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Yakubu Dogara

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Ex-police armourer arrested over plot to kill Dogara

Dogara had said two police officers are conspiring with one Barau Joel Amos to take his life in a petition…
Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle

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2 girls rescued from kidnappers after 3 weeks in Zamfara

Spokesperson for police in Zamfara said SP Muhammad Shehu, stated in Gusau on Sunday that the two girls were rescued…
Cross River State

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Four killed with herbicide over land dispute in Cross River

They were allegedly forced to ingest herbicide after thorough beating over the disputed parcel of land which also encapsulated a…
Gunmen abduct Catholic Priest of the Abakaliki Diocese in Ebonyi, Rev. Fr. Joseph Azubuike, three others near his parish.

News

Four Catholic Reverend Sisters abducted in Imo

According to her, the gunmen attacked and abducted the Reverend Sisters while they were on the way to attend a…
"Adeleke’s $20m fraud allegation against Oyetola mere shadow chasing"

News

Osun LG funds: Oyetola’s Commissioner tackles Adeleke

Osun govt said it is sad that Adeleke certainly do not understand that the Ministry of Local Government is no…
Yakubu Dogara

News, Top Stories

(ICYMI) Dogara: Bauchi shopkeeper Amos, 2 policemen plotting to kill me

Dogara, in a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba claimed that Amos, who he described as a shopkeeper…
Enugu Police

Metro

Police nab 2 kidnappers, rescue victim in Delta

Edafe said the duo were nabbed on Wednesday by Policemen attached to the Eagle-Net Patrol Team.
Elisha Tari: arrested for murdering his two children with sticks and stones in Adamawa

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‘How Adamawa man Elisha Tari stoned his 2 children to death’

He was reported to the police by his father and was on the verge of running away to Cameroon when…
Acting Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Idris Jere,

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NIS to recruit 5000 personnel – CG

Jere, who stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Dutse on Saturday, said the gesture was aimed at addressing…
The student with the amputated leg

Metro

How Sokoto student caused amputation of colleague’s leg

The victim was outside the school premises after their final examination when another student driving a car on a high…
Mixed reactions trail court judgment barring NBC from imposing fines

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NBC backs down on revocation of licenses of 53 broadcast stations

NBC had on Friday said affected stations will stop broadcasting this Saturday over their failure to comply with Section 10(a)…
From left: Ex-UK Met Police Officer, Peter Clark , ex- governors James Ibori and Joshua Dariye

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How Ibori, Dariye money laundering cases were cracked – Ex-UK Police Officer Clark

Ex-UK Met Police Officer, Peter Clark, speaks on how he cracked money laundering cases involving former governors DSP Alamieyeseigha, James…
Police vow to will sustain its ongoing operations against the activities of the cultists in every part of Ogun State

News

Police alert: Serial killer on the prowl in Ogun

Ogun police spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement confirmed that the yet to be identified serial killer usually takes…
Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism

Metro

Obaseki orders police to unravel mystery behind Benin ‘mummified bodies’

By Jethro Ibileke Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has given the State Police Command and other relevant authorities seven…
Edo election

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Edo releases timetable for LG elections

By Jethro Ibileke The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), has released the timetable for the local government elections. The…
Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II and members of Nigerian Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (NAPRAS) and Surgeons Burns Injuries Society (NBIS), paid him a visit in his palace,

News

Oba of Benin tasks surgeons on reduction of distorted medical procedures

Earlier, the National President of NAPRAS and NBIS, Dr. Folake Abikoye, while highlighting the roles of Surgeons, said the two…
Eid el-Adha: Lagos APC, PDP greet Muslims, preach peace, love

Politics

Rivers 2023: APC asks court to disqualify PDP governorship candidate, 31 others

The party asked the court to disqualify all the candidates of the PDP over alleged delay by the party to…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (right); former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke (middle) and Peoples Democratic Party national vice chairman, Chief Dan Orbih during the flag off of the construction of flyover bridge (11) at Ikwerre road, Rumuokuta and Rumuola junction in Rumuokuta on Thursday.

Politics

Wike to Atiku: Rivers will not play ‘Father Christmas’ with 3.2m votes

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike on Thursday warned that Rivers State will not play Father Christmas with it…
Right - Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old and famous novelist, Salman Rushdie

Art

Why I attacked Salman Rushdie – Hadi Matar

By Nehru Odeh Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old man who attacked famous novelist Salman Rushdie, has said the biggest reason for…
Victims of flood disaster resulting from days of torrential rains in Gulani LGA of Yobe

News

13,000 flood victims to get N33,000 monthly in Yobe

Save the Children will provide the cash stimulus support of N33,000 monthly, for a period of five months to 1300…
Ogbu

Metro

Lagos man Moses Joseph jailed 37 years for defiling minor

The prosecution had alleged that the defendant, on Sept. 17, 2021, about 11:00 p.m. indecently treated the minor by inserting…
Four members of blackmail syndicate who specialised in taking nude pictures of their victims for extortion arrested by police in Anambra State.

Metro

4-member sex blackmail syndicate busted in Anambra

The suspects used social media to lure their unsuspecting male victims into fake love/friendship affairs and thereafter take them to…
Sunday

World News

Germany’s constitutional court confirms mandatory measles vaccination

Germany’s constitutional court has confirmed a measles vaccine mandate for some parts of the population. This means that the measles…
Sowunmi asks members of opposition to stop criticizing Tinubu's government and not to conflate political setbacks with a collapse democracy.

Politics

Ogun 2023: PDP disowns Segun Sowunmi

The party noted that Sowunmi in a suit with suit number AB/267/2022 instituted at the State High Court of OGUN…
Left: 24-year-old Hadi Matar and writer Salman Rushdie who he attacked at a literary event in New York

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‘I’m surprised he survived’ – Hadi Matar reveals why he stabbed Rushdie

Matar, 24, said Salman Rushdie, 75, was “someone who attacked Islam” but did not confirm that his actions were driven…
Lady Chidiebere Iloka

Metro

Soludo begins probe of LG chairman’s wife death

Mrs Iloka was said to have collapsed and died on Aug 7 but people alleged that she was a victim…
Chinese Government delivers Agricultural Demonstration Center project worth N2.8 billion to Nigerian government in Abuja

News

Agric Ministry opens up on N18.9bn ‘bush clearing contract’

He explained that the various projects were part of a stimulus package under the Agriculture for Food and Jobs Programme…
7 suspected bandits arrested in Mariri community of Lere LGA of Kaduna State: Hajiya Bilkisu was lynched for housing them

Metro, Top Stories

Kaduna woman Hajiya Bilikisu lynched for housing bandits

Aruwan listed arrested bandits as: Musa Adamu, Abdullahi Usman, Suleiman Hasidu, Usman Jibril, Saidu Isah, Hassan Abdulhamid and Idris Sani
Gov. Yahaya Bello says master plan for the establishment of Kogi State University, Kabba, will be submitted to the NUC on Monday.

Metro

Kogi: 2 kidnappers shot dead

According to reports, the kidnappers had been perpetuating havoc within the area and security operatives had been on their trail
Edo police command reacts to claim that CP Abutu Yaro, illegally released suspected oil thieves after collecting ₦7 million bribe.

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JUST IN: Police recover 20 mummified bodies from Benin building

The corpse were discovered in a building along Asoro slope off Ekenhua road, Uzebu quarters, Benin city,
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