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Seven intending pilgrims from Kano State, who left the country for Jidda on Thursday, have been deported from the King Abdulazeez Airport over fake visas. Five of the deported pilgrims travelled to Saudi Arabia for hajj through tour operators, while the two others were from the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare …

41-year-old suspected ritualist, Ibrahim Hamza, has been arrested by the police for being in possession of human skull in Kwara State. The State Police spokesperson, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, who disclosed this in a statement said the police received information that some suspected ritualists whose stock in trade is buying, trading …

25-year-old Suleiman Idris, who is a citizen of Niger Republic has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing a mother and her daughter. A High Court in Birninkebbi, Kebbi State, sentenced Suleiman Idris after he was convicted of murdering a mother and her daughter, Sa’adiya Idris and khadiza Alkali …

A state high court sitting in Ondo has sentenced one Daniyan Ojo to death for killing his wife, Dorcas Daniyan by setting the deceased ablaze. Source learnt that the 50-year-old convict who is welder, was found guilty of committing the offence as he set their house ablaze and locked the …

For violating George Floyd’s civil rights, 46 years old former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. This is coming after Chauvin, who is already serving a 22-year state prison sentence for the on-duty murder of Mr Floyd, pleaded guilty to the separate …

Following a gun battle, early Friday morning between operatives and robbers, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recovered stolen vehicles. The Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh who confirmed this via a statement said that some stolen vehicles and other items were recovered. The police, at about 2 …

After leaving home in Ibadan to an unknown destination, a 19-year-old student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Jamila Ayo Abu, has been declared missing. Jamila Ayo Abu who is an 100-level student reportedly stepped out of her parents’ home at Ireakari Estate, along Akala-Expressway, Ibadan, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, …

Japan’s former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe may have died as a result of gunshot, with reports indicating that the nation’s longest-serving premier was showing no vital signs. The Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, told reporters that the former Prime Minister was reportedly shot at about 11:30 am in the country’s …

A court sitting in Lagos has remanded a bus driver for stripping himself naked and smearing officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority with faeces to prevent the seizure of his vehicle. This was made known by the LASTMA spokesperson, Olumide Filade. According to Filade, the suspect was arrested on July …

23-year-old medical student of Makindu Medical Training College, Kenya, Edwin Kamau, has been arrested by the police after he staged his own kidnapping to milk money from his parents. Directorate of Criminal Investigations-DCI, in a statement on Thursday, July 7, said Edwin Kamau ‘disappeared’ last Sunday before he blocked his …