Landlord dies as tenant grabs his manhood over bill disagreement

15 Mar 2023

A 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, killed her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Oladele, during a disagreement after grabbing his manhood and dragging him till he died. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Oyeyemi said men of the State Police Command arrested the suspect following a […]

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Man remanded in prison for raping daughter in his shop

15 Mar 2023

A 36-year-old man identified as Roland Okajere has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ogba, Lagos State, for allegedly raping his 18-year-old daughter inside his shop in the Ikotun area of the state. On Monday, March 13, Okajere was arraigned on a charge bordering on rape, was accused […]

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Yobe’s Auditor General sentenced to five years imprisonment for fraud

15 Mar 2023

Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State, is to spend five years in prison, following his conviction today, Monday, March 13, 2023, by Justice Muhammad Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court. He was convicted after being pronounced guilty of a one count of criminal misappropriation to the tune of […]

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Court remands two undergraduates in connection with the alleged armed robbery and murder of a Benue university student

14 Mar 2023

On Monday, March 13, 2023, a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court remanded two students, Ugosor Japhet and Gwebe Ageba, on allegations of negligent homicide and armed theft.  The defendants were arrested after being charged with the murder of Erkaa Naomi Dooshima, a Benue State University student.  Mrs. Erdoo Ter, the Magistrate, did not accept the defendants’ plea […]

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Soldier opens fire and kills colleague

14 Mar 2023

Another internal breach has been recorded among the North-East troops of the Nigerian Army after a yet-to-be identified soldier fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East opened fire on his colleague and killed him. The deceased soldier was identified as Private Diko. According to military sources, the duo were troops of Operation Desert Sanity and […]

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Police apprehend four disgruntled teenagers in connection with attacks in Niger

13 Mar 2023

The police in Niger State have apprehended four youths in connection with the unrest that rocked the Minna metropolis and its environs, resulting in several residents being injured and property being destroyed willfully. Restless youths have terrorized residents of Barkin Sale, Kpakungu, Stadium Road, Limawa, and Mobile roundabout in the last four days. Many people […]

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Suspected Islamist militants kill 19 people in a village raid

13 Mar 2023

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned down a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, according to two regional officials and a resident. According to NAN, the attack took place around 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) in the village of Kirindera in […]

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Woman sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for stealing five children

12 Mar 2023

A Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 42-year-old woman, Victoria Enwerem (Anosike) to multiple jail terms for stealing five children in Onitsha. Victoria Enwerem was arraigned in Court on a-3 count charge: conspiracy to steal children; fraudulently enticing away and harbouring children, and forcefully isolating the children […]

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Court rejected LP’s request to supervise INEC BVAs Reconfiguration

11 Mar 2023

The Labour Party, on Thursday, knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying the electoral umpire deliberately came up with its idea of reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines after its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, sought to examine the election materials. This was as the party faulted the commission’s claim of backing up the data […]

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