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The Chief Imam of Enagi town, Alhaji Attahiru Alhassan, has been stabbed to death for allegedly having a sexual relationship with the second wife of one Umaru Jubrin. Jubrin, 35, was said to have caught the Chief Imam who was 48 years old and his wife in bed at a …

Suspected members of Boko Haram on Tuesday evening invaded Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar local government area of troubled Borno state and wreaked havoc without confrontation. This time around, the armed insurgents razed down the Divisional Police Command, schools, shops and residential houses as they hoist their flags in strategic …

Escapees of Owerri Custodial Centre, Imo State Nigerian Correctional Service

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, an unidentified vehicle hit and injured a pedestrian along the Jakande end of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway. Officers of the Lekki Concession Company’s (LCC) Patrol Team around the vicinity immediately mobilised and administered first aid treatment on the man. The LCC’s Incident and Security Teams then …

The kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls from Chibok seven years ago led to the launching of a multi-million dollar plan, backed by a former UK prime minister, to bolster security at schools – but it failed to stop abductions and protect children. The swirl of dust thrown up as …

A gas explosion has rocked the Amuwo-Odofin LGA of Lagos state. This was said to have happened around 7pm on Tuesday 13 April 2021 at Iyasoko street, Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin. Confirming the development, Nosa Okunbor, spokesperson of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said officials of the agency are on …

The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Aisha Bello Muhammad Matawalle has secured appointments of Special Assistants to Governor Bello Matawalle for 20 members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state. The First Lady’s spokesperson, Zainab Abdullahi, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday. Speaking …

A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has broken his silence on his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of public funds. Okorocha was arrested by the EFCC operatives at about 4:10pm on Tuesday at his Unity House office located at Garki, Abuja. …

on Easter Monday we got a news that there was a prison break in owerri and for 24hours we couldnt locate him until he called and tell us his where about. we reach out to his location in owerri and he explain to us how it happens and how everyone …

Lagos State Government, on Monday, said that it has taken over the welfare of Mary Daniel, the 26-year-old homeless amputee and single mother, whose tragic story trended on social media platforms over the weekend. Speaking on the intervention of the State Government, the Special Adviser to the State Governor on …