered unresponsive on the ...

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First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in Nigeria

Nigeria, on Tuesday, received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India(SII) and shipped via the COVAX Facility. The United Nations(UN) system in Nigeria made this known in a statement made available to the ...

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RCCG’s General Overseer, Pastor E.A Adeboye is 79 today

                The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church if God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is 79 today and we are thankful for his life. We are thankful for all what God has ...

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Months after losing her dad, Chimamanda Adichie loses mum

Months after losing her dad, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has lost her mother, Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie. The mother of the renowned Nigerian novelist died on Monday, March 1, in Awka, Anambra State. “It was very sudden and we are devastated,” ...

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