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Police kill Notorious Kidnapper, Rescues Victim In Kastina
The Katsina State Police Command has killed a notorious kidnapper, Abubakar Nayabale and arrested another, Tanimu Salisu in Kurfi Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement…
CBN returns over N60 billion excess bank charges to customers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said it has so far recovered over N60 billion from erring banks as excessive charges imposed on customers. The bank also said it has equally returned sam…
Unknown gunmen kill policemen, Injure one at Ondo checkpoint
Two policemen have lost their lives following an attack at a checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Police Command in the state confirmed the killing of the po…
NYSC offers free medical treatment to 1000 persons in Niger state
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has offered free medical treatment to 1,000 residents of Maikusidi community and environs in Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger.Mrs Funmilayo Ajayi,…
Kemi Olunloyo claims Davido has being married since 2017
Controversial Nigerian journalist, Kemi Oluloyo is currently the talk of social media following her recent claims about singer Davido's marital status. According to her, the father of three who is cu…
Police Arrests 10 Armed Fulani Herdsmen In Ekiti
The police in Emure-Ekiti on Thursday night arrested 10 Fulani herdsmen allegedly armed with guns in Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The incident has caused a stir in the community.According to repor…
Fire razes 13 shops in Kano singer market
The Kano State Fire Service confirmed on Thursday that 11 temporary shops and two permanent ones in a one-storey building were destroyed by an early morning fire at Singer Market on Ado Bayero road, …
"Weird Things" Are Happening At Barcelona
Lionel Lionel Messi admits he feels 'weird things' are happening at Barcelona after club chief Josep Bartomeu was accused of hiring social media firm to criticize him and other top Barca players. He …
3 teenagers in court for raping 12-year-old girl in Lagos
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, has ordered three teenagers, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl, to be remanded in correctional custody. On Thursday, the police charged Segun Gbad…
APC tells Fayose He Isn't Qualified To Join The Party
The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has advised a former governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, to perish the thought of defecting to the APC. The State Publicity Secretary of th…
Jurgen Klopp replies young Man United fan who wants Liverpool to lose
Jurgen Klopp and his players are just a few steps to historical first Premier League diadem in 30 years, and with just five victories left, Liverpool may shatter some of the existing records to walk …
Coronavirus: importers lament negative impact on businesses
Some Nigerian businessmen have say that the outbreak of Coronavirus in China since January has grounded their businesses. The traders who import products from China told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Your name, religion is foreign - Daddy Freeze replies Pete Edochie
According to hot gist going round on social media, veteran actor Pete Edochie stated that a man who kneels down to propose to a woman is a fool. Explaining his reasons, he stated that it is a borrowe…
NYSC : Deployment scam lands man in jail after duping intending corpers
Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court on Thursday, sentenced one Wakili Yusuf Oladapo to three years imprisonment for scamming two prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), …
$500m loan not for NTA alone, Lai Mohammed clarifies
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has clarified that the 500 million dollar loan being sought from China is not for the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) alone. At a media…
Senators push motion for effective budget in Nigeria
Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP, Anambra) on Thursday sponsored a motion alongside five other lawmakers on ‘the need to establish a Visionary Budget-Driven National Planning Framework for Nigeria’.Speaking wi…
Messi talks about what would happen if he played with Ronaldo
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo are arguably known as the best footballers in the world for the past few years considering the rivalry between them. Cristiano …
COVID-19: Cured cases surpasses new confirmed cases – Embassy
The People’s Republic of China Embassy in Nigeria says 2 out of 13 provinces on Chinese mainland are not seeing new cases of confirmed COVID-19.According to a newsletter on “Fighting 2019-nCoV” by th…
NAF destroys ISWAP hideout, neutralises insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin in northern Borno. NAF said it also ne…
Angry youths raze mansion of kidnap kingpin, Okechukwu Uche in Imo
A mansion belonging to a suspected kidnap kingpin, Okechukwu Uche, in Owaelu Uratta Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state, has been demolished by irate youths of the community.Uche, who is …