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Anambra octogenarian arrested for defiling 10-year-old

An octogenarian identified as Vincent Okoye from Umueri community in Anambra East Local Government Area has been arrested for allegedly defiling…

2 years ago

Three Ogun State-based armed robbers operating in Lagos arrested

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspects for defrauding unsuspecting members…

2 years ago

Nigerian Gets N60m for Spending Extra 9 Months in Icelandic Prison

An unnamed Nigerian man has been awarded ISK19 million, the equivalence of N60 million, for spending longer time than necessary…

2 years ago

Nigerian Doctor Loses Licence Over Fraud in Canada

Ayokunle Fagbemigun, a Nigerian doctor based in Etobicoke, a district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has been stripped of his medical…

2 years ago

UK court shuts Nigerian church where members allegedly raise funds selling their blood

A Nigerian-owned church in the United Kingdom has been shut down by a high court in the country over alleged…

2 years ago

Councilor-Elect on a Mission to Rescue Abductees Beheaded in Benue

Paul Ojile, councillor-elect of Orokam 3, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, alongside his cousin, has been beheaded. According…

2 years ago

Sanwo-Olu inaugurates construction of Falomo Towers Ikoyi

A major urban renewal project to restore the aesthetic landscape of Falomo, the commercial suburb of Ikoyi in Lagos State,…

2 years ago

Fuel crisis hits Oyo, IPMAN directs closure of all filling stations

Fuel crisis is imminent in Oyo State and its neighbouring states as the leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association…

2 years ago

Tinubu commiserates with Obaigbenas over mother’s death

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commiserated with the Chairman of Thisday and…

2 years ago

Judge dismisses plea bargain, jails man 21 years for killing wife

The Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has sentenced a man, Daniel Gajo, to 21 years’…

2 years ago