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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…
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…