Men of the Bariga Police Station have nabbed one Innocent Ifunayachi, a 34 year-old man for defiling a 14 year old girl. The incident took place at the girl’s family house. The suspect, being a friend to the family visited and found the girl eating noodles, and while she left to get him some drinks, he quickly put some quantities …
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The Presiding Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Johnson Suleiman, says he is willing to assist in airlifting more Nigerians willing to return home from South Africa. Mr Suleiman, an apostle, said this on Thursday in his verified twitter handle @APOSTLESULEMAN in Auchi, Edo. The cleric said he had ordered for flight tickets for some Nigerians willing to come back …
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Bello Audu, a.k.a. Yellow, a notorious kidnap kingpin who has been terrorising the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano expressways have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team IRT. The 40-year-old has confessed to over 50 kidnappings and killings of many innocent Nigerians.
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In the wake of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, Prophet I. O. Samuel of Shiloh Word Chapel, Abuja has called for love among all Africans. The clergyman is of the opinion that Africa is blessed with so much mineral deposits, highly talented and energetic intellectuals, “but their energy has been diverted to hate and violence.” He said that Africa needs …
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Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria’s borders will remain closed until the country and its neighbours agree on existing ECOWAS protocol on movement. Mr Ali stated this on Wednesday at Maigatari/Niger border, Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa while fielding questions from journalists. “But there is no specific time for opening the borders. However, if …
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Islamist militants, Boko Haram killed nine Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in the northeast of the country, three soldiers and an official from a security agency said on Wednesday. A decade-long insurgency in the northeast, started by Islamist group, Boko Haram in 2009, has claimed more than 30,000 lives. A breakaway faction that pledges allegiance to …
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The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and promised to get justice at the Supreme Court. The tribunal had on Wednesday in Abuja struck out the petition of the PDP and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, …
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It was another record-breaking night for Cristiano Ronaldo, despite Robbie Keane’s best efforts to steer him away. The Juventus forward netted four goals as Portugal beat Lithuania to take his overall tally to 25 in European qualifying – two more than the previous record set by former Republic of Ireland striker Keane. Before the match, Keane asked Ronaldo to “leave …
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Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has received a suspended jail sentence of nearly three years for firing a gun in a hospital after a fight with a singer.
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Rochas Okorocha, the former governor of Imo State, has said that there is every possibility for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to die prematurely after President Muhammadu Buhari’s current tenure. The former governor of Imo gave this view at an interaction with newsmen in Abuja, after the election tribunal affirmed his electoral victory. Okorocha said Buhari’s reputation appears to be …
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