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The welders

Four welders to rot in jail seven years for N15m fraud in Benin

The defendants, executive members of Edo State Welders Association, ESWA, were said to have converted the sum of N15 million…
Degeneral

Comedian Degeneral convicted for drug trafficking

Degeneral and William pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking Tramadol and Cannabis Sativa.
Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko: Hanifa's abductor, killer

Hanifa’s killer Abdulmalik Tanko, 2 others taken to court

Abdulmalik and two other co-accused were charged with criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, concealing/Keeping in confinement a kidnapped person and Culpable Homicide.
Murder

Kaduna man Ismaila Bello drags in-law to court for abducting wife, baby

Bello told the court that Auwal, in company of another woman, took away his wife and his one-day-old baby wife…
Abdulmalik Tanko and Hanifa Abubakar

Hanifa Abubakar: Kano youths raze down school owned by her killer

Hanifa was killed by Abdulmalik Tanko, the school's proprietor after he kidnapped her in December and collected N6 million as…
The fake list of cyber fraudsters in circulation

Ogun Police Command denies releasing internet fraudsters’ list

The list which was signed by one Assistant Commissioner of Police, Yahya Wakilu had 31 persons purportedly drawn from Sagamu,…
NDLEA operatives

Fleeing notorious drug dealer Musa busted by NDLEA

Babafemi said Musa had been on the wanted list of the NDLEA for long as he had been on the…
Oba of Benin, Ewuare II with his quadruplets

How Oba of Benin named his quadruplets

The quadruplets were delivered last year August by Her Royal Highness, Oloi Aisosa Ewuare, the fifth wife of Oba Ewuare…
Train crushes truck, tricycle in Kano

Updated: 3 injured as train hits truck, tricycle in Kano

The Kano Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Zubairu Mato, has confirmed that three persons were…
Train crushes truck, tricycle in Kano

Train crushes truck, tricycle in Kano (photos)

A train in motion crushed a Dangote cement truck and a commercial tricycle in Kano State on Sunday.
Artist view of Opebi-Ojota linkbridge

Sanwo-Olu set to flag-off Opebi-Ojota link bridges

The Sanwo-Olu government has been investing in mega transportation projects. Apart from the two rail lines, it has promised to…
Sen Gyang condoles NCPC’s Rev Pam over mother’s passing

Sen. Gyang condoles with NCPC boss Rev. Pam

Sen. Istifanus Gyang (Plateau North) on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to Rev. Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Pilgrims Commission…
Ifeoma and her husband arrested with cocaine

Wife of drug dealer Ifeoma attempts to swallow cocaine 

Babafemi said her attempt to swallow the cocaine during an arrest operation was scuttled by NDLEA operatives who retrieved the…
Olisa Metuh in hospital

Olisa Metuh critically ill, begs Nigerians for prayers

"In the last one year, I have had many surgeries and procedures and I am believing God this will be…
Pellets of cocaine

UK, Saudi-bound cocaine concealed inside hair cream intercepted

Babafemi added that another three grams of cocaine and 5grms of cannabis being exported to Cyprus packed inside locally made…
Oba of Benin, Ewuare II with his quadruplets

Oba of Benin announces names of his quadruplets

Queen Aisosa Ewuare, the fifth wife of the Oba, gave birth to the set of quadruplets, three boys and one…
Two of the suspects

NDLEA raids Abuja garden, arrests six over drug cookies, noodles

Babafemi added that another business operator in the garden, Moses Obi, 30, was also arrested with his salesgirl, Aisha Abdulrahman,…
Matthew Ashimolowo ordains son Tobi Ashimolowo as pastor aat KICC London

Video: Ashimolowo makes son Tobi pastor of kICC London

In a video shared by Church Gist, Ashimolowo said he was making a fundamental change with the way things are…
Asma'U Waalamu abducted and killed in Zaria

Asma’u Waalamu: Girl-child abducted and killed in Zaria

The kidnapping of eight-year-old Asma'u also happened 9 December. She was captured when she went out to buy recharge cards.
The victims

28 teenagers rescued in Edo from human traffickers

The victims whose ages ranged between 13 and 17 years, were rescued during a stop and search operation by the…
Screenshot of NURTW thugs in a deserted Idumota on Friday

Lagos police arrest NURTW members amid calls for ban

Normalcy had returned to the Lagos Island as more operatives had been deployed there, the police said. .
Nwonwu

Lagos Island businesswoman sent to prison over alleged N4.6m visa scam

The police said Okonkwu allegedly collected the money from the complainant with the promise to procure Canadian Visa for him…
No less than six persons have been reported killed in an accident along Hassan Katsina road in Lokoja, Kogi State

Overspeeding driver dies in Anambra crash

The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a blue Mercedes 911 truck with registration number: XA 129 AWK and…
Ongoing rehabilitation of Marine Bridge in Apapa on Saturday in Lagos

Lagos Marine bridge rehabilitation 66% completed

Construction workers were seen climbing through the lifting towers to work simultaneously under the bridge deck and its top surface…
Enugu Police

Missing 3-year-old Aminu Bukar found dead in Jigawa

A team of policemen discovered Aminu’s corpse at Tudun Mai Jambo bush, about one kilometre from his village.
Adebayo Alao-Akala

Oyetola, Fayemi, Ajimobi, others condole with Alao-Akala’s family

Some of the dignitaries who visited the Opadoyin residence of the Alao-Akalas on Friday were Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun…
Funmi Ademosun

Ademosun arraigned for alleged N26.6B Investment fraud in Lagos

Justice Osiagor granted the defendant bail in the sum of N250m, with two sureties.
Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board

Smear campaign: Group urges Wabote not to back off libel suit

Wabote had filed libel suit against Jackson Udeh, the publisher of PointBlank news (an online newspaper) in the United States…
Wheelbarrow pushers during their protest in Benin, Edo State on Friday

Clash averted as wheelbarrow pushers protest extortion in Benin

One of the wheelbarrow pushers said the revenue collectors in Benin started with N50 per day for a wheelbarrow, but…
Police arrest 51 suspected kidnappers, others in Borno

Police arrest 5 kidnappers in Borno

The Police Command in Borno has paraded five suspected kidnappers and 46 other suspects arrested for various crimes in the…