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The real reason Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, was denied bail by Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday has been revealed. Kanu had failed to inform the court of his inability to attend his trials over the last four years, …

The Department of State Security (DSS) rescued 21 youths yesterday after they stormed a house near the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) quarters in Tudun Wada, Jos North Local Council, Plateau State. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) told Jos newsmen that during interrogation, the rescued victims claimed to have been …

At least three persons lost their lives when a diesel tanker went up in flames in Kogi on Monday. Two others suffered burns from the incident which happened at Felele quarters on the Lokoja-Kabba road around 8:17 p.m. on Monday. FRSC’s commander Stephen Dawulung in Kogi, made the disclosure on Tuesday. Dawulung …

For hiring a man to kill her husband, a housewife has been apprehended in Yola. The services of one Kwaji Tizhe, was hired by the woman, named Hauwa Audu, who resides in Michika local government area, for N100, 000, to kill her husband, James Tizhe making an initial deposit of N7,000. Mrs. …

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has stated that officers of the agency arrested some politicians in possession of illicit drugs. This was stated on Sunday by Marwa when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Hard Copy’. The chairman said he was “somewhat disappointed” that the …

Ansaru militant group has reportedly proscribed political activities in some communities in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna. Newsextra24 learnt that fighters of the militant group, Ansaru reportey have bases in the LGA. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by Ishaq Kasai, chairman of Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU). According …

A seven-year-old primary one pupil was caught after he broke into a house, stole two phones and N4,000 in the Olomi area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The boy was also said to have cooked rice, ate all the meat in the pot and drank the milk he found in the …

Four people, Babangida Amodu (25), Oluwafemi Ibrahim (20), Ojo Ayodele (25) and Okunato Dada (20), have been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti. A three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and murder was brought against the convicted individuals. The four defendants were …

The governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has attributed the rise in crime rate, kidnapping, cultism and other social vices in the country to bad parenting. The minister of inister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, also shared Sanwo-Olu’s sentiment. The duo noted that the societal anomalies can be stamped out with effective parenting. …

Residents of Mada district under Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have fled their homes to safer communities like Kwatarkwashi following incessant attacks by bandits. The latest attacks in Mada and surrounding villages started on Thursday, June 23, when the bandits killed one local vigilante and abducted about seven people. …