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IGP deploys 31,000 police officers for Edo election
The Inspector General of police, Mohammed Adamu says thirty one thousand police officers and men are expected to take charge of policing and other security issues in Edo gubernatorial election billed for September 19.
The IG…
EFCC arrests two Lecturers, 28 others for Internet fraud in Kwara
Operatives of the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Ilorin zonal office, have arrested two lecturers of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, identified as Abdulahi Opashola and Adebisi Ademola…
Two herdsmen arrested for raping teenager during robbery in Ogun
Two herdsmen have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for armed robbery and rape.
The suspects, were identified as Abu Adamu and Muhammadu Aliyu, were among a group of armed herdsmen that invaded a farm settlement…
Falana moves to save Kano singer from hangman, drags FG, Kano to African Commission
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has taken steps to save Kano singer, Sharif Yahya who was condemned to death by hanging by a Kano state Sharia Court for blasphemy from the hangman.
The renowned…
Two in police net over killing of Kano physiotherapist
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a physiotherapist, Rabo Ringim, in Kano.
Ringim, a staff of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, was reportedly killed on Thursday by hoodlums who attempted to snatch…
Army will not rest until Nigeria is completely rid of banditry says Buratai
Unhappy with the activities of bandits in the North-West zone of the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai on Saturday declared that the Nigerian Army will not rest until the country was completely rid of…
Rivers notorious kidnapper, Bobisky dies hours after arrest
The age long saying ‘everyday for the thief but one day for the owner of the house’ came to the fore in Rivers State on Saturday, as a notorious and most wanted armed robber and kidnapper, Honest Diagbara better known as Bobisky…
Ortom asks army to release 35 repentant militiamen to Benue Govt
About 72 hours after Terwase Akwaza aka Gana, notorious criminal who embraced the state government’s amnesty programme, was reportedly killed in a controversial circumstance by soldiers, the Benue state government on Friday…
Two killed, houses burnt as gunmen invade Southern Kaduna again
At least two persons have been killed and several houses burnt as suspected gunmen on Friday attacked the Manyi-Mashin village in Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna.
The Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), in a…
Gana’s wife demands N5bn compensation from FG for Benue militia leader’s killing
Wife of murdered Benue militia leader, Terwase Akwaza AKA 'Gana', has demanded N5bn as compensation from the Federal Government over the killing of her husband by soldiers.
Gana was shot dead by soldiers on Wednesday shortly…