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Friends and relatives of a young man in his thirties simply identified as Teebam are currently seeking for justice after his wife, Ifeoluwa burnt him alive. Newsextra24 learnt that the tragic incident happened on Sunday night, July 17. According to sources, the husband identified as Teebam returned from Cairo to surprise his …

At least six persons were killed on Tuesday afternoon when bandits attacked Ruwan Godiya and Kwai communities in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. They also injured scores and rustled several animals. Residents said the bandits, numbering over a hundred, stormed the communities on motorcycles between 12 noon and …

Troops have killed a notorious bandit terrorising villagers around Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday said the bandit was intercepted at the Kidunu area around Eastern By-Pass within the LGA Aruwan …

Operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command have arrested suspected drug dealer and recovered 265 wraps of substance suspected to be marijuana. The state police spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 19, said the suspect was arrested on his way to criminal …

Suspected hoodlums have abducted the Chairman of All Progressives Congress in Ugu Ward in Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Edo State, Godwin Aigbogun. He was reportedly kidnapped on his way from his farm on Monday evening. A chieftain of the APC in Ugu, who spoke in confidence, said he was informed …

25-year-old man died after falling into a well at Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Head of Media and Publicity at Kwara Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, who confirmed this in a statement issued in Ilorin, said that firemen were able to recover the corpse and …

At least 15 suspected armed robbers, cultists and drug dealers have been nabbed by the Police Command in Ekiti State from their hideout in Ado-Ekiti. This was revealed on Tuesday in a statement in Ado-Ekiti by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu. The cracked down suspects include Musa Madaki, 35; …

The Residential Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini has disclosed that Senate President Ahmad Lawan, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio and other politicians who obtained more than one nomination form, risk two years’ imprisonment under the Electoral Act, 2022. This was disclosed on Tuesday by …

Kenneth Gbagi, the former state minister for education, was fined by a Delta State High Court in Warri for mistreating employees, according to NAN. Gbagi is running for governor of Delta State on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) ticket in 2023. He was accused of ordering four employees at his Signatious …

The Niger State Police Command paraded ten notorious suspects, including a female, in Minna, the state capital, for alleged thuggery and youth restiveness. It also apprehended a gangster who had been on the run since stabbing Muhammed of Kwangila, Minna, to death last month. The arrest, according to the State …