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25 died in Rivers’ illegal refinery explosion — Community Fresh facts emerging from the explosion site of an illegal refinery in Rumuekpe, Emoha Local Government Area, Rivers State, have indicated that over 25 persons died in the incident. It was gathered that many of the victims were burnt beyond recognition …

The Katsina State Police Command has succeeded in arresting two armed robbers camouflaging as officers of the Nigerian Army and Police Force to rob unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables. The two suspects identified as Yahaya Armaya’u 35, (alias KOFUR) and Bashir Isiyaku 32, (alias SOJA) both from …

A London High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, has ordered a United Kingdom based Nigerian blogger, Maureen Badejo to pay a six-figure sum of damages in Pound Sterling to both Pastor and Mrs. Daniel Olukoya immediately, for her defamatory publications against the couple. The court gave the judgement on …

The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, said 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town when suspected gunmen attacked the facility. Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Anjorin, confirmed the figure. Anjorin said all the 837 awaiting trial inmates were freed by the attackers but the …

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel to the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed that henceforth, there would be media presence in the courtroom during the hearing of the IPOB leader’s case. He said this while reacting to the allegations against Nnamdi Kanu by the Attorney …

Igboho said some politicians have been “pressurising” him and his wife to sign documents they could use to beg President Muhammadu Buhari and his political circle on his (Igboho’s) behalf. Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has revealed that some yoruba political leaders are asking him …

Senator Shehu Sani is of the opinion that the management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, should be held responsible for the abduction of two corpers in Zamfara state, Newsextra24 Reports. From The Information Gathered By Newsextra24 , Iorliam Jennifer Awashima, pictured below, and one of her colleagues were …

I Plotted My Cousin’s Kidnap And Murder To Avoid Repaying N1.4m I Owed Her -Suspect Arrested In Kaduna Tells Police A 36-year-old man, Abubakar Halilu, has been arrested by the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) for plotting the kidnap and murder of his cousin, Newsextra24 reports. According to the police, …

The district head of Batsari (Sarkin-Ruman Katsina) in Katsina State, Tukur Mu’azu Ruma, has said bandits fleeing from the onslaught in neighbouring Zamfara and Kaduna states are infiltrating and taking over farming communities in Batsari local government area of Katsina State. According to him, the current onslaught is causing hardship …

Prison break: Soldier, Amotekun official killed in Oyo, manhunt launched for 575 fleeing inmates Security agents have launched a manhunt for fleeing 575 inmates of the Oyo Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo State, freed by gunmen around 9.30pm on Friday. About 262 inmates had been reportedly recaptured. The heavily …