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Ubulu-Uku: Teenage king set to receive staff of office
Delta State Government has indicated that it will on September 5, 2016 present staff of office to the 17-year old king of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, Obi Noah Chukwukah Akaeze I, in Aniocha South Local…
Zamfara 8 were not Christians- Yari
Speaking with newsmen after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, the Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, said the 8 people killed in the state over an alleged act…
Man who named dog Buhari fails to meet bail condition, sent to prison
Joe Chinakwe, the man who reportedly named his dog "Buhari"?, was on Monday arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ota, Ogun State.He was charged with committing an offence bothering on conduct likel…
Police rescue 13 chained teenagers, 15 others in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command had rescued 28 persons that included 13 teenagers found in chains in a house at Oke-Ira, Ojodu area of the state.The command's spokes?person, SP Dolapo Badmos, told the…
8 killed by angry mob in Zamfara over alleged blasphemy
No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara State.The violence followed a case of alleged blasphemy by a student of the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic in the commu…
Culture, tourism key to addressing challenges of lean resources, unemployment - Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said culture and tourism are key to addressing the challenges posed by lean resources and unemployment in the country.''In this period…
Report ranks Lagos as 3rd worst city to live in
Lagos has been ranked by a report in the Economist Intelligence Unit, as the third worst city to live, maintaining its position at the lowest rungs of the Global Liveability Index, GLI.The liveabilit…
Several killed and injured in attempted jailbreak in Abakaliki
Another attempted jail break ended very tragically on Thursday, with the death of several inmates, while many others sustained bullet injuries.The incident occurred at the Abakaliki prisons in Ebonyi…
Adamawa doctor arrested for removing patient's kidney
Men of Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a medical doctor, Hassan Yakubu, for allegedly removing his patient's kidney.Yakubu, who works in a private clinic in Yola, was alleged to have remov…
Escaped Chibok girl: I miss my Boko Haram husband
Twenty-one year-old Amina Nkeki Ali, the first of the 219 kidnapped Chibok school girls to be rescued from Boko Haram den, shocked the world on Wednesday when she announced her readiness to reu…
Robbers attack CBN bullion van, kill 2 policemen, injure 3 others
Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a bullion van belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at Hawan Kibo Hills near Riyom in Plateau State, killing two policemen attached to the van as escorts.Th…
23 Prison Officers dismissed, 11 others suspended over jailbreak
The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has approved the dismissal of 23 prisons officers over the recent jailbreaks in Abuja and Kogi State.…
15 inmates escape from Nsukka prison
At least 15 inmates have escaped in a jailbreak that occurred at Nsukka Prison in Enugu state. Quoting a source at the prison, NAN said the inmates broke their cells and scaled over the perimete…
Herbalist Kills Brother While Testing Anti-Bullet Charm In Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command is making frantic efforts to arrest one Ekene Oluka, a 26-year old man from Amagu Uwani,Mgboko Aku community in Igboetiti local gov…
MEND planning to assassinate me, Ex-President says
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied joining other Ijaw leaders in sponsoring the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta region.Jonathan said that his position both in and out of office …
Five dead, two injured as Army, villagers clash in Niger
A clash between some military personnel and villagers in Niger State on Thursday morning has left five persons feared dead while two others were injured.The two injured were said to be soldiers while…
My Husband Won't Abandon Biafra Struggle, Nnamdi Kanu's Wife Tells FG
Wife of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Uchechi, has said that it is too late for him to shelve his struggle for a Biafra Republic.She warned those …
2 pensioners slump during protest in Benue
There was a near break down of law and order at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi yesterday when Benue State pensioners refused to vacate the state seat of power insist?ing that their demands be met.T…