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The Police in Taraba state have saved one Alhaji Yakubu Atiku from kidnappers and killed five suspects set to perpetrate the act.

Newton Agbofodo, a village head of Ekpan, Uvwie Council Area of Delta State, has been sentenced to death for murder. He’s one of the highest ranking chiefs of Uvwie Kingdom. He was arrested on June 17, 2016, and was later arraigned in court for crimes bordering on murder. He  was sentenced by the Delta State High Court 4, in Asaba, …

Convener and Senior Pastor of Word Assembly, Pastor Philip Igbinijesu has declared that any member without his or her voters card will not be allowed to partake in the church’s communion. It was reported that he had earlier made the announcement at the Head quarter church at HI-Tech Road, beside Lagos Business School, and to show his level of commitment …

More than 30 persons were on Thursday buried in Bawan Daji village of Anka local government area of Zamfara state, following an attack on the village. Suspected bandits attacked the area after some members of the community held a meeting to discuss measures to be taken against invaders during the 2018 farming season. The bandits had earlier threatened that there would be …

Two male students of a private secondary school were picked up dead in the flood after a heavy rain in Alagbado area of Lagos on Thursday, witnesses confirmed. The witnesses said the boys were found floating on water at Casso Bus Stop on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway by shop owners and people waiting to board vehicles to their destinations. Some commercial motorcycle …

The police in Enugu State have commenced investigation into the alleged beheading of a lady, Susana Enejere, by a man in Ugbene Ajima, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state. Ebere Amaraizu, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, who disclosed this in a statement in Enugu on Thursday, said the killing took place on Monday. “It was gathered that the …

An angry grand mother who caught her grandson, 24-year old Aminu Imran  stealing his friend’s phone has handed him over to the police for prosecution in Lagos. The incident happened at Igbojuwo Street in Itire area of Lagos where they resided. It was reported that Imran was charged before Isolo Magistrates court and sentenced to three months imprisonment without an …

A young man has landed in a hospital after his ex-girlfriend injured him badly with a razor blade in Sapele area of Delta state. According to reports, the man had already broken up with the girl who is said to still have interest in him. The girl was alleged to have been reporting the guy to his mother and sisters …

The Police Command in Edo said it had recovered 120 arms and ammunition in compliance with the Inspector-General of Police’s directive on Arms mop-up nationwide.

A cultist, who was recently arrested, says his dream of becoming a politician led him to join a secret cult group. 22-year-old Princewill Okechukwu, a 400 level student of the department of Political Science at the Abia State University in Uturu, said this when he was paraded alongside other criminals by the Abia State police command yesterday.. Princewill said he …