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Finland commences legal action against IPOB’s Simon Ekpa
Maureen Aguta
The Finnish Government has disclosed that it is taking action in the case of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, over his seccesionist activities with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the…
Customs, NCCSALW deepen collaboration to tackle proliferation of small arms
Maureen Aguta
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has, on Tuesday, restated its readiness to intensify surveillance and strict enforcement measures to ensure greater security and stability for all Nigerians by curbing…
Man in court for allegedly stealing pot of soup in Ibadan
One Adewale Ogundeji, 27, on Wednesday, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, charged with stealing a pot of soup and other valuables.
Ogundeji, whose address was not provided, was charged with house…
WATERLOO: Lagos Police foil kidnapping attempt on high-net-worth individuals, neutralise 9 gang…
Maureen Aguta
The Lagos State Police Command has successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt on high-net-worth individuals in the city.
The breakthrough operation, which occurred on Thursday, was announced during a press…
Fulani herdsmen attack: Benue records 135 attacks, over 2,600 deaths in one year
Joseph Irikefe
The Amnesty International has disclosed that between January 2023 and February 2024, Benue State recorded at least 135 attacks and over 2600 deaths including women and children.
The Programme Manager of…
Miyetti Allah rejects bill banning open grazing
Maureen Aguta
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has rejected a bill that seeks to establish a national agency for the regulation and management.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle…
Alarm over cholera outbreak as Lagos records 24 deaths
Maureen Aguta
Abayomi
Lagos State has recorded additional three deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities recorded in the cholera outbreak to 24.
Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi disclosed…
HURIWA to Presidency: Even Pope, with authority over 2 billion people, takes commercial flights
Maureen Aguta
Human Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA)– is of the considered opinion that the decision to acquire a brand new jet for the President is an expensive gambit, especially now that majority of Nigerians…
GTBank staff steals N9.9m from customers
For allegedly betraying the trust reposed in him by his employer as the officer in charge of payment of drivers’ retirement benefits and stealing close to N10 million from Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Komolafe Oluwayomi of the…
Gov Otti places N25m bounty on killers of soldiers in Aba
Joseph Irikefe
The Abia State Government has noted with great regret the ugly incident that occurred on Thursday, at around 7:45 am at Obikabia Junction, in the Ogbor Hill area, Obingwa LGA, near Aba, where suspected…