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Tenant remanded for allegedly defiling landlord’s daughter

22 August 2024

Mojeed appeared before the Chief Magistrate of the Iyaganku Family Court, Mrs. Olabisi Ogunkanmi. The prosecutor, Inspector Gbemisola Adedeji, presented the case to the court, alleging that Mojeed lured the young girl into his room and committed the heinous act. The court, finding the allegations credible, ordered Mojeed to be remanded in custody at the […]

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Police arrest man for kidnapping six-year-old in Katsina 

22 August 2024

A 21-year-old man, Halilu Yusuf, of Gezawa, via Shinkafi village has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping a 6-year-old boy. The suspect who was a mentee of the boy’s father, lured the child away from their home in Kofar-Sauri and demanded a ransom of N2 million. After abducting the boy, […]

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Stephen Chamberlain fatally struck by car

20 August 2024

Stephen Chamberlain, the co-defendant of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch in a recent US fraud trial, has tragically died in a car accident. Chamberlain, who was acquitted along with Lynch, was struck by a car while running in Cambridgeshire, England. Chamberlain, a former vice-president of finance at Autonomy and later the chief operating officer of […]

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Ogun INEC REC slumps, dies in Abuja

20 August 2024

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suffered a devastating loss with the sudden passing of its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ogun State, Niyi Ijalaye. Ijalaye, a respected figure within INEC, succumbed to a medical emergency on Monday evening. According to reliable sources, he collapsed at his hotel room in Abuja shortly after attending […]

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Okada rider killed, passengers hospitalised as truck rams into mini-bus in Delta

20 August 2024

The chain of events began when a minibus was stopped by police for driving against traffic. As the minibus was halted, a truck lost control and collided with it. The impact of the collision caused the minibus to strike a motorcycle and its passengers. Tragically, the motorcycle rider lost their life instantly, and three others […]

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Police arrest wanted cult leader in Ogun

17 August 2024

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old wanted suspected cultist, Olamilekan Akojede, in Oja Oda, Yewa-North Local Government Area of the state. Akojede was reportedly arrested at about 2:30 pm on Friday. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola who confirmed the arrest  in a statement posted on her X handle,  said the […]

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Man lands in police net for assaulting 4-year-old son in Ekiti

16 August 2024

Ekiti State Police Command has arrested one Kunle Ogunnusi, a resident of Oke-Ila,Ado-Ekiti, who allegedly inflicted injuries on his 4-year-old son, while correcting him. This is contained in a statement by the police spokesman in the state, SundayAbutu, indicating that the suspect was arrested following a tip-off by residents of hisOke-Ila community. During interrogation, the […]

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Several Shops Affected As Fire Guts 7-Storey Building

16 August 2024

The incident happened on Friday on Sanni Adewale Street in Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters from the Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations were dispatched immediately after receiving a distress call […]

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Two dead bodies recovered from pond in Jigawa

14 August 2024

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps ,NSCDC, in Jigawa State has recovered the remains of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer ,PPRO,  Badaruddeen Tijjani, made this known in a statement issued  in Dutse. Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20 […]

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Heavy rainfall claims three lives in Bauchi

13 August 2024

It was gathered that the rain which fell for three consecutive days also claimed the lives of domestic animals, destroyed farmlands and other valuable properties worth millions of naira. Responding to the tragic incident, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, established a high-level committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government,  Ibrahim  Mohammed, to assess […]

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