Former Nigerian goalkeeper and assistant coach of the Super Eagles, Joe Erico is dead. Joe Erico was an apostle of ‘Jogo Bonito’ – an aesthetic football philosophy that is based on the tip-tap playing pattern similar to that of Brazilian Samba. Erico, popularly known as ‘Jogo Bonito Exponent,’ was a …
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*ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH BY THE ANAMBRA STATE COMMAND AS POLICE OPERATIVES DISLODGED ARMED ROBBERY SYNDICATES TERRORISING NKPOR JUNCTION,AWKA UKPO AND OBOSI* *Arrested four suspects and recover three firearms, ammunition and other exhibits* Following review of it’s crime prevention strategies and prompt response to distress calls in the year 2021,the Command has …
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Portraits Of Blood(1): Death threats, “murders” indiscriminate arrests, The post-Lekki shooting cover-up Investigative journalist ‘Fisayo Soyombo spent 10 weeks tracing the deaths, disappearances and injuries from the military intervention into the Lekki toll gate protest of October 20, 2020. In the first of this three-part series, he details the death …
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An unidentified driver killed a yet to be identified man along Ihiala Owerri road at about 5pm on Wednesday, January 20,Newsextra24 reports. According to eyewitness, the yet-to-be-identified man was found lying in the pool of his blood by the roadside after he was run over by an unidentified driver. A …
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The Nigeria Police on Wednesday, paraded a 20-year old man, Abubakar Amodu, for arranging with a gang to kidnap his father and collect a ransom of N2 million. Amodu was one of 25 suspects paraded by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, for various offences in Abuja. The …
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Police have arrested 4 member syndicate of suspected kidnappers in Kano after rescuing the victim unhurt, Newsextra24 reports. The suspected kidnappers’ group led by a woman, Maryam Mohammed, alias Hajiya aged 23, operated before their arrest in Zamfara and Kano, according to a statement issued by Kano Command Spokesman, DSP …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed why former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, jumped bail and fled to Niger Republic. Maina is on trial for money laundering charges before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Late in 2020, he was found by …
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A 40-year-old Nigerian has been arrested by immigration officers in Thailand for allegedly overstaying his visa by 2,683 days. It was discovered that Onyebuchi Ezedinugwu had entered Thailand in April 2014 on a 60-day tourist visa with permission to stay until June 25 of same year. He was, however, arrested …
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Anambra Traditional Ruler Drags His Subject To Court For Refusing To Address Him As ‘Igwe’ The traditional ruler of Isiagu community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Austin Ozoemenam Nwankwo, has dragged one of his subjects, Chief Ben Ifeatu, to court for refusing to recognize him …
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A 35-year-old man popularly known as Jaja, has been electrocuted while dismantling Christmas light decorations in Asaba, the Delta State capital, Newsextra24 reports. Newsextra24 gathered that the incident happened along Nnebisi Road on Monday, January 18. The victim, a staff of Abba Solar & Digital Tech Ltd, was said to …
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