Four policemen have been sentenced to death by hanging for killing a motorcyclist in 2016 along Goodluck Jonathan Boulevard in Akwa Ibom State. The four convicted are: Inspectors Moses Akpaete, Idoko Sampson, Corporals Enobong Udo and Godwin Nnanna According to The Guardian, the case has been a legal battle for four years but they had…
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The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Tuesday threatened to ban the activities of speed boats on Lagos waterways following the death of five persons last week in a boat accident and a series of boat mishaps on Lagos waterways. The General Manager, Lagos Area Office of NIWA, Muazu Sambo, confirmed the incident at a…
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a party which he left for APC. The Senate President announced his defection on his official twitter handle @bukolasaraki on Tuesday, July 31 2018. He tweeted: “I wish to inform Nigerians that, after extensive consultations, I…
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The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was elected as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The President was appointed into the position during the 53rd session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Lome, the Togolese capital. The Special Assistant…
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The Super Eagles goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme on Friday, announced his retirement from football after 12-month battle with acute Leukaemia. He first announced his retirement to his Wolverhampton Wanderers teammates, before a training session at Compton on Tuesday morning. The former footballer made the decision, after consulting with medical experts, following his battle with acute leukaemia. After being diagnosed with acute…
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Last week, we had reported about a tweet made by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, informing us that his colleague and friend Senator Dino Melaye was allegedly abducted by unknown gunmen. Click here to read up on that report. Melaye has now come out to narrate his ordeal to press men, watch below. Video Credit: Channels TV | Photo:…
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The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the eight lawmakers behind the alleged ‘impeachment notice’ served on the Governor of the state, Samuel Ortom on Monday. According to a report by Vanguard, they were suspended for six months. 19 lawmakers, under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during a counter plenary at the old banquet…
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The Federal Government has sent over 100 military troops comprising of the army, air force, police, and the civil defense to Zamfara state following series of bandits terrorism in its towns and villages and the most recent, on Saturday where 15 persons were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari,…
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A groom and 13 of his family members were killed in an auto crash on their way to the wedding venue in central Vietnam on Monday. Police reports that the accident happened when their van collided with a container truck at around 2:30 am, killing 13 instantly including the groom. The bodies of the deceased…
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A 15-year old girl identified as Zainab Mohammed has escaped from the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram on Sunday, the Nigerian Army said. According to the Spokesman for the Army, Gen. Texas Chukwu, the teenager was intercepted by troops of 28 Task Force Brigade deployed in operation Lafiya Dole on July 29, 2018, at Gubla after she…
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