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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 ...
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Sallah Day Tragedy: motorbike crash claims one live, three injured in Kwara
An auto accident involving four persons who were riding a motorcycle on Eid- el- Fitr day claimed the life of a person in ...
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Drama in Kwara as POS operator turned big spender with N280m mistakenly transferred to him, buys houses, sponsors people on Hajj
A Point of Sale (POS) operator in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital is cooling his feet in police custody for reportedly converting a ...
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Widow seeks support after rainstorm havoc in Kwara
A widow, Suliat Adeleke of Idi-igba Weere, Akerebiata Area, along Harmony Estate, Ilorin, has solicited state government assistance to enable her secure a ...
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Police arrest two over OAU student’s death
Two persons said to be members of the Awo Hall Executives have been arrested by the police, following the death of a 500 ...
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Mob kills 500L student of OAU over alleged phone theft
A 500-level Student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Okoli Chizoputam, has been killed by fellow students over alleged phone theft. ...
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Suspect in custody over controversial death of online vendor in Ibadan
The prime suspect in the case of an Ibadan-based Instagram cloth vendor, Adeshina Olayinka, popularly called Khadi, who died mysteriously at Wetland Hotel, ...
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Online vendor found dead in Ibadan hotel
A popular Instagram cloth vendor, Adeshina Olayinka popularly known as Khadi was found dead at a popular hotel in the Akobo area of ...
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Okada rider jailed for raping of underage in Kwara
The Kaiama division of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command has arrest one Hussain Kamilu of Ado village, ...
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Late Osun traditionalist’s abducted wife regains freedom, family demand probe
The family of an Osun-based traditionalist, Oba Adetoyese Olakisan, popularly known as Oba Ogboni Agbaye, on Tuesday, called for a thorough investigation into ...
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Traditionalist dies chasing wives’ abductors in Osun
A traditionalist, Oba Abdul Adetoyese Olakisan, the Oba Ogboni Agbaye and Awise Iwase of Yorubaland, on Sunday died in a car crash while ...
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Convicted fraudster masterminds N17m scam from Ogun prison
An inmate said to be on death row at the Ibara Correctional Centre in Ogun State, Femi Oso, has been accused of using ...
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Landlord dies after tenant grabbed manhood over bill disagreement
A 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, killed her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Oladele, during a disagreement after grabbing his manhood and dragging him till he ...
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An Exemplary Leader to emulate; Hon. Mashood Mustapha at 60
by Alanamu Abiola Kazeem Birthday celebration is one of the important component key in human lives, It said to signifies a moment of ...
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Love goes sour as police officer guns down girlfriend, self in Kwara
A police officer identify as sergeant Olalere Micheal, on Thursday morning at the premises of Redemption Model Nursery and Primary School, Ilorin, Kwara ...
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Estate Agent killed University student home seeker after collecting N150,000
An estate agent has been arrested by police in Benue State after allegedly killing a lady who gave him money to find an ...
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Court orders tenant to pay landlord N11.2m accrued rent arrears
A Life Camp Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday has ordered a tenant, Mrs Oyindamola Ogundipe, to pay accumulated rent amounting to N11.2 million ...
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Police, Amotekun nab suspects with fake new naira notes in Ekiti, Kebbi
Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with fake new N1, 000 notes amounting to about N250, ...
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Tragedy: Pastor, 2 others die in Osun well
A Pastor and two bricklayers on Friday died in a well at Owode-Ede, Osun, after one of the bricklayers reportedly went into the ...
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Tension as policemen stab soldier to death in Ikorodu
There is palpable tension in Ikorodu, Lagos State as some policemen have reportedly stabbed an unidentified soldier to death in the area. The ...