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Chaos as Warri protests break out, banks’ ATMs, POS systems set ablaze
On Wednesday, the Warri metropolis and its surroundings fell into chaos as youths demonstrated against the scarcity of new naira notes and the impossibility of conducting transactions with them.
According to information obtained, an…
Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for snatching N6,500 phone
A 21-year-old man who stole a phone has been given a seven-year prison sentence by Adamawa State's Upper Area Court 4.
The sentence does not include a fine option.
Abdulaziz Yusuf, the defendant, had pleaded guilty to the charge brought…
In Jos, man beheads his wife, chops off daughter’s hand
President Muhammadu Buhari met yesterday with Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, as the country waits for the Supreme Court's ruling on the naira redesign policy tomorrow.…
Student’s death: Family protests despite Lagos State Govt order, Chrisland Schools continue to…
The family of the late Whitney Adeniran protested as Chrisland schools continued their academic programs in defiance of a Lagos State government directive.
According to earlier reports, the 12-year-old student's death prompted the Lagos…
In Anambra, police neutralise one as gunmen attack station
One gunman was killed by Anambra State police during an attack on the Ogidi police station in the state's Idemili North Local Government Area.
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state police command's press secretary, informed the media of this in a…
Hoodlums attack Obi supporters in Lagos
Some of Peter Obi's supporters have reported hoodlum attacks in Lagos State as Peter Obi, the Labour Party's standard bearer, left for his final rally there on Saturday.
As the supporters made their way to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), the…
kidnappers in Ondo kill farmer after wife delays ransom payment
In response to a delayed ransom payment, kidnappers killed 40-year-old cocoa farmer Akinola Akinnibinu.
They killed their target and then chemically treated his body.
Four days had passed when the body was found.
Akinola was reportedly…
Sokoto police apprehend suspected political thugs
Ten alleged political thugs who were terrorizing different parts of the state have been apprehended, according to the Sokoto State Police Command.
Weapons, amulets, and drugs were found on the suspects, according to DSP Sanusi Abubakar,…
Tears as Katsina’s death toll exceeds 100
The number of fatalities from the clash between vigilantes and bandits in four communities in Katsina State's Bakori Local Government Area has surpassed 100.
Residents of the affected communities reportedly stated that over one hundred…
Six people killed as two Anambra communities resume fighting over land
On Monday, hostilities between the Omor and Anaku communities in Anambra State's Ayamelum Local Government Area resumed over a disputed piece of land, resulting in the deaths of about six people.
Both communities once engaged in a bloody…