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Lecturer apprehended in Cross River with 17 BVAS machines
Gabriel Agabi, a lecturer in the University of Calabar's Philosophy Department, was detained by security personnel in the Cross Rivers State for having access to 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) voting machines.
Agabi, who was…
Gunmen kidnap wife of Imo monarch, set fire to the homes of APC, LP chairmen
Gunmen have kidnapped the wife of Ugoeze Umugborogu, the traditional leader of the Amuro autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
Both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP) chairmen's…
Two Beninese kidnappers apprehended at border attempting to elope with teenage girl kidnapped
At the Idiroko border, in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, two men who are allegedly citizens of the Republic of Benin have been detained.
The two, Kazeem Moye (25 years old) and Kokuyi Moye (20 years old), were apprehended…
LP senatorial candidate, Chukwu, shot, burned to death in his car in Enugu
It is unfortunate that Enugu has reverted to its old ways of carrying out violent political assassinations after Oyibo Chukwu, the Labour Party's (LP) candidate for the Enugu East Senatorial Zone election on Saturday, was reportedly killed…
Bandits kidnap number of people along Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara
Numerous commuters heading to different parts of the country were abducted in an operation carried out by gunmen believed to be terrorists along the Zamfara-Funtua highway.
Mr. Nura Ola Tsafe, an eyewitness, claims that the terrorists…
In fresh Anambra attack, DPO, five other people killed
Early yesterday morning, gunmen attacked the Isiowulu Police station in Awada, Idemili North Local Council, Anambra State, and killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and two other people.
It was discovered that the thugs broke into the…
Ogun woman sets herself on fire over N70,000 loan
A woman allegedly set herself on fire in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, because she was unable to repay an N70,000 loan she had taken out from a microfinance bank.
The woman, identified as Mama Dada, set herself and her rented…
Pro-Biafra militants attack oil vessel and kill two people near Cameroon
Two escorts of an oil vessel were reportedly shot dead by suspected militants with ties to the Biafra Nations League, or BNL, in the area of Cameroonian waters.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred at around 4 am in the…
Court grants Nollywood actress N5m bail over alleged naira abuse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has accused a Nollywood actress, Ms. Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, of tampering with and spraying new Naira notes. Yesterday, a Federal High Court in Lagos granted her N5 million bail (EFCC).
Omoseyin…
Nigerian Army reacts to killing of soldier by policeman
In response to the alleged murder of a soldier by a police officer in Lagos State on Thursday, the Nigerian Army took action.
Deputy Director of Public Relations for the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, signed a…