Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a middle-aged man, Patrick Essien, for allegedly stabbing his landlord in Rumuiprikon, the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state on Monday. Reports gathered that trouble started when the landlord identified as Iheanyichukwu America went to rescue Essien’s wife from him …
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Cameroon and Rwanda have made some changes to their military architecture in what appeared as a reaction to the military coup that overthrew President Ali Bongo from power in Gabon. President Paul Kagame, 65, who has been in power since 2000, has approved the retirement of several Rwanda Defence Force …
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Belgium striker, Romelu Lukaku, has joined A.S. Roma from Chelsea on a season-long loan. The move is a straight loan with a fee worth between £7 million to £8 million depending on performance-related conditions. Roma will cover Lukaku’s wages after he agreed to a salary cut for the remaining …
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The Police in Anambra State have arrested a four-man gang of burglars who allegedly specialize in burgling commercial shops across the state. Spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this said operatives of the command acted on a tip-off to arrest the suspects. He said, …
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops neutralised 39 terrorists, arrested 157 terrorists and rescued 109 Kidnap hostages across the country. The troops also arrested 16 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth over N7.8m. The director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday during the …
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The Imo Government on Wednesday commenced the distribution of 65,000 bags of rice to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on the people. In a speech at the launch of the exercise in Owerri, Gov. Hope Uzodimma said the fuel subsidy removal was “one of the most quotient …
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In line with the measures put up by his administration under the Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER), to mitigate the hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, the Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has kicked off the food relief component of SAfER. The governor, who kicked off the …
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Residents of Hallelujah estate in Osogbo, Osun state capital on Wednesday evening were in agony as two dogs devoured a five-year-old child. The cross breed dogs also descended on the mother after killing the child, injuring her on the buttock before residents in the scanty neighbourhood came to her rescue. …
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A 21-year-old lady identified as Sukura Owodunni has allegedly been set ablaze by a pastor, Taiwo Odebiyi, when he was trying to perform deliverance on her at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State. Reports gathered that the incident happened on …
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has expelled 84 of its members for alleged anti-party activities. The party made this known on Wednesday in a statement signed by its State chairman, Tajudeen Lawal. It stated that the decision was arrived at after the State Executive Committee constituted …
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