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The Police Command in Katsina has arrested a 43-year-old man, Muhammad Abba, who was exposed by his wife for allegedly looting women’s shoes during the Monday morning inferno at the Katsina Central Market. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Gambo Isah, who disclosed this to newsmen, said that 33 other …

Police Arraign Lawyer For ‘Stealing N5m’ In Ebonyi The Ebonyi State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned a 52-year-old lawyer, for allegedly stealing the sum of N5 million, belonging to one Igwe Nwokpata, in the state. The first defendant, Barr Onu Onwe, it was gathered, had been a lawyer to the …

Several persons have been reported missing and many houses burnt down in a renewed boundary clash between the people of Oku Iboku and Ikot Offiong in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State and Odukpani local government area of Cross River State. The renewed communal clash, which occurred on …

Bayelsa Student Commits Suicide After Family Members Tagged Him A Failure (Photos) 200-level student of History and Diplomacy in the Federal University Otuoke (FUO), Arikekpar Lucky, allegedly suffering from depression, has committed suicide, Newsextra24 reports. It was gathered that the 27-year-old student popularly known as Don Zednas, hung himself with …

Soldiers Open Fire On Women Protesting Against Indiscriminate Arrest Of Southern Kaduna Youths, Kill One, Injure Many Others Newsextra24 At least one person was killed when operatives of the Nigerian Army opened fire on women demontrating against incessant arrest of their children by the military in Southern Kaduna, Newsextra24 has …

This took place in the most popular school on Benue State. Mount Saint Gabriel’s Secondary School. This country is very lawless. How can you do this to someone’s child. It’s just sad and disheartening. A Nigerian man, Austine Zeku Torkuma wrote: A priest/principal/staff that superintends over this kind of dehumanization …

Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, says if bandits are not assured of their safety and rehabilitation, they will not let go of their arms. Gumi made the comment on Wednesday during a virtual event hosted by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies. The meeting was organised to discuss …

…pays affected farmer Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps on Wednesday arrested an 80-year-old herder, Mr. Dauji Ibrahim, for destroying farmland at Ero village in Ifedore Local Government. Ibrahim was going to Kogi State from Osun State when he and others stopped to rest at a …

One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, says herders are facing so many challenges from hostile host committees including vigilante groups and other criminal elements who rustle cows in the country. The group said some displaced herders in the country, who were dispossessed …

At least two persons have been killed and one other kidnaped in a fresh attack on Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara state. The slain are staff of Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda. They were killed early hours of Wednesday by suspected Bandits. The gunmen stormed the community around 2:00am …