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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 ...
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Osun court banishes 26-year-old man to Ogun over N920 theft
A 26-year-old man, Amachi Paul, has been banished to Ogun state by an Osun state Magistrate’s Court, Osogbo, over N920 theft. The convict ...
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Police arrests seven people for raising false alarm on missing male organs in Kwara
The Nigerian Police Force Kwara State command has arrested seven people on the allegation of raising false alarms on stolen male organs in ...
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Deaconess Elizabeth Ehindero rejoices with Peter Obi on birthday, decries rising hardship in Nigeria
Deaconess Elizabeth Ronke Ehindero, the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Kwara State in the 2023 Governorship election, extends warm birthday greetings ...
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Police confirm murder, mutilation of undergraduate at lover’s apartment
The Lagos Police Command has confirmed the murder of 21-year-old undergraduate, Augusta Osedion Onuwabuagbe, and removal of her genitals inside her lover’s Ajah ...
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10 Feared Death In Kwara Fatal Accident
Not fewer than ten persons have reportedly lost their lives, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal multiple accident ...
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Lagos robbers escape from prison, say warder received N1m bribe
A warder attached to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos State, Kayode Fatombi, has been arrested by the police for allegedly aiding the escape ...
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Zazzau Emirate sacks title holder for taking law into his hands
The Zazzau Emirate Council in Kaduna state has suspended a traditional title holder, Mustapha Ubaidullah, Marafan Yamma Zazzau for taking law into own ...
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Council of Mogajis laud Makinde’s approval for Olubadan to crown 11 High Chiefs
The President, Association of Ibadan Mogajis, Mogaji Asimiyu Ariori has lauded Governor Seyi Makinde decision to grant approval to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, ...
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15 feared dead in Anambra fatal crash
About 15 persons were feared dead, Saturday, after five vehicles collided at Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State. The fatal crash which ...
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How I Escaped Being Assassinate by Irate Youths – Narrates, Patigi Title Holder
A traditional title holder and Hasken Rifun in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Mustafa has narrated how he escaped ...
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Abdul Felicitates with Muslim Faithfuls
The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed has called on Nigerians to rise against all odds and strengthen the bonds ...
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Father of four dies, married lover in coma after sex romp
A father of four children, Chikwado Obiyor, has been reported dead after a sex romp with his married lover, simply identified as Chidinma. ...
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Ex-Reps member, 3 bankers jailed for N212m fraud
Justice Sale Musa Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, has convicted a former member of the House of Representatives, Mansur Ali Mashi, ...
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Police Confirm 106 Death in Kwara Boat Mishap
The Kwara State Police Command Wednesday released more details of last Monday’s boat accident in Patigi local government area of Kwara state, putting ...
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Court remands DJ for disturbing school
A Kano State Sharia court in Dambare, Ungogo Local Government Area has remanded a Disc Jockey, Ali Dan-Asabe, for disrupting studies and other ...
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Three die as cultists engage policemen in shootout in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said its men killed three suspected cultists during a shootout in the Udebu community, the Ahoada East Local ...
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My nasty experience with vicious fuel subsidy cabal, by Okonjo-Iweala
This isn’t the first time the idea of petrol subsidy removal would be mooted. The Jonathan administration under which the incumbent Director General ...
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Man arraigned in court for stealing N92,300 from sex worker
The Nigeria Police Force, on Friday, arraigned a 53-year-old businessman, King Dauda, before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for stealing the ...
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Murder: Court sentences Adedoyin to death by hanging, declares son wanted
The Osun State High Court has sentenced the owner of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife, Abdulrahman Adedoyin, to death by hanging over ...
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NSCDC Nab Suspect Specialised in Duping POS Agents in Kwara
A suspect, Akinrotimi Taiwo, believed to be a principal member of swindling syndicate specialized in stealing money from Point of Sales, POS, agents ...
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Court remands four over examination malpractices
A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Tuesday remanded four persons for impersonation and examination malpractices in the examination conducted ...
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Tragedy: Man kills stepmother in her sleep, in Kogi
A middle aged man, Idris Aminu has allegedly killed his stepmother, Salamotu Aminu, with a pestle after his attempt to poison her earlier ...
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Seun Kuti: Court extends detention by 4 days
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos, yesterday, granted an application for an extension of remand of embattled afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, for ...
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Man jailed for stealing gas cylinder from police barracks
Three men, Friday Effiong, Michael Chukwu and Alex Essien, were on Thursday sentenced to nine years and five months imprisonment by an Igbosere ...
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One death, 3 injured in lone accident in Kwara
A lone accident at Wariko area along Lafiagi road in Edu local government area of Kwara State has claimed the life of one ...
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Cashier absconds with employer’s N1.8m
A 29-year-old cashier, Olasumbo Sammie, was on Monday arraigned for allegedly running away with proceeds of shaving sticks and blades worth N1.8m belonging ...
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Boy hacks mum to death over N20, 000 in Rivers
A young boy identified as Owate Bode, weekend, brutally murdered his biological mother for refusing to give him N20,000,00 he requested from her, ...
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Loan recovery: Police arrest 4 over death of debtor’s wife in Ogun
Four staff of ZEFA Microfinance Bank, situated at Abule Ijoko in Lemode area of Ifo local government have been arrested over the death ...
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Court remands Medical Director for allegedly raping patient in Kwara
An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court, yesterday ordered that the medical director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr Ayodele Joseph should be remanded at ...
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Why I punched my wife into coma —Ex-boxer
A 56-year-old ex-Lagos State boxer, Moses Olapade, has given reasons he punched his wife, Atinuke, who later collapsed and went into coma. The ...
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10-year-old kills friend with father’s pistol
A ten-year-old boy has reportedly killed his 12-year-old friend with his grandfather’s pistol while playing a spiritual bulletproof role in a movie they ...
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Governor’s Adviser, Top Govt Officials, Others At Salahu’s Daughter’s Wedding
Special Adviser on Strategy to Kwara State governor, Alh Saadu Salahu, on Friday, led the pack of government functionaries that graced the Nikkah/ ...
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Kwara Community lauds Gov AbdulRazaq, as retired real admiral Afolayan becomes first Asiwaju of Oro
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been commended for making equity, justice and fairness in the distribution of social amenities to all sections ...
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Kwara CP orders arrest of drunk Police officer who excreted in uniform
Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, has ordered the arrest of a drunk police officer identified as Stephen Yohanna, serving in Share Division, ...
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Policemen reject N1m bribe, arrest wanted ritualist, kidnapper in Ogun
Men of Ogun state Police Command have arrested a member of a notorious ritualist syndicate, who killed and dismembered the body of one ...
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Otunba Ajiboye Congratulates New Asiwaju of Oro-Kingdom, Charges Him On Task Ahead
Otunba Muwagun of Oro-Kingdom, in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Otunba Biodun Ajiboye has congratulated the newly installed first Asiwaju of ...
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Unpaid salary: sweepers block gov’s office with garbage
City sweepers in Calabar town, Cross River State capital, numbering about100, yesterday, littered the front of the Governor’s Office, Calabar with garbage in ...
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Ex-Daily Times MD Peter Enahoro dies
A journalism icon and prolific writer Mr. Peter Enahoro has died. He died in London on Monday at 88. He was editor and ...
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Policeman dies during clash with suspected Yahoo boys
One policeman was on Tuesday killed during a clash between some men of the Oyo State Police Command and some hoodlums in the ...
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Kwara varsity lecturer dies in sleep
The Head of Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Kwara state University (KWASU), Malete, Dr. Ajeigbe Issa Yaqub, is dead. The deceased, ...
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‘I spent a lot on her’; Kaduna man kills girlfriend for attempting to jilt him
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a man who allegedly killed his girlfriend for trying to jilt him. Spokesperson of ...