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A family in Ogun state was thrown into mourning last Friday, January 7, after a reckless driver crushed two of their children, Olamide(15) and Damilola(11) Opayemi, to death. Their uncle, Yomi Opayemi, who took to his Facebook page to mourn them, said the driver was leaving the police station with …

A former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Lawman Duruji, has been kidnapped, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that Duruji was kidnapped at Ehime Mbano LGA on Saturday at Oriagu while returning from a function. Also kidnapped is a businessman in Owerri, popularly known as Ezzybee. …

KDSG Security Update: Monday 10th January 2022. Troops foil attack, neutralize five terrorists in Giwa LGA The Kaduna State Government has been informed by the military authorities that troops foiled an attack and neutralized five terrorists in Kwanan Bataro, Giwa Local Government Area. According to the operational feedback, the troops …

NIA storms Peoples Gazette’s head office; demands source of confidential memo exposing DG Rufai Abubakar Operatives of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Monday stormed the head office of Peoples Gazette in Abuja, demanding to see the online newspaper’s managing editor, a reporter and bearing a letter that threatened “other …

A 76-year-old grandfather, Osagie Robert has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA with cannabis in Edo. The septuagenarian, popularly called old soldier was arrested on Friday 7th January, 2022 in Egor, Oredo area of the state for dealing in Cannabis, a statement issued by …

A 14-year-old boy (name withheld) has narrowly escaped being killed by his neighbour, who allegedly wanted to use him for ritual purposes. The incident happened at Ubomiri community, in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State last Friday. The 40-year-old suspect from Anambra State, who is now in police custody, …

The Senate has uncovered how N14.7bn proceed of defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) was hidden in Commercial Banks by the  Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE). The probe is carried out by Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South led Senate Committee on  Public Accounts. The Committee …

How my brother, six other Osun partygoers died mysteriously after drinking alchoholic mixture, skushies – Family member A 30-year-old Osun-born tiler, Saheed Adeleke, and seven of his friends died in mysterious circumstances after taking an alcohol mixture known as skushies. Ismail, Saheed’s brother, 31, tells GODFREY GEORGE he suspects foul …

President Muhammadu Buhari h as vowed to hunt down and eliminate terrorists, including those who committed mass killings in Zamfara State during the week. B8uahri also stated that the ongoing offensive against criminals will get more intense via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam …

As part of the effort to guarantee tranquility and ensure safety of lives and properties, the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Olawale Olokode has reteirated that the ban on all annual Carnivals in the State is still in full force. In a press statement e-signed and released to …