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    The Osun Police Command on Tuesday said it arrested two suspected kidnappers in Ile-Ife, after a gun duel. SP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson made this known in a statement, adding that the suspects were arrested after kidnapping a man at a Fulani settlement in Ile-Ife.   She said the arrested suspects would […]

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday defended his criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari for pardoning former Governors Joshua Dariye (Plateau) and Rev. Jolly Nyame (Taraba). The two former governors, who were convicted and jailed for corruption, got pardon by the National Council of State (NCS) at its meeting on Thursday last week. He said the […]

The management of Chrisland Schools, Lagos has refuted allegations that the institution conducted pregnancy tests on one of the students who participated in the World School Games in Dubai, UAE last month. The school was reacting to the viral sex video that surfaced on social media and the allegation of rape by mother of one […]

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted at the nation’s three major airports of Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt large consignments of cocaine that Brazil based drug cartels tried smuggling into the country. According to the Spokesman of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, those arrested were seven traffickers in the […]

    Gunmen invaded fast-food joint, disposes customers of their phones in Oko, Anambra state Unidentified gunmen on Easter Sunday invaded a fast food joint in Oko community, close to the Federal Polytechnic, Oko. Anambra State. The gunmen who arrived the scene around 3pm, however failed to harm the fun-seekers, who were obviously enjoying themselves […]

  An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was killed on Thursday when gunmen attacked a polling unit where the Continuous Voter Registration was being held. The incident happened in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, who confirmed this in a statement identified the victim as Anthony […]

A 12 years old unidentified house girl has jumped from a storey building, fracturing her leg in the process, while trying to avoid rape by her master. Details of the incident are still sketchy, but newsmen gathered that the incident took place in Ifite Awka on Today. The ” 12 year old househelp jumped down […]

Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly set his wife, Chinyere and his brother-in-law, Ifeanyi Edoziem, on fire at their apartment on House 5 Oteyi community, Abule- Ado, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the state. The 46-year-old Chinyere, who just returned from Scotland the same day, died […]

Gunmen have killed one person and burnt the Secretariat of Nnewi South Local Government Area in Ukpor Anambra State. The incident took place on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses said the deceased was one of the security men in the Council Secretariat. Tension enveloped the Council with residents fearing for their lives. Ukpor in Nnewi South is […]