More details are beginning to emerge about why music executive Tunji Balogun also known as Tee Bliz who is the ex-husband of Tiwa Savage has suddenly gone wild on Davido on social media in the past few days. Tee Blizz who shares a son with Savage had...
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Gunmen shot a traditional chief in Sagamu, Ogun dead on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the three-man gang shot the chief in his head at close quarters. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abiodun...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State, on Tuesday said it has completed all arrangements for conduct of all bye-elections in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kano state, Mr Abdu Zango said this while addressing stakeholders at its state headquarters in Kano...
A Family Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of one Michael Ayinde, 51 and his son, Abiola, 19, for allegedly raping his daughter and the latter, his sister. The magistrate, Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi, who did not take the pleas of the defendants, ordered their remand...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday remanded a 28-year-old applicant, Agboola Adebayo, in a correctional centre for defiling a 9-month-old baby. Lagos State government arraigned Adebayo, whose residential address was not provided, on a two-count charge of defilement and causing grievous harm to the...
Five persons died in Anambra area of River Niger on Sunday when the boat in which they were travelling capsized. Police spokesman in Anambra, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the boat mishap. He told newsmen that police operatives were able to rescue 30 passengers from the accident scene. “We...
The police command in Lagos State has begun investigation into the death of a yet-to-be identified woman, whose dead body was found in a hotel room. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly beating a man to death over allegation of car doors theft. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Sunday, that the arrest was made after the widow of the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State has arrested a 25 years old man, Alkasim Ya’u, for allegedly stabbing his father to death at Tudun Yola ‘C’, area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, disclosed this...
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple, Mba Moses and Florence Moses, for allegedly killing one Mark Kalu after the victim sustained injuries from a fight between them. The Command’ spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has condemned the trend of kidnapping and selling children, mostly northern minors, to southern parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Emir expressed his concern on Saturday in Kano while addressing newsmen. Represented by Dan...
Gunmen abducted the traditional ruler of Orodo Autonomous Community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo, Eze Samuel Ohiri from his residence on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the heavily-armed four-man gang stormed the residence of the former chairman of the Council of Imo...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement, Mr Sunday Asefon, has expressed sadness over killing of Stephen Opaso, a Nigerian Student who was studying in the University of Manitoba, Canada. Mr. Asefon, who condemned the incident in a statement...
Suspected arsonists have burnt a 75-year-old woman, Mallama Meimunat Opaluwa Sani, sister to Attah Igala, His Royal Majesty, Alaji Mathew Opaluwa at Oketekwe town in Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State. She was set ablaze alongside her daughter and her granddaughter. The late Mallama Meimunat...
Protesters on Friday burned down the palace of the District Head of Bokkos Saf Adanchin during demonstrations over what they tagged as the indiscriminate arrests in the area following recent killings in the Plateau community. They were expressing their displeasure over the arrest of some community members...
Security operatives have arrested no fewer than eight suspects in connection with the onslaughts on Christmas Eve that claimed the lives of about 200 persons in some communities of Bokkos, Barkin-Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The police spokesperson in the state,...
The Police Command in Rivers has said it will begin screening of applicants who had indicated interest to join the force on Jan. 8. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the command, announced the commencement of the screening exercise in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday. She...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious cult leader, Barikui Amanyie, 35, after a manhunt to capture him was declared. The police spokeswoman in the state, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrest of the ‘Iceland’ cult leader in...
An imam who was shot Wednesday outside a mosque in New Jersey has died, the US state’s attorney general said, adding that the killing did not initially appear to be driven by “bias” or domestic terrorism. Hassan Sharif was shot multiple times near a mosque in Newark, just...
The Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma would be arriving Nigeria on Thursday on political asylum. The former President who was investigated for his role in a botched coup d’etat and was found culpable of complicity. A signed public notice by Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and...