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Man killed over alleged blasphemy in Bauchi
An irate mob in Bauchi has killed a man simply identified as Yunusa after he was accused of making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The incident was said to have taken place…
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JUST IN: Former SUG President shot dead
A young man named Endwell Ahuize Ejindu was shot dead in the Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. Ejindu was ambushed and shot at close range by unknown assailants along…
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Mob overpower police, kill man over blasphemy
An individual identified as Yunusa was killed by an angry mob in the Nasaru community of the Ningi local government area for allegedly making blasphemous comments about Prophet Muhammad. According to local…
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IGP Egbetokun Reacts To Call For His Sack By President Tinubu
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has reacted to the calls for him to be sacked by President Bola Tinubu. The IGP on Thursday, during a meeting with commanders in Abuja,…
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BREAKING: 1 dead, 2 policemen injured as hoodlums unleash mayhem in Kano
Some suspected hoodlums have unleashed mayhem on Jaen Makera quarters in Kano metropolis, killing one person and injuring two policemen. The outgoing Commissioner of police, AIG Usaini Gumel disclosed this in a…
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Court remands 11 over alleged robbery, unlawful possession of firearms
Eleven individuals, including Bamidele Bakare, Muriana Anuoluwapo, Sheriff Alausa, Emmanuel David, Godwin Asado, Abdullahi Taoheed, Olorunwa Ayeniran, Taoheed Alade, Abdullahi Isa, Bolaji Oseni, and Tobi Adedayo, have been remanded by the Chief…
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Police launch manhunt for hit-and-run driver who killed two passengers
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspected hit-and-run driver responsible for the deaths of two male travelers, Yahaya Suleiman and Emeka. The incident occurred at the Kara…
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Woman arraigne for alleged N39.8 million fraud in Fidelity Structures
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Nwodo Martha, a former Principal Manager at Fidelity Structures Limited before Justice H. U. Ezugwu of the…
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Woman remanded for inserting burning firewood into 12-year-old girl’s private parts
In Abeokuta, a 25-year-old woman has been held in custody by the Isabo Magistrates’ Court on charges of severely injuring a 12-year-old girl. The incident allegedly involved inserting a burning piece of…
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Court remands ex-Punch staff over alleged N950 million fraud
A former employee of Punch Newspaper Ltd, Olusegun Ogunbanjo, has been ordered to be remanded at the Kirikiri correctional facility by an Ikeja Special Offences Court over an alleged N950 million fraud.…
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Court Declines to Grant Abba Kyari’s Bail Request
Justice Emeka Nwite has declined to grant bail to suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, and two other suspended senior police officers. In separate rulings, the court held that the defendants…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kill one amid Rivers local govt leadership crisis
Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed one Endwell Awunze at Ula-Pata-Ahoada in Ahaoda Local Government Area of Rivers State. The deceased, until death, was an oil pipeline surveillance worker. Awunze was…