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Rescued Imo Traditional Ruler Recounts Ordeal In Kidnappers’ Den
A former Chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Samuel Agunwa Ohiri, has recounted his ordeal in kidnappers’ den. Ohiri, ...
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Truck Loses Control, Kills Poly Student In Kwara
A student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin was on Tuesday killed as a result of the truck that lost control in Sango area ...
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32-yr-old Bank Staff Commits Suicide
Uneasy calm pervaded one of the first-generation banks in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, following the recovery of the lifeless body of ...
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Two People Arrested Over Alleged Slitting Of Neighbour’s Throat In Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects identified as Abdullateef Yakubu and Yakubu Olanrewaju of Shao Garage area, ...
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Two Dead In Sokoto Deputy Governor’s Convoy Accident
Two persons have died in an accident involving the convoy of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Muhammad Idris Gobir. The victims a policeman and ...
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Mother Of Quadruplets Held In Hospital Over N4m Bill
After waiting in the Lord for the fruit of the womb for 12 years, a housewife in Delta State has been delivered of ...
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How Syndicate Steals Children In Kano, Bauchi, Sells In Anambra, Lagos – Police
In what appears a new dimension to child trafficking, the Police Thursday unraveled a nine-man syndicate that specialises in child theft in the ...
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How Girlfriend Shoots Policeman To Death In Imo
A policeman attached to the Imo State Police Command, Cosmas Ugwu, has been shot dead by his girlfriend. Ugwu was shot dead on ...
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Soun: God destined Olaoye to be king – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has declared that the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi ...
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Seven Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Anambra Nightclub
Seven people including members of a local vigilante group were feared killed in an attack by gunmen on Porsche nightclub at Oba, in ...
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Alleged Rape: Kwara Court Remands Herbalist Atakoro, Accomplice
An Ilorin Magistrate’s court in Kwara State on Tuesday ordered the remand of an Ibadan- based social media influencer and herbalist, Sultan Ojuwoni ...
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Tanker Explosion Claims 25 Lives With 15 Injured in Kwara
No fewer than 25 lives were lost while 15 others were seriously injured in a petrol tanker fire on Tuesday in Kwara State. ...
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Business Guru Bamidele Babatunde, Honoured With ‘Philanthropist Award’
Chief Bamidele Babatunde, a businessman and a philanthropist, has been honoured with the ‘Philanthropist Award’ in recognition of his altruistic acts and service to ...
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Police confirms Arrest Of 14-Year-Old Girl Over FUT Minna Lecturer’s Murder
The police authorities in Niger State have arrested the prime suspect in the killing of a Federal University of Technology Minna lecturer, Dr ...
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Police Confirms Arrest Of Boy Friend Of Lady Who Died During Sex Romp In Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed arrest of a young lady has reportedly died during a sex romp with her boy friend ...
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Revealed: Lifestyles of Ibadan ‘Clerics’ Caught With Human Head, Body Parts
When the video of three suspects –Ramoni Opeyemi a.k.a Alubarika; Taofeek Olalekan a.k.a K’abelohun and Tayo Akinrinola a.k.a Ifa caught with fresh human ...
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Boat Carrying Over 80 Passengers Capsizes In Taraba
A tragic incident occurred in the Binneri community of Karim Lamido, Taraba state, where a boat carrying more than 80 passengers capsized on ...
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14-yr-Old Boy Commits Suicide
Residents of Ekondo street in Calabar agitated and are asking questions how a fourteen year-old could commit suicide with a shoelace as string. ...
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UNIPORT Undergraduate Found Dead In Boyfriend’s Home
A 300-level student of Biological Chemistry at the University of Port Harcourt has been found dead in the home of her boyfriend. The ...
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Fallen Tree Killed Two, Injured Ten In Kwara
Two persons have reportedly died with ten sustained different degrees of injuries as a branch of a big tree fell on passers-by, shop ...
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5 Burnt To Ashes In Fuel Tanker’s Accident In Kwara
Five persons were reportedly burnt to ashes on Saturday in Kwara State during a fire outbreak that was caused by the spill from ...
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Two Die in Lone Accident In Kwara
Two persons were at the weekend crushed to death at a checkpoint in the Moro local government area of Kwara State. It was ...
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Unilorin Student Commits Suicide Over N500,000 Indebtness, As Institution Launches Investigation
Sanni Hameedat, a 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, has reportedly committed suicide over N500, 000 unpaid loan from an online loan ...
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Osun vows to treat unregistered tricycle owners as criminals
Osun State Government has ordered commercial tricycle operators working in the state to ensure that they have valid documents to back their
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I don’t hijack trucks, I only connive with drivers to divert them to sell loaded goods —Gang leader
The leader of a gang which allegedly specialised in hijacking trucks conveying valuable goods to specified destination, Moses Olatunji Isaac, has claimed that ...
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Vehicle chased by LASTMA kills pregnant woman, 2 children, tricyclist
Tragedy struck on Tuesday, in the Ago, Okota area of Isolo Local Government Area, LGA, of Lagos State, when a vehicle, chased by ...
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Man drags hospital to court over wife’s death
A man identified as Festus Godson Egede has dragged the managing director of Eku Baptist/General Hospital in Delta State, along with a team ...
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Missing University Student Found Dead
A university student, Blessing Karami, who was declared missing on September 11, has been found dead, police authorities said on Thursday. It was ...
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Again, Court denies Tani Olohun bail
The bid of the popular traditionalist, Abdulazeez Agboola Tani Olohun to secure his freedom suffered another setback on Tuesday as Kwara state Magistrate’s court ...
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Why Senator’s aide was shot dead – Suspects
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to the killing of Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to Senator Solomon Adeola, ...
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Traditional rulers on the run as cultists list them for killing
Traditional rulers in Bodo city, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, have scampered for safety, following the reports that their names were ...
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Dead body found inside fish pond in Kwara
A dead body has been recovered from a Fish pond in Alibarika Community of Ogidi area, in the Ilorin South Local Government of ...
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Dogs kill 5-year-old child, injure mother
Residents of Hallelujah Estate in Osogbo, Osun State capital, yesterday, were in agony as two dogs devour a five-year-old child. The cross breed ...
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One feared killed as masquerade, worshippers clash in Enugu
A young man identified as ‘Cross,’ from Amankpo Umu-Ezike, Aku, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been feared killed when masquerade worshippers ...
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Slain AAU final year student’s family alleges ritual, demands justice
The family of the slain final year student of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Oghenefejiro Success Regha has appealed to Edo and ...
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Why Anambra Pentecostal pastor committed suicide – Source
A man, identified as a pastor of a Pentecostal church in Nnewi, Anambra State, Prosper Obum Igboke, has allegedly committed suicide after a ...
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Police arrest fraudster for hacking Wazobia FM presenter’s Facebook account
A 26-year-old fraudster from Kogi state, Victor Adaojo, who hacked the Facebook account of popular Wazobia FM veteran broadcaster, Mr Expensive James, has ...
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Gunmen kidnap RCCG pastor’s wife in Kwara
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly kidnapped the wife of a Senior Pastor from the Redeemed Christian Church of God
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Video: Thunderstrike mysteriously kill tea-seller, customer in Kwara
Two persons, a tea seller and one other unidentified customer, were on Thursday killed mysteriously by Thunder strike at Onigbegiri Junction, Eyenkorin in ...
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Lawyer bags 6-month imprisonment for libelous against Dangote
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Abuja has jailed a lawyer for six months over defamatory publication against the Dangote Cement Plc.
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Man, 84, machetes wife to death for refusing sex
An 84-year-old man has been arrested by the operatives of Edo state police command for allegedly killing his wife, 75. The Octogenarian reportedly ...
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Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa gifts house, cash to Kannywood actor
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has positively touched on the life of a Jos-based famous Hausa film actor, Abdullahi Shu’aibu (aka Kazkuzu), with ...
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I’m not a ritualist, I removed my ex-lover’s body parts to cover up – Footballer
The 47-year-old footballer, Bankole Oginni, arrested for killing his ex-lover, Bosede Adejoro, in Akure, the Ondo state capital has denied being a ritualist. ...
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Why l bathed daily with human head – 26-yr-old suspected ritualist confesses
A 26-year-old, suspected ritualist, Franklin Akinyosuyi, has explained why he bathes daily with a human head.
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Death toll rises to eight in collapsed Zaria central mosque building
Death toll in the aftermath of the collapsed central mosque building in Zaria has now risen to eight. Already, the victims have been ...
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You’re a patriot, Kwara Gov hails Lateef Amolegbe at 70
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated elder statesman and a leader of Kwarans in Diaspora Lateef Amolegbe who clocks
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Kwara Indigenes In USA Felicitate Lateef Amolegbe On 70th Birthday
Some prominent Kwarans living in the United States of America, and who are members of the Kwara Development Group, USA, have sent a ...
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Ekiti government suspends traditional ruler over alleged misconduct
The Ekiti state government has suspended a traditional ruler in Imesi Ekiti, Gbonyin local government area of the state, Chief Gabriel Bodunde, for ...
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Man kidnaps, kills brother’s two sons in Ogun
A man, Taiwo Ishola, has allegedly killed two sons of his younger brother, Idowu, after he reportedly kidnapped the children at Abata, a ...
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Police recover woman’s corpse in ex-lover’s house
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Bankole Oginni, following the death of a woman who was said to be ...
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Bishop tasks Gov. Makinde to solve Alaafin, Soun succession problems
The bishop of Ibadan Diocese (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa Sunday tasked Governor Seyi Makinde to solve succession problems in Oyo and ...
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Police rescue man found with dead child from mob
The timely intervention of police operatives from the Ilemba-Hausa Division under the Lagos State Command saved a man found with the dead body of ...
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Court sentences man to death for killing neighbour in Kwara
Justice S. M. Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Mohammed Kazeem Beiwa to death for the ...
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ACF, Associates, Friends Celebrate Alimi AbdulRazaq @67
Friends and associates, including members of the Arewa Consultatives Forum(ACF) on Monday held a special prayer to mark the 67th year birthday of ...
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Police nab 2 suspects for stealing two-week-old baby
Operatives of Lagos state Police Command have nabbed a 54-year- old woman, Comfort Ozichukwu Ukonu, who allegedly bought a two- week- old stolen ...
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How I have been sleeping with snakes for ritual – Lady shares experience
A 45-year-old identified as Juliet Murwira, has narrated how she has been sleeping with snakes in order to boost her husband’s business. The ...
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Dog chases man Faworaja to death in Kwara
A man identified as Mohammed Faworaja has met his untimely death in Ilorin, Kwara State capital while running away from a dog. It ...
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Bayelsa govt reunites two-month-old baby rescued from theft to mother
Bayelsa State government yesterday reunites a two month old baby Success, rescued from suspected child theft at Azikoro Community, last month to the ...
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Ebonyi: Woman kidnapped by herders rescued, narrates ordeal
Mrs. Nkechinyere Onachukwu, kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herders at her farm in Amaonye community in Ishiagu, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State last ...
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Police rescue two children sold for N1.6m, arrest four suspects
The Bayelsa State Police Command said that it had rescued two stolen children who were trafficked to Abia and Enugu States and arrested ...