Category: Metro

Man Beats Lover To Death In Bayelsa  
January 25, 2023 No Responses

Man Beats Lover To Death In Bayelsa  

A man, Mr Arepamowei Koru, who hails from Ogobiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has allegedly beaten his 22-year-old girlfriend, Miss Toma Angolo, to death.   The two lovers were said to be cohabiting at the man’s...
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Court Jails Medical Doctor For Negligence 
January 21, 2023 No Responses

Court Jails Medical Doctor For Negligence 

Justice Adedayo Akintoye of  Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, has sentenced a medical doctor, Ejike Orji, to one year imprisonment for negligence and endangering the life of a 16-year-old patient.  Ejike and his wife, Grace Orji,...
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Police Rescue Kidnapped DPO  
January 16, 2023 No Responses

Police Rescue Kidnapped DPO  

The Police Command in Plateau has rescued the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Pankshin, SP Nwapi Augustus, who was abducted by gunmen.  The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Su...
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Aigbonoga Regains Freedom As Police Kill Two Kidnappers In Edo 
January 14, 2023 No Responses

Aigbonoga Regains Freedom As Police Kill Two Kidnappers In Edo 

The Police Command in Edo State has announced the rescue of the President, Igueben area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, who was abducted on January 9, 2023 along Benin-Ugoneki-Eguaholor-Ugieghudu-Ebelle Road.  A statement issued on Friday by the ...
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Edo Confirms Four New Cases Of Lassa Fever  
January 13, 2023 No Responses

Edo Confirms Four New Cases Of Lassa Fever  

Edo State has recorded four more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 28.   Briefing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, said the four...
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Police Confirm Death Of Seme DPO 
January 11, 2023 No Responses

Police Confirm Death Of Seme DPO 

The police in Lagos on Tuesday confirmed the death of  SP Mojeed Adebayo Salami, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Charge of Seme border Police Station.  The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency...
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Gunmen Abduct Edo Customary Court President 
January 10, 2023 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct Edo Customary Court President 

The President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, was on Monday abducted by gunmen, around Ugoneki axis, on her way to Court in Igueben Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo.  The Chairman of the Lion Bar, Chief Nosa...
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FG Condemns Kidnapping Of Train Passengers In Edo 
January 9, 2023 No Responses

FG Condemns Kidnapping Of Train Passengers In Edo 

The Federal Government has described the kidnapping of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station,  Igueben in Edo as despicable and utterly barbaric.  In a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, ...
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Edo Train Kidnap: Commissioner Confirms 31 Missing, One Suspect Arrested
January 9, 2023 No Responses

Edo Train Kidnap: Commissioner Confirms 31 Missing, One Suspect Arrested

The Edo State Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare on Sunday confirmed that 31 intending passengers were kidnapped at Igueben train station in Edo on Saturday.  The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the passengers were said...
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Buhari Mourns Kebbi Boat Mishap Victims 
January 7, 2023 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Kebbi Boat Mishap Victims 

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Kebbi State over the loss of lives, following the capsizing of a boat conveying farmers.  In a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Friday in...
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Couple, Six Others Nabbed For Allegedly Killing, Selling Lady’s Parts In Ogun
January 6, 2023 No Responses

Couple, Six Others Nabbed For Allegedly Killing, Selling Lady’s Parts In Ogun

The Police Command in Ogun State has arrested a couple and six others for allegedly killing and dismembering a 26-year-old mother of two, Oyindamola Adeyemi.  The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a stat...
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Court Remands Two Brothers For Allegedly Enticing Married Woman
January 5, 2023 No Responses

Court Remands Two Brothers For Allegedly Enticing Married Woman

A Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday, ordered the remand of two brothers, Saifullahi Hamisu, Mujahid Hamisu and one Hassana Surajo, in a Correctional Center for allegedly enticing a married woman.  The defendants, who lives at Bachirawa Quarters...
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<strong>CSOs Sue NDDC Over Budget Breakdown</strong>
December 27, 2022 No Responses

CSOs Sue NDDC Over Budget Breakdown

Three civil society organisations (CSOs) have dragged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to court over alleged failure to furnish them with its 2020 Budget breakdown in line with the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.  The CSOs...
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Dozens Dead As Freeze Grips North America
December 26, 2022 No Responses

Dozens Dead As Freeze Grips North America

At least 38 deaths have now been linked to a severe Arctic freeze that continues to pummel the US and Canada.  Officials say 34 people died across the US, with the worst-hit area being the city of Buffalo, in New...
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