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Gunmen abduct Rivers APC LG Secretary
Amadi Osaronu, the secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State's Ikwerre Local Government Area, has been kidnapped by assailants.
Chukwudi Ogbonna, a candidate for the Accord Party (AP) in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local…
APC chairman’s murder: Yakubu Shehu, Bauchi representative, wanted by police
Yakubu Abdullahi Shehu, a member of the House of Representatives, has been made a wanted person by the Bauchi State Police Command.
The politician who represents the federal constituency of Bauchi was also the target of an N1 million…
Rivers election: Gunmen abduct Accord state assembly candidate
Chukwudi Ogbonna, a candidate for the Accord Party in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Constituency II of Rivers State, has reportedly been abducted.
According to reports, Ogbonna was kidnapped by unidentified thugs in the Rumuigbo community of the…
Court sentences Auditor General, Idris to jail for fraud involving N19.9 million
Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the Auditor General for Local Government in Yobe state, was found guilty of criminal misappropriation of funds totaling N19.9 million and was sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes.
According to a press…
72 hours after being kidnapped, police free Ogun journalist from captivity
Oduneye Oluwaseun, a journalist, was freed from captors by Ogun State Police Command agents 72 hours after being taken hostage by gunmen in the Ijebu Ode region of the State.
Oduneye, the state's publisher of Issues Magazine, was kidnapped…
Five human parts dealers admit to digging up bodies from graves in Ogun
Five suspected dealers in human parts who specialize in exhuming bodies have been detained by the Ogun State Police Command.
It was reported that Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state police public relations officer, revealed this in a statement on…
Bandits kill pastor’s son, abduct his wife, three others in Kaduna
A pastor's son was killed by bandits on Friday morning in Karimbu-Kahugu community in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and four other family members, including the pastor's wife, were taken hostage.
According to Peter Mukaddas,…
Woman sentenced to 24 years in prison in Abuja for property fraud involving $298,000, N48 million
Mercy Yusuf, the owner of the property, and her company, T.M. Properties Limited, were found guilty and given sentences by Justice E. Okpe of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya in Abuja.
After claiming ownership of Plot 1721…
Possible Switch to APC, Governor Adeleke? The PDP Addresses Rumors
Osun state - There was speculation that Governor Ademola Adeleke would leave the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and join the All Progressives Congress (APC), but those rumors have been debunked. According to Vanguard, the Osun state…
Troops in Kaduna neutralize one bandit, rescue 14 victims
A fierce battle between Nigerian Army soldiers and bandits in Kaduna State's Chikun Local Government Area resulted in the neutralization of one bandit and the destruction of a criminal hideout.
After coming into contact with the bandits,…