Police Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, at 9:30am on Tuesday, October 12, successfully repelled an attack at Odota Central School, beside St Martin’s Catholic Church, Ihiala. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, ...
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Actors Guild of Nigeria secures Chinwetalu Agu’s release from DSS custody
The Actors Guild of Nigeria on Tuesday secured the release of Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, from the Department of State Services on Tuesday. AGN made this known via a statement on their official Instagram page titled, ‘Chiwetalu Agu released to Actors Guild ...
Read More »Court Sacks Emir Of Kontagora
An High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State has sacked Alhaji Mohammed Barau Kontagora as the 7th Emir (Sarkin Sudan) of Kontagora Emirate The order followed the hearing of on ex parte motion brought before the court by 15 contestants ...
Read More »Murder suspect, Chidinma pleads not guilty to killing of Super TV CEO, Ataga
Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level student of the University of Lagos, who is the prime suspect in the murder of the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has pleaded not guilty to the crime. The 22-year-old pleaded not guilty to ...
Read More »DSS flies Chiwetalu Agu to Abuja, bars family visitation
The Department of State Services has flown veteran actor, Chiwetalu Agu, to Abuja as part of investigations for promoting Biafra and allegedly inciting members of the public. Agu was first arrested by the Nigerian Army on October 7, 2021, around ...
Read More »Tinubu: Return of the “Jagaban” – Reuben Abati
It is a measure of the importance and relevance of the man known as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that since the return to civilian rule in 1999, he has managed to remain a major reference in the politics of Lagos State, ...
Read More »Police nab kidnappers who demanded N5m to release abducted child
Two men have been arrested for allegedly abducting a child in Adamawa State and demanding N5 million for the child’s release. Muhammed, 28, and Aliyu Alhaji Aliyu, 55, allegedly kidnapped the eight-year-old boy and requested N5 million ransom from the parents. The ...
Read More »Court remands man for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl
A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday, ordered that a 32-year-old man, Frank Nnamonu be remanded in a correctional centre, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. The police charged the defendant, whose address was not given, with one ...
Read More »#EndSARS anniversary: It’s illegal for police to threaten protesters – Adegboruwa
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has described as illegal “threat” by Lagos State Police Command to stop a protest expected to hold October 20 in commemoration of #EndSARS anniversary. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP ...
Read More »Bandits attack Catholic Seminary in Kaduna, kidnap Students
Gunmen have attacked St. Albert the Great Institute of Philosophy, a Catholic-run major seminary situated in Fayit community in Kagoma Chiefdom in the Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to NewsWireNGR, the bandits attacked the seminary on Monday ...
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