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A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and agent in the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Ebonyi State, Oyibo Nwani, was on Saturday shot dead by thugs who stormed his polling unit in the Onicha Local Government Area of the state. Onicha LGA is where the PDP governorship candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Odii, hails from. It […]
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A 38-year-old man, Offiong Edet, has been arraigned before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State for allegedly stealing two tricycles worth N2.4m in the Agege area of the state. The tricycles are said to belong to a man, Jepter Chukwuma. Offiong who was arraigned before Magistrate O.A Ogunjobi, on […]
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An Upper Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Friday, remanded one Shedrach Johnson for stealing plastic chairs from a church. The police charged Johnson, who lives in Gidan Daya, Orozo, Abuja with criminal trespass and theft. The Judge, Malam Hassan Mohammed, deferred sentence and adjourned the case until March 24. Mohammed ordered that the convict […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old woman who was allegedly found with laminated electoral materials. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Friday. Hundeyin said the suspect was arrested on Thursday around 4pm at Candos Road, Baruwa in the Iyana-Ipaja area of the state. He said the suspect was arrested inside […]
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A policeman, Judas Chiloane, has been shot dead during sexual intercourse with his lover in a bush in Mpumalanga, South Africa. A local news platform, TimesLive, reported that the 60-year-old policeman who doubles as a traffic chief in Bushbuckridge was allegedly shot in the back seat of his Ford Ranger bakkie twice while his lover […]
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Convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has been re-arraigned over the alleged kidnapping and attempted murder before a Lagos State High Court sitting in the Tafawa Balewa Square area. Evans’ re-arraignment on Thursday follows the transfer of the case file from Justice Adedayo Akintoye, who is the initial trial judge. Justice Oluwatoyin […]
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Gunmen have kidnapped a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress and party secretary in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mr. Amadi Osaronu. Osaronu was reportedly abducted by gunmen dressed in police uniforms from his residence in Aluu, Ikwerre LGA on Wednesday. The State APC Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident on Thursday […]
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The Department of State Services has arrested two men, Sharu Tabula and Isma’il Mangu, for deliberately inciting violence in parts of Kano State. The DSS said the suspects had recorded harmful messages and shared them through various social media channels. In the messages the agency said the suspects championed certain political interests and directly called […]
Continue ReadingA 38-year-old teacher of the Duba Danul Huda Islamiyya School, Abubakar Muhammad, has been arrested for allegedly using the thumbs of his hands and legs to allegedly defile four female pupils of the school. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, while confirming the development in a statement, said the suspect committed the […]
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The Department of State Services has charged four suspected terrorists before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The suspects (Aliu Abubakar, Abubakar Usman, Abubakar Amadu, and Adamu Aliu) were arrested on December 9, 2022. The suspects were arraigned on Wednesday for terrorism and kidnapping charges in a suit number MISC/15/2023 between the […]
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