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Court acquits ex-Jigawa Governor Turaki of N8.3b fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, has acquitted former Governor Saminu Turaki of N8.3 billion fraud. The…

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One Shot Dead As ‘Kidnappers’ Strike In Maitama

At least one person was gunned down when men suspected to be kidnappers invaded Gana Street of Maitama area of…

2 years ago

Polaris Bank Under Fire Over Mail Banning Staff From Friday Prayers

One of Nigeria’s commercial banks, Polaris Bank, has been criticised after one of its senior managers asked Muslim staff in…

2 years ago

UI Backs Prof Filmed Manhandling Lady Skater + Video

The management of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has defended Professor J.A.O. Woods, who was seen grappling a lady…

2 years ago

Air Peace Passengers Escape Death As Plane Engine Stops Working 3 Times at Take-off

Passengers aboard an Air Peace aircraft flying from Lagos to Anambra managed to escape death after its engine stopped working…

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Police foil bandits’ attack, rescue 18 victims in Katsina State

The police foiled an attack by suspected bandits and rescued 18 victims of kidnapping in Gidan Baushe, Gatakawa village in…

2 years ago

15-year-old boy’s hands tied, throat slit in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the murder of a 15-year-old boy, Jerome…

2 years ago

Woman allegedly abducts twins after mother rejects sale offer

The Makurdi Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a 49-year-old woman,…

2 years ago

Man Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N10m Ransom From Family

Edward Okache (23) has faked his own abduction by arranging with some men in Ogun State to extort N10million from…

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Man gets life jail for defiling 17-year-old

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court yesterday sentenced a man, Isiaka Adeoye, to life imprisonment for defiling a…

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