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Controversy over attack on Kogi governor; SDP candidate, Ajaka, claims Bello’s team attacked him

There is a raging controversy over whether Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, was attacked by gunmen or whether it was the governor's team that opened...

Security forces rescue 2 abducted US consulate staff

By Francis Onyeukwu Security operatives have rescued two workers of the United States Consulate Lagos, abducted in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra on May...

Police reveal identity of US embassy officials involved in Anambra brutal attack

The Police Command in Anambra has made public the names of U.S. Consulate staff and policemen who were gunned down on Tuesday by yet-to-be-apprehended...

Security breaches as US Embassy staff, policemen killed, burned in Anambra; fear more casualties

There are fears that the casualties may rise following the killing of two policemen and two US embassy staff in Anambra State amid questions...

Rivers man confesses to why he killed mother with hoe

A Rivers State man, Owate Bode, who bludgeoned his mother to death with a hoe, has confessed as to what transpired. "The ATM card is...

(Video/Photos) Seun Kuti surrenders to Police, after IGP orders arrest

Keeping to his word to submit himself to the police authorities, Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has turned himself in, and is now being questioned...

Ortom condemns kidnap of Takum council chairman in Taraba State

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has condemned in strong terms, the reported kidnap of the Chairman of Takum local government council Hon. Boyi Manga...

Anambra: Gunmen strike again, kidnap Catholic priest at Nnobi market intersection

From Chuks Moses, Awka A group of armed gunmen early Monday evening abducted a Catholic priest at the popular Afor-Nnobi market, Idemili South council of...

10-year grudge: Anita chokes, stabs friend to death in Lagos

Her friend of 20 years, according to her, snatched a boyfriend she planned to marry ten years ago. For those years, she bore the bitter...

Wickedness of a 75-year-old granny: Allegedly sets son, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren ablaze in Ondo

These indeed are wicked days, if the deatails of a tragic event in Ondo are confirmed. A 75-year-old grandmother, claiming to have been starved...

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