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About 19 robbery, kidnap suspects escape from custody in Calabar
About 19 armed robbery and kidnap suspects have reportedly escaped from the custody of the Cross River Police Command in Calabar.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday night.
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Soldier killed in operation to rescue kidnapped Lebanese in Ibadan
A soldier was killed during an operation launched by the army to rescue a Lebanese who was kidnapped alongside his aide in Ibadan.
It was gathered that the soldier, who is part of Operation Burst, was found dead in the hideout…
Katsina Abduction: Students will be freed soon says Minister
The Federal Government on Sunday assured that all the abducted students of Government Science secondary school, Kankara would return home safely.
Government said their release was a matter of time, but won't be long.
The…
Katsina Abduction: Parents protest as group demand students’ release
Amidst outrage over the abduction of many schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state, the Coalition of Northern Groups on Sunday threatened to mobilise…
333 students yet to be found says Katsina Gov
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari said on Sunday that at least 333 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara are still missing.
The governor spoke when the Minister of Defence, Gen. Salihi Magashi (retd.), led…
Brazilian football star, Robinho, sentenced to 9 years in prison for rape
Brazilian football star Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sexual assault on a young Albanian woman.
The Milan Court of Appeal on Thursday confirmed the sentence on Robson de Souza, alias Robinho, for…
Fake doctor arrested for parading as EFCC operative
One Williams Ogwezi, also known as Doctor Williams, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for parading himself as an official of the commission to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. …
Police arrest kidnappers of American freed by US Special Force
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two members of a trans-national kidnap syndicate involved in the kidnap of an American citizen, Philippe Nathan Walton.
Walton was kidnapped on 28th October, 2020 at his farm…
VICCDA seeks measures to end Violence Against Women
A Non-Governmental Organization Vision Centre for Communication and Development Advocacy (VICCDA), has called for decisive measures to be put in place to end violence against women.
VICCDA in a statement marking the 16 Days of…
All Army officers at COAS confab to go into isolation as senior officer tests positive for COVID-19
The Nigerian Army has cancelled the remaining activities in the ongoing Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference in Abuja following the testing positive for COVID-19 by a senior officer attending the conference.
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