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Policeman guns down officer’s wife in Calabar
An inspector attached to the Police Command in Cross River has allegedly killed a woman and injured two others in...
Fubara appears in church in Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday, atteded a special prayer, worship and thanksgiving service at Salvation Ministries Headquarters, GRA,...
Bayero, Sanusi planned Sallah durbar triggers security concerns in Kano
Residents in Kano state have expressed fear over the upcoming planned Sallah durbar by the two parties involved in the...
Katsina governor’s mother dies at 93
The mother of Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda, Hajiya Safara'u Umaru Baribari, is dead. She died Sunday night at the...
EFCC probes man for smuggling $578,000 cash from South African
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigating Okorie Sunday, arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with...
Yusuf gives jobs to 54 foreign-trained Kano students
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has granted automatic employment to 54 postgraduate students who benefited from a foreign scholarship...
66 Imo new monarchs get staff of office
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo, on Saturday, presented certificates and staff of office to 66 new traditional rulers in the...
Couple arrested for brutally assaulting child in Borno
The Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command, has arrested a couple for brutally beating a child in the state....
Eight secondary students arrested over cultism in Ogun
The Police in Ogun State have arrested eight suspected Secondary School cultists who engaged in cult activities at Ifo High...
Customs intercepts N290 million at Abuja airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted an undeclared sum of $193,000 (about N289.5 million) concealed in a carton of...