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EFCC arrests 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Awka

Officers of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said they arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters. The commission stated that the all-male suspects were arrested in a sting operation at the Commissioners Barracks, Dr JO...

Sentenced to death for killing with a phone charger in Bauchi

The Bauchi State High Court No. 9 has sentenced Usman Abdullahi to death by hanging for the murder of Zaidu Adamu Kofar Dumi, following a dispute over a phone charger.Delivering the verdict, Judge Sa'ad Muhammad Sambuwal found the accused...

NSCDC parades seven suspects for alleged vandalism

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Abia State Command, has arrested three suspected aluminum vandals at Modern Ceramics, Umuahia, Abia State. The suspects, identified as Uchechukwu Godwin, 38, of Umuana Ndume Ibeku, Ikechukwu Obasi, 43, of Akanu in...

Sokoto police arrest security guard, recover stolen NBC equipment

The Sokoto Police Command has arrested Musbahu Auwal, a security guard at the National Broadcasting Commission Zonal Office in Sokoto, for allegedly conspiring with others to steal office materials and equipment.This was revealed in a statement by the Command...

Man sentenced to death for stabbing friend over his phone charger

A Bauchi State High Court has sentenced Usman Abdullahi to death by hanging for the murder of Zaidu Adamu Kofar Dumi following an argument over a phone charger. The sentence, handed down by Judge Sa'ad Muhammad Sambuwal of High Court...

Residents panic as gunmen patrol Taraba community

Residents of Shavoh, a neighborhood in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, are currently gripped by fear following reports of suspected gunmen patrolling the area on Sunday night. Eyewitnesses who spoke to our reporter stated that unidentified individuals, armed with dangerous weapons,...

Ondo: Cultist on police wanted list killed in cult clash

About a week after four people were killed in a cult-related clash in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of ​​Ondo State, a 40-year-old suspected cult member was killed on Sunday. The alleged cult member, Nasir Isiaka, who...

Ogun prophet shot dead during religious service

A 54-year-old prophet of the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Odo Eran, Idiroko area of ​​Ogun State. The victim, identified as Yomi Adetula, was shot at around 10:30am on Sunday during a...

Panic in Kaduna village after attack by suspected rustlers that left more than 20 dead

People of Ugama village in Kauru Local Government Area of ​​Kaduna State are in fear after some individuals, suspected to be cattle rustlers, launched an attack that included ritual killings and property theft on Thursday. Reports indicate that the attackers...

Niger Governor Bago Expresses Sadness Over Fatal Tanker Explosion at Dikko Junction

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has expressed shock over the fatal tanker explosion that claimed several lives at Dikko junction around the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. Bago, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the explosion...

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I have done enough in opposition —Showunmi

Former presidential spokesman, Chief Segun Showunmi, is among the chieftains of the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) championing...