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Police, Soldiers, DSS arrest #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja, Osogbo
Tens of #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja and Osogbo, Osun state have been arrested by the army, police and the Department of State Service.
The placard carrying protesters who claimed they are demanding for good governance had set out…
Gunmen kill journalist in Nasarawa
A former treasurer of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Nasarawa State Council, Benjamin Ekom, has been killed by yet to be identified gunmen.
Ekom was reportedly killed at his residence at Washo village, Nassarawa-Eggon Local…
Soldiers flee Boko Haram war to form robbery gang
Two former soldiers of the Nigerian Army have been arrested after they ran away from the war against Boko Haram to form an armed robbery gang.
The suspects, Kehinde Elijah and Ezeh Joseph told the police that they ran away from the…
Man lands in jail for buying Lamborghini with government COVID-19 loan
A Texas man, Lee Price III, 29, was on Tuesday jailed by a United States court for using $1.6 million government pandemic aid on a spending spree, including purchase of a $200,000 Lamborghini Urus.
Lee Price III was charged…
Man claims he got father’s permission to have sex with teenage daughters
A 28-year-old man, one Nduka Anyanwu, who was arrested for impregnating two teenage sisters, aged 13 and 17 years, has claimed that the girls' father gave him the permission to have carnal knowledge of the girls.
Anyanwu, who was…
Stray bullet kills one as ‘Yahoo boys’ protest police extortion in Delta
A young man was killed during a clash between youths, suspected to be 'Yahoo boys', and the police at Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, on Monday.
It was gathered that the youths had…
Soldier, 6 others arrested over Bullion Van robbery in Ebonyi
Less than a week after four policemen escorting a bullion van were killed by gunmen in Ebonyi State, the police have arrested seven armed robbers, including a serving and a dismissed Soldier for their alleged involvement in the…
Boko Haram kill 16 people in attack on Cameroon IDP camp
Boko Haram killed at least 16 people in an attack on a camp for internally displaced persons in northern Cameroon on Sunday.
The mayor of the area where the incident occurred, Mahamat Chetima Abba, confirmed the number of casualties…
Tragedy as father of 3 commits suicide in Enugu
Tragedy struck at the sleepy community of Umudiaka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, when a father of three children, identified as Emmanuel Eze committed suicide at an uncompleted building.
The now deceased Eze before taking…
Masters Degree holder attempts suicide over inability to repay N390,000 loan
A 45-year-old Masters Degree holder, Adeyinka Abiodun, has attempted suicide over his inability to repay a N390,000 loan he collected from a microfinance bank.
It was gathered that the loan, which Abiodun took in March this year,…