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Deadly shrine of Gunmen has been burst into by the Imo State Police Command, on Thursday. The police also arrested seven suspects and recovered a live python they used to fortify themselves before the attacks. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, who confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri, said “the […]
An online petition started by one Ronke Onadeko to ban Okada in Lagos that preceded governor Sanwo-Olu’s directive on Wednesday banning the operations of commercial motorcycle riders in six Local Governments and nine Local Government Development Areas in the state has garnered over 1,510 signatures. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s directive followed the gruesome killing of […]
The Kyiv suburb of Irpin was largely destroyed by fierce urban fighting in the first few weeks of the war in Ukraine. Now that Russian troops have been forced out, local authorities have invited in Ukrainian architects to reimagine how the urban areas might be rebuilt. When Ukrainian forces took back Irpin from […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria says it will go ahead with its nationwide protests against the lynching of Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was stoned to death and burnt for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. This is despite a ban on religious protests by Kaduna […]
The backbone of a major cartel distributing drugs in Delta and adjourning states was broken on Sunday 15th May following the arrest of a wanted 59-year-old drug baroness, Bridget Oghenekevwe Emeka, a.k.a Mama, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at her palatial mansion where she cooks and distributes […]
The Nigerian Army has stormed the shrine of the Eastern Security Network, in Orlu, Imo State, gunning down some of the ESN members and destroying the shrine. Reports have it that the army suffered two casualties during the operation conducted in two different operations. Since 2021 Orlu has been under unrest when the […]
Many feared dead as explosion hit Court Road in Sabon Gari, Kano State on Tuesday. The explosion occurred near a private Winners Secondary School, destroying a residential building and affecting part of the school. The explosion occurred around 9:30 am with many schoolchildren reportedly affected. As of the time of filing this report, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed not to extend the June 3, 2022 deadline for primaries. The commission noted that as at Monday, none of the 18 political parties had conducted their presidential primaries three weeks to the deadline. A document obtained from INEC on Monday showed that the Accord Party scheduled […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 16, 2022, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris in connection with the diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira) only. The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Mr José Santos Peseiro as the new head coach of the Senior men’s national team, Super Eagles. NFF spokesperson, Ademola Olajire disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr […]
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