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Gun-battle in Edo: Police shoot three kidnappers dead, rescue 13-month-old baby

According to the statement, an alarm was raised by distraught residents of Achigbor Community along Benin-Auchi road, in Uhunmwonde LGA…
Pastor Yemisi Kudehinbu, Pastor Tom Obiazi and HRH Onojie of Ewu kingdom Alhaji (Barr) Abdulrazak Isesele Ojiefoh III, Ewu Esan Central Local Government Area Edo State Isesele commissioning the building.

Pastor Chris Foundation commissions free school in Edo State

More than 2000 beneficiaries are on full scholarship to complete their primary education in these schools.
Wife of Edo Governor, Betsy Obaseki bags honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoraris Causa) of Wellspring University, in Benin City.

Edo First Lady bags honorary doctorate degree

Dr. (Mrs.) Betsy Obaseki expressed delight that the institution has a curriculum that seeks to impact its immediate and larger…
Zahradeen Mukhtar : Arrested for allegedly vandalising and stealing window burglary shields in a Mosque.

Kano man Zahradeen Mukhtar arrested for burgling mosque

The suspect was arrested with arrays of sliding window burglary shields belonging to Dawakin Tofa central Mosque
Travellers were trapped for several hours on Mbiama-Ahoada axis of East-West on Tuesday as youths from Ekpeye Kingdom in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State who are protesting against Agip Oil company blocked road with a coffin.

Rivers: Protesting youths block block East-West road with coffin

The youths said they blocked the ever busy East-West road in a peaceful protest against one "Mr Brown", a non…
The suspected internet fraudsters

EFCC cracks 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo

He added that the all-male suspects, whose ages range between 18 to 24 years, were arrested at their various hideouts…
The convicts

Ilorin Court jails musician, two others, 20 years for Cybercrime

Samuel was convicted on Monday, September 12, 2022 alongside Victor Atsumbe Kadiyamo and Jejelowo Segun, after pleading guilty to separate…

Lagos Assembly summons Waterfront Commissioner, threatens sanctions

The lawmakers had complained that Abdullahi disrespected the House of Assembly by refusing to honour an invitation of a committee…
James Ebute Adejoh

Benue fraudsters Adejoh jailed for N7 million fraud

The convict started his journey to the Correctional Centre when he was arrested by operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command…
Police foil kidnap attempt, arrest 4 in Edo

Ebonyi lovers arrested for selling their baby

The mother, Ola China, 20, of Amangwu Edda in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi was impregnated out of…
Police foil kidnap attempt, arrest 4 in Edo

Police foil kidnap attempt, arrest 4 in Edo

The suspects arrested include Ayo Jeremiah Obazuwa, 50; Sule Kelson Jubril, 34; Silas Uwana, 33; and Ogbonmwan Jude, 37.
Ahmed Wakil

Teacher, Ice cream seller arrested for defilement, sodomy

Another suspect, Sani Musa, 35, who is an ice-cream seller in the Bacas area of Bauchi, was arrested for sodomising…

Lagos empowers 11,251 indigent Lagosians with skills acquisition

The commissioner added that the programme is a socio-economic intervention which is directed at financial sustainability and progress.
Libya bound Ajoke Micheal intercepted in Sokoto

Anambra woman declared wanted over missing 16-year-old mother, baby

The suspect engaged one Nzube Nwakamma, 22, to recruit a girl that could work in her restaurant in Ghana for…
Gunmen abduct Catholic Priest of the Abakaliki Diocese in Ebonyi, Rev. Fr. Joseph Azubuike, three others near his parish.

Plateau: Gunmen demand N20m to free Rev. Bung Dong

Dong was abducted on Sunday night, alongside one Mr James Mann, who was later rescued.
The suspected cultists

Gun-battle in Ogun: Six deadly cultists busted attempting to kill monarch

The command's spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Monday, said upon the distress call, the DPO Oja- Odan division,…
Police

Police ambush kidnappers in Edo, kill one, recover ₦240k, charms

The statement added that the operatives "suddenly encountered some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers emerging from the forest."
Uncle

Giwa Sani bags 6 months for defrauding employer of N120k

Sani, who lives in Oduduwa Street phase 11, Kubwa, Abuja, pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust and cheating.
Crackdown at sea: NDLEA shatters drug cartels with record seizures

761 drugs suspects arrested, 11,000kg of drugs seized in Kaduna State

Adoro noted that the fight against illicit drugs is a collective responsibility and appealed to the public to furnish the…
Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South in the Nigerian Senate dies in London reportedly from cardiac arrest

JUST IN: Sen. Ubah speaks on attempt to assassinate him

Ubah’s convoy was attacked around Nkwo Enugwu Ukwu Market axis of Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra on its way…
Lagos driver Etofia allegedly attacked LASTMA, Policemen

146 drivers on trial for traffic offences in Lagos

The city's traffic authority brought the accused to the court seeking their conviction for violating traffic laws in the metropolis.
Oluwole

Randy Ogun father Oluwole taken into custody for raping teenage daughter

Oluwole Segun, 46, was accused of forcefully having carnal knowledge of his 17-year-old daughter.
First Bank

Crooked security man Moses steals First Bank’s property

Gambo Mark Moses, 40, was first taken into custody by the police at the Ikoyi Division after being accused of…

Mixta Africa secures N8bn funding to expand affordable housing delivery

The funding will enable Mixta to expand the delivery of affordable housing in Nigeria. The Company is currently executing the…
Troops

Notorious bandits involved in NDA attack killed in Kaduna

Some of those killed were involved in the attack of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in 2021.
The suspect, Deng

EFCC arrests Chinese national Deng over illegal mining in Ilorin

A statement issued by EFCC's spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Saturday said Deng was arrested on Friday, September 9, 2022.
The suspect

Lagos property speculator Akinsanya accused of N4.5m fraud arraigned

Ibrahim Akinsanya, 35, has been arraigned by the police at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID Panti, Yaba for obtaining…
John Aderemi Abiola

Oyo CID probes landlord’s decomposing body in Awotan

Osifeso said that the command became aware of the incident when representatives from the Landlord Association of Idi-Orogbo, Adeosun, Life…

Queen Naomi bags honorary Doctorate degree (Video)

The excited mum of one took to social media to share photos and videos from the event while announcing her…
19 die in accident involving 3 vehicles on FCT road

Black Friday: 20 burnt to death in ghastly motor accident in Oyo

It was gathered that the two vehicles were travelling in opposite direction when they had head on collusion following which…