Category: Top Stories
Ex-Accountant General Kidnapped in Cross River
07 Dec 2022
Rose Bassey, the former Accountant General of Cross River, has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. She was reportedly abducted along with three others on Tuesday evening while traveling along the Calabar-Ikom Highway’s Uyanga-Ikomita axis. The assailants halted vehicle movement on the highway, according to reports, because there were sporadic shootings on the highway while […]
Continue ReadingPandemonium in Lagos as trigger-happy cops kill youth
07 Dec 2022
There was chaos in the Ajah area of Lagos State when some Nigerian police officers allegedly shot and killed Gafaru Buraimoh, a resident of Happy Land Estate. Although the circumstances surrounding Buraimoh’s death remain unknown, the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in a statement released on Wednesday that […]
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Fuel scarcity: How filling station attendants in Abuja encourage black marketers
07 Dec 2022
Fuel attendants have been accused of encouraging the sale of black market fuel following the return of long fuel scarcity and long queues at filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The black marketers have taken advantage of the fuel scarcity in the vicinity of the Federal Capital City to do brisk business. Despite […]
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Bribe seeking policemen raid community
07 Dec 2022
Landlords and residents of Isheri-Idimu in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have lamented what they described as the arbitrary arrest and assault on people in the community by men of the Idimu Police Division. Officers of the division were also accused of extorting money from motorcycle riders over the failure of their […]
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Police look into the sales of two teenager’s organ
07 Dec 2022
The police in Lagos have commenced investigation into how two teenagers, residing at Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State, sold their organs to a medical doctor in Abeokuta, Ogun State, last two months for N200,000 without the consent of their parents. The teenagers, 17-year-old Precious Ikechukwu, daughter of a Pentecostal Bishop in Lagos, and her father’s […]
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Eden Hazard retires from international football
07 Dec 2022
Belgium will move on from their World Cup disappointment without talismanic winger Eden Hazard, who has retired from international football. Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football in the wake of Belgium’s disappointing performance at the World Cup. The Red Devils were underwhelming in an opening 1-0 win over Canada but defeat to […]
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A truck rams into the TCN transmission tower, causing a blackout in Abuja
07 Dec 2022
A truck collided with the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN) transmission tower, causing a power outage in some parts of Abuja. We have learned that some parts of Abuja, including Dutse, Dawaki, and Gwarinpa, have been without power for more than 24 hours. Mbah stated that the incident caused a limited outage in Maitama, Wuse, […]
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Portugal beats Switzerland and qualifies for the World Cup quarter finals
07 Dec 2022
Portugal thrashes Switzerland 6-1 to qualify for the quarter finals. Goncalo Ramos scored for Portugal at the 17th minute. The goal was the 21 year-old striker’s first goal for his national team. Portuguese defender Pepe widened the lead in the 33rd minute, putting the ball in Switzerland’s net after an assist from Bruno Fernandes. Shortly […]
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The Ogun State Security Corps recovers a stolen motorcycle from fleeing suspects
06 Dec 2022
The Social Orientation and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) has recovered a Bajaj Motorcycle believed to have been stolen by criminals in Ogun State. The details were revealed in a press release signed by So-Safe Corps spokesperson Moruf Yusuf on Tuesday. The Isheri/Akute/Ajuwon Area Command Officers of the Corps, led by ACC Ige Olurotimi, were on […]
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