A kidnapper, Haruna Musa, has lamented that he wasted two million naira realised from kidnapping. The 28-year-old from Farang in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State told newsmen in Yola on Thursday that he wasted all the money he got without buying anything of value. Musa was among nine …
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A 38-year-old man, Mohammed Abu, was on Thursday arraigned before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, for allegedly abducting two children, Juliana and Joy Jude, in the Alakuko area of the state. Abu, who was arraigned on April 27, 2023, before Magistrate E. Kubenje, …
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A Lagos-based spare parts dealer, Ebube Eddy, aka Bebex, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, for allegedly assaulting a housewife, Omolara James. 37-year-old Eddy was arraigned on three counts before the Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Odubayo, alongside 27-year-old Ali Musa. The police prosecutor, C. …
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THE bloodthirsty gunmen wrecking havoc in Benue State and other parts of the country have again murdered at least ten persons. Newsextra24 gathered that the assailants invaded Opaha, Odogbo and Edikwu communities of Apa Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night and opened fire on unarmed residents. An …
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A governorship aspirant during the last governorship election in Enugu State, Mr Dons Udeh has been found dead. Ude, who contested under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was reported missing a few days ago. Newsextra24 reports that his lifeless body was found at the 9th Mile …
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THREE persons have been killed in a violent clash between the Abuja indigenous people and Hausa youths in Gwarinpa 3rd Avenue during the weekend and spilling to Monday. According to Vanguard, sources said the fight broke out when a group of Hausa youths, who reportedly sold hard drugs, attempted to …
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THE Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, also known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested an ex-convict for stealing. The suspect is 21-year-old Timothy Sonyegbe, a vulcanizer by profession, who allegedly stole a motorcycle, also known as Okada, around Abule Teacher in Ipokia Local Government Area. In a statement …
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CHIEF David Obadofin, the traditional ruler of Aghara, Kabba-Bunu local government area of Kogi State, has died in the custody of his abductors after 12 days in captivity. He lamented that when the abductors noticed that Pa Obadofin was becoming too weak, they agreed to collect the sum of N2m …
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DOUGLAS Edris who was slain by a tricyclist has been buried in his hometown, Yenizue-Epie in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The ceremony which reportedly took place on Saturday, April 22, was a somber affair, with family and friends gathered to pay their final respects. Edris died on April …
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PERU’s former president, Alejandro Toledo, was jailed on Sunday, hours after arriving back in his homeland following extradition from the United States to face charges of money laundering and corruption during his mandate. The 77-year-old, who served as Peru’s president from 2001 to 2006, was flown in the evening by …
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