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Members of the Ansaru terrorists group have now turned themselves into constituted authorities in many villages of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, urging hapless resident to revolt against the government of the day. The group’s strategy of pitting the citizenry against the government formed the theme of …

Police in the Eastern Cape province said on Wednesday that the proprietor of the pub where 21 youngsters inexplicably perished last month in the South African seaside town of East London had been detained. The cause of the teens’ deaths has not yet been determined by forensic investigators, but a …

49-year-old Akinola Ademola has been sentenced to death by hanging for offences of armed robbery and murder, of his elder brother in Ekiti State. He was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye of Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti in December 2020. The charge reads, “that Akinola Ademola, on 19th …

A man identified as Kosarachukwu Ugwuka has confessed before a shrine to have killed his elder brother with rat poison in Akala village in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.Lagos: Robbers Push Lady From Car, Suspect Dies After Police Chase Kosarachukwu made the confession on Sunday, July …

The Baale of Otun community, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Oluwaseye Fagbenro, has said purification ritual would be carried out to cleanse the community of the “inhuman act” after a man, Ponle Adebanjo, defiled the land by burning his wife, Lateefat, to death. Speaking with …

A Nollywood actor, Prince Abuchi Ikpo, has been found dead in his apartment in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday said the actor’s body was found locked up inside the house on Monday. Edafe said, “The …

23-year-old Computer Science student of the National Open University, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mohammed Isiaka, has been shot dead by suspected cultists. The State Police spokesperson, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, who disclosed this in a statement said the command received information at about 4.30pm on Tuesday, July 12 that a group of …

The National Population Commission (NPC) has foiled an attempt to hack its 2023 census recruitment portal. Chidi Ezeoke, the NPC Commissioner for Anambra, made the announcement at a news conference in Awka. According to Ezeoke, the NPC has set up a digitalised online geo-fenced portal to recruit personnel from selected …

The spokesperson of the Delta state police command, DSP Bright Edafe has stated that Nigerians having sexual intercourse with a person despite them withdrawing their consent even in the middle of the act can be termed rape and attracts a 14-year jail-term. This was made known by the Delta state police …

A lady identified as Loveth was dispossessed of her belongings by four men and pushed out of moving car which boarded at Bolade area of Oshodi, Lagos State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a Twitter post said after a patrol team gave …