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5 killed as cultists clash in Bayelsa
A clash between two rival cults has claimed five lives in Bayelsa State. It was learnt that the incident occurred yesterday at Lobia community in Southern Ijaw Local Government. A […]
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Businessman murdered inside Akure hotel
The Ondo State Police Command, on Monday, said it had begun investigation into the alleged killing of a businessman, Babatunde Olubasa, who was said to have been shot dead in […]
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Herbalist, 4 others kill 2 persons for money rituals in Ogun
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested five suspects, including an herbalist, for dismembering a 45-year-old housewife, Memunat Akinde, and a motorcyclist, Ibikunle Ajose. The suspects allegedly committed […]
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Robbers kill Youth Corps member on Jere-Abuja road
THE National Youth Service Corps in Osun State on Wednesday confirmed the death of one of its corps members, Bomoi Sulaimon Yusuf, who was shot dead along Jere-Abuja road. The […]
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Gunmen attack commercial bus, kidnap passengers on Benin-Auchi Road
THE Edo State Police Command has said it has not been briefed about development relating to the abduction of passenger on Tuesday along the dreaded Benin-Auchi Road. The suspected gunmen […]
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Edo Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, released after ransom payment
Abducted Edo State Head of Service, Mr Anthony Okungbowa, on Monday regained his freedom. He was seized by gunmen on Saturday along Oza Road in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area […]
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Ebonyi Pastor defiles five-year-old pupil
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Friday arraigned a 45-year-old man, Christopher Ebenyi, for allegedly defiling a five-year-old pupil in Ebonyi State. The defendant was said to have gone to […]
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Edo Head of Service kidnapped, driver killed
Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, a lawyer, has been kidnapped in Benin, the state capital and his driver killed. Security sources disclosed that Okungbowa was seized at gunpoint […]
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Ibadan Pastor, Odenigbo Theophilus, jailed 7 years for defrauding retiree
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has sentenced one Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus to seven years in prison for defrauding a retiree, Mr Ojo Gbadebo, of N1m under false pretence. […]
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Pastor, herbalist jailed for selling human parts
A Kwara state Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, sentenced a church founder, Pastor, Gabriel Josaya, aka Eli-Wakuku, to four years’ imprisonment for dealing in human parts. Josaya, […]