Category: metro
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Customs officer, son, eight others abducted in fresh Kaduna attack
A customs officer, Muawiyya Gambo Turaki, his son and nine others have been abducted in Kofar Gayan low-cost, Zaria, Kaduna State. The gunmen were said to have invaded the area around 9.00pm on Wednesday. This is the second time bandits would invade Kofar Gayan low-cost and abduct people. Sometime last year, the bandits invaded the…
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Gunmen invade Abuja palace, abduct traditional ruler
Gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler in Bukpe community of Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The gunmen were said to have invaded the palace of the monarch, Hassan Shamidozhi, on Wednesday night, shooting randomly to scare away people before whisking him away. The incident is the latest in a string of…
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Kyari rejects prison food, inmates excited by ex-IRT boss presence
The embattled former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, has rejected food offered him by the Nigerian Correctional Service after being remanded in prison custody on Monday. The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, it was learnt, opted for the food prepared by his wife or other family members. Kyari, who is under prosecution for drug…
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Mother of five-year-old pupil, Hanifa allegedly murdered by proprietor in moving testimony
A Kano High Court on Wednesday fixed April 12 and 14 for continuation of hearing in the ongoing trial of a school Proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko, over alleged murder of a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar. Tanko, 34, alongside Hashimu Isyaku, 37 and Fatima Musa, 26, all residents of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Kano, are standing trial on…
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Train attack: Terrorists contact hostages’ families
•Sober mood at bank over MD’s abduction •They use buses to take away victims, says survivor •Amaechi: we need N8b to replace four coaches •Two-kilometre rail tracks destroyed •Helicopters, drones to shadow trains •Governors: violent attacks threaten our capacity •Katsina commissioner loses finger •El-Rufai: we are at war The terrorists who attacked a Kaduna-bound train…
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NDLEA busts five-member airport drug syndicate, seizes N19.8m cash
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said it launched a string of operations against drug cartels across Nigeria which led to the arrest of a fleeing drug kingpin heading a syndicate operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, and six other members of his gang. The agency noted that a professional…
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IPOB protests move to name Second Niger Bridge after Buhari
The Indigenous People of Biafra are protesting the move to name the second River Niger Bridge after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The group, in a statement on Monday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said it rejects naming the bridge after Buhari, “because he came to power and completely sidelined…
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JUST IN: Benue Residents Gunned Down In Fresh Attack
Three people have been killed in an attack on Naka town of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack happened barely 24 hours after a Deeper Life Pastor and three others were killed in Guma LGA of the state. Our correspondent reports that Naka, a rural commercial town and headquarters of Gwer…
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Lady dies in Abuja hotel, brother accuses management of cover-up, slams police
A 21-year-old lady, Esther Isaac, has died in a hotel in the Federal Capital Territory. The victim reportedly lodged in Room 901 on February 25, 2022, at the Agete Hotel in the Gwarinpa area of the FCT. Her brother, Emmanuel, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday, accused the police of compromising the case. He…
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OAU student: Adedoyin, 6 workers have case to answer — Court
An Osun State High Court, Osogbo presided by Justice Oyebola Ojo has ruled that Hilton Hotel owner, Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin, and six workers have a case to answer over the death of an MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke. The Nation reports that the defendants’ counsel led by Yusuf Alli, SAN told…