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Family petitions DSS over disappearance of 38 years old driver
23 Dec 2022
The family of 38 year old Ejiofor Nnamani from Enugu State has petitioned the Directorate of State Service, DSS, over alleged inaction by the police since a report was made after the disappearance of Nnamani on November 3, 2022. Nnamani, a commercial driver, travelled to Enugu State from Lagos to drop his relatives on November […]
Continue ReadingSeven Imo Police officers fired for extortion
23 Dec 2022
Seven former police officers who were detained on November 8, 2022, at around 1300 hours in a bank in Umuahia, Abia State, while carrying out illegal tasks outside of their purview and conspiring to extort money from an innocent victim have been dismissed by the Imo State Police Command and charged in court. The ex-policemen […]
Continue ReadingComedian Basketmouth announces end of marriage to his wife
22 Dec 2022
Comedian Basketmouth has announced that his marriage to his wife, Elsie The comedian took to his Instagram page to post the news. He wrote “As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation. After much deliberations, my wife and have made the difficult decision […]
Continue ReadingLady arrested for kidnapping teenage girl
22 Dec 2022
The Police in Ogun State have arrested a 27-year-old woman, Mariam Ayila for allegedly kidnapping a 13-year-old girl, Sofiat Yusau. The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at the Agbara divisional headquarters by one Ismail Yusau. The police spokesman in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the complainant had told the police that he had sent […]
Continue ReadingSuspected cultists behead youth leader in Akwa Ibom
22 Dec 2022
Hezekiah John Adaiden, the youth president of the Inen clan, was beheaded on Sunday night in the Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State by youths thought to be members of a cult. The incident, according to what was learned, happened at around one in the morning when a group of suspected cultists […]
Continue Reading23 years old student abducts and sexually assaults lady
22 Dec 2022
Police detectives in Ondo state have arrested a 23-year-old student, Akinfala Babatunde, over the alleged abduction of a 17-year-old lady and having illicit canal knowledge of her. Sources said that the victim, Opeyemi Akinrinola, was locked up in a room by the suspect for days while he took advantage of her. Police detectives said that […]
Continue ReadingTricycle riders attacked LASTMA Officials in Ojota
22 Dec 2022
Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) were attacked with dangerous weapons while on official duties at Ojota by members of the Tricycle (Keke) Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) Ojota Branch.The LASTMA Officers were attacked with cutlasses, iron, broken bottles, and local charms, and had to abandon their duty posts after one of […]
Continue ReadingNurse arrested for injecting man, causing permanent disability
22 Dec 2022
A 35-year-old auxiliary nurse, Jimoh Ganiyat, has been arrested by the police for injecting a 22-year-old graduate, Omosebi Tomiwa, in the nerve and thereby causing permanent disability to one of his legs The suspect who has been parading herself as a registered nurse in the Arigbajo area of Ogun State was on Monday, December 19, […]
Continue ReadingGermany returns 1000 Benin bronzes to Nigeria
21 Dec 2022
Twenty-one precious artifacts that were looted by British soldiers from the former west African kingdom of Benin 125 years ago have been handed over by Germany to Nigeria amid laughter, tears, and some audible frustration with the ongoing silence of the country that first stole them. The objects from the haul of treasures known as […]
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