Husband, 24, allegedly stabs wife to death in Nigeria

24-year-old man, Mojiyagbe Olamilekan, a resident of Oke ola area of Ode Remo has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly stabbing his wife to death with scissors. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police in Ode Remo divisional headquarters at about 3 pm on Wednesday […]

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Lagos lawyer sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment

Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada has sentenced a lawyer, Kenneth Chukwuemeka Ajoku, to seven years imprisonment for offenses bordering on perjury and fabrication of evidence brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A statement released by […]

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NBA petitions panels, commission over Malami, magistrate’s roles in Justice Odili’s home invasion

National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has resolved to file a petition against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, and Mr Emmanuel Iyanna, the Chief Magistrate in Abuja, who issued a search warrant for security officials to search the home of a Supreme Court […]

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26-year-old lady set to wed next month is still under the collapsed Ikoyi building’s rubble

Onyinye Enekwe, a graduate of the Nnamdi Azikwe University, is one of those buried under the rubble of the collapsed Gerrard terrace building in Ikoyi. Onyinye, 26, worked as a second personal assistant to Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes who is also buried beneath the rubble. According to her cousin, Chinedu Enekwe, Onyinye joined Fourscore […]

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‘The entrepreneurs of betrayal have never ended well’ ―Ohanaeze Ndigbo tells Lauretta Onochie over Nnamdi Kanu

Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari on Media, Lauretta Onochie, for her response after Igbo elders and religious leaders asked for the release of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. While giving reasons the president would not heed the appeal made by the […]

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US vows sanction, visa restrictions against electoral violence perpetrators in Anambra guber poll

In a statement, the United States has promised to bring sanctions, including visa restrictions on anyone and their families who instigate violence in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, Nigeria. The US said it will be paying close attention to the electoral process in the state and looks forward to a peaceful and […]

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21-storey building collapses in Lagos, 9 rescued alive, 20 bodies recovered

At least 20 people have been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site. Earlier reports revealed that 10 people were feared dead when the incident happened, as many others were […]

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Obi Cubana arrested by EFCC, passport seized

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have confiscated the passport of a popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly called Obi Cubana, who was arrested on Monday for alleged money laundering and tax fraud. Reports say that the seizure of his travel document was to prevent him from leaving the country while under […]

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Buhari jets out to Scotland for climate change conference

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A statement released by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, says the President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and […]

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We recovered 301 houses from two civil servants in Abuja ―Owasanoye, ICPC chairman

Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has disclosed that the Agency had successfully recovered 301 houses from two public officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The ICPC chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye made the revelation at the inauguration of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of the Operations […]

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Security agents raid home of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili, EFCC denies involvement

Security operatives on Friday night October 29, conducted a search on the home of Justice Mary Odili, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in Abuja. The Supreme Court Justice is the wife of Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers state, who is currently on the watchlist of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]

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Traditional ruler in Nigeria hacked to death by his wife of over 35 years (Photos)

Operatives from Rivers State Police Command, Nigeria, have arrested a 51-year-old woman, Gladys Amadi for allegedly killing her husband, Eze Napoleon Amadi, at their residence in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the deceased was the traditional ruler of Chokocho Etche community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers […]

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Police arrest 2 suspects who lured woman from Lagos to Oyo, beheaded her, dismembered her body

Oyo State Police Command, Nigeria, has arrested two suspected ritualists, Ismaila Wasiu and Mutairu Shittu who allegedly murdered a woman identified simply as Mujidat. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Adewale Osifeso, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 27, said the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence received from residents of Ayekale, Saki Area […]

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Security agencies rescue man who attempts to jump down from mast in Lagos

A man reportedly attempted to jump down from a telecommunication mast at Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State on Tuesday morning. Reports say, the man who climbed to the top of the mast around 8.30am, but was rescued by a combined team of policemen, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and those from the Lagos State […]

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Afe Babalola University successfully performs first kidney transplant

Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, on Wednesday thumbed up the university’s multi-system hospital for the various exploits it had been doing since establishment, saying it had come to end outward medical tourism in Nigeria. The Chief, who spoke against the backdrop of the first kidney transplant in […]

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Ohanaeze begs IPOB to change stance on ‘Sit At Home’ directive, so that Anambra guber election can hold

Pan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has appealed to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),  to reconsider its seven-day sit-at-home directive which coincided with the Anambra governorship election. IPOB had recently resolved to observe a seven-day sit-at-home in the South-East from November 5 to November 10 unless the Federal Government released its leader, Mazi Nnamdi […]

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