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Police arraign man over alleged N650,000 land fraud

Amaka Esther — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:59:06 +0000

Police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 45-year-old man, Fatai Enuosi, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged N650,000 land fraud. The defendant,...

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Overhead water tank collapses, kills nine-day-old baby, mother in Ondo

Amaka Esther — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:53:12 +0000

Aiyedun Quarters in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Wednesday thrown into a state of despair due to a horrifying incident resulting in th...

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Police arrest suspected armed robbers, motorcycle thieves in Jigawa

Amaka Esther — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:51:11 +0000

Police in Jigawa State have arrested suspected armed robbers and motorcycle thieves terrorising the state. Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Police...

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OAU final year student dies in campus accident, three others injured

Amaka Esther — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:22:22 +0000

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed the death of Chisom Nwankwo, a 500-level student of Agric/Economics. According...

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Generator fumes kill man, girlfriend in Delta

Amaka Esther — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:04:58 +0000

A man and his girlfriend died in Ugborikoko Community of the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. The man had celebrated his girlfriend’s birthday bash w...

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Bandits attack FCT residents, abduct woman, three children

Amaka Esther — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:40:52 +0000

Armed men suspected to be bandits terrorising parts of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja have attacked the Zone 5 segment of the Kubwa Extension 2 Reloca...

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Kidnapped FULafia students regain freedom after four days in captivity

Amaka Esther — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:38:20 +0000

Seven students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) in Nasarawa State, who were abducted four days ago, have been released by their captors. They were r...

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Suspected notorious robbers arrested for burgling RCCG, stealing valuables in Delta

Amaka Esther — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:10:47 +0000

Delta State Police command says two suspected notorious armed robbers, Patrick Emete and Alex Uwagbafor have been arrested for allegedly burgling Redeem Christi...

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NTA gives update on fire incident in Sokoto Network station [VIDEO]

Amaka Esther — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:05:03 +0000

The management of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, says the fire incident that erupted on Sunday at its Sokoto Network centre has been contained. This wa...

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Train crushes woman to death in Delta

Amaka Esther — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:46:03 +0000

A train has reportedly crushed a woman to death in Delta State. The incident occurred at the train station in Agbarho community,Ughelli North Local Government A...

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Policeman knocks down student while chasing motorcyclist in Ogun

Amaka Esther — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:44:02 +0000

A police officer, simply identified as “Freedom”; has reportedly killed one Adeleye Eniola, an SS1 student of Mayigi Community High School, Ilashe, in Ipokia Lo...

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FCT police parades 43 suspected criminals in Abuja

Amaka Esther — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:07:55 +0000

Forty-three criminal suspects, ranging from culpable homicide, kidnapping, armed robbery, stealing, ‘one chance,’ illegal possession of firearms, and cultism, t...

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Couple whose wedding was cancelled over pregnancy weds in another church

Amaka Esther — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:03:04 +0000

Friends and family members of a man whose wedding was cancelled in Aba, Abia State by his church, have praised his courage for going ahead with the wedding, in...

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Police arrest 8 suspected armed robbers over officer’s murder in Delta

Amaka Esther — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:00:53 +0000

The Delta State Police Command’s Joint Security Outfit, Operation Delta Hawk, has arrested eight suspected armed robbers in connection with the alleged murder o...

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Gunmen kidnap, kill Imo monarch Eze Joe Ochulor

Amaka Esther — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:33:20 +0000

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed Eze Joe Ochulor, the traditional ruler of the Otulu community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo St...

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13 injured in Lagos-Ibadan highway crash

Amaka Esther — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:02:16 +0000

No fewer than 13 passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries in a crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The road crash occurred in the earlier hours of...

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Anambra Priest remanded for allegedly impregnating teenager

Amaka Esther — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 16:59:48 +0000

A Catholic Priest in Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager, Daily Trust reports. Nwaigwe w...

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Troops rescue five kids from traffickers at Nasarawa park

Amaka Esther — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:10:59 +0000

Troops of the Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have rescued five minors from a suspected human trafficker and kidnapper at Shendam in Plateau State. The suspect, w...

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Police apprehend 2 criminals over ATM swap in Niger

Amaka Esther — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:07:06 +0000

The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly being in possession of nine ATM cards swapped from victims in Nasarawa and Kogi states. T...

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‘Stop leaving charms in my court’ — Judge warns

Amaka Esther — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:03:20 +0000

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court has warned members of the public to stop leaving charms in his courtroom. Justice Oshodi gave the warning on Monday...

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Eight injured in ilorin gas cylinder explosion

Amaka Esther — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:54:25 +0000

Eight persons were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Ilorin, Kwara State capital on Saturday. They included a gas attendant and seven students of the Kwara...

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Nine bodies recovered from Niger boat mishap, one still missing – NSEMA

Amaka Esther — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:51:15 +0000

No fewer than nine lifeless bodies have been recovered from a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State last week. Recall that a...

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Trader bags one-year jail term for receiving stolen water pump

Amaka Esther — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:47:41 +0000

An Area Court in Jos on Monday, sentenced a 32-year-old trader, Salim Sulaiman to one year in jail for buying a stolen water pump. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, pr...

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Suspected kidnappers kill pastor, abduct wife in Kaduna community

Amaka Esther — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:46:07 +0000

Unknown-GunmenThe Pastor in charge of the second Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Damakasuwa, in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Amako Maraya...

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30-year-old man defiles baby in Adamawa

Amaka Esther — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:30:22 +0000

RapeA 30-year-old man in Adamawa State has confessed to defiling a two-year-old baby girl. The man, Buguwa Kwaji, now being investigated by operatives of the Ad...

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NEMA confirms death of 80-year old in Lagos building collapse

Amaka Esther — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:50:56 +0000

nema-A building collapse in the Oyingbo area of Lagos on Thursday claimed the life of an 80-year-old-woman and displaced seven families. The Territorial Coordin...

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Navy nabs suspected cultist in Ondo

Amaka Esther — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:48:01 +0000

navyA 24-year-old suspected cultist have been apprehended by men of the Nigeria Navy, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Igbokoda, Ondo State. The suspect identified...

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Police arrest armed robbers, cultists in Delta, recover weapons

Amaka Esther — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:46:06 +0000

Nigerian-policeThe Delta State Police Command has arrested four armed robbers and recovered ammunition and drugs. A statement by the Command disclosed that, act...

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Two killed as Shiites, Shiitesclash in Kaduna

Amaka Esther — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:28:27 +0000

ShiitesTwo passersby on Thursday in Kaduna State lost their lives when security operatives dispersed members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise...

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OAU lecturer, Ayodele Ojediran slumps, dies in his office

Amaka Esther — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:04:41 +0000

Ayodele OjediranAyodele Isaac Ojediran, a senior lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, reportedly slumped and died on Tuesday in his office. Oj...

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Two Immigration officers die in Kano auto crash

Amaka Esther — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:01:02 +0000

Immigration officersThe Nigeria immigration Service on Sunday lost some of its officers along Kano-Zaria Road. The officers, who were on their way back to Abuja...

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killings resume in Sagamu, two feared dead

Amaka Esther — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:06:15 +0000

Ogun-StateCultists have resumed their usual clashes in Sagamu, the headquarters of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. FLYINGEZE BLOG recalls that about...

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216 incidents claim 12 lives in Ogun, Lagos – Federal Fire Service

Amaka Esther — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:06:37 +0000

Federal Fire Service Twelve persons died in fire incidents between January and October in Lagos and Ogun states, according to the record of Federal Fire Service...

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Corpse of 43-year old man recovered from stream in Kwara

Amaka Esther — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:50:05 +0000

drownsThe lifeless body of an unidentified 43-year-old man was recovered from a stream in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, on Tuesday. Hassan Adekunle, the s...

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Politicians approach court for power, not justice – Adebayo, ex-presidential candidate

Amaka Esther — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:29:06 +0000

ADEWOLE_ADEBAYOFollowing the final verdict of the Supreme Court on the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, one of the contestants...

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Fear grips commuters as ‘one-chance’ robbers spread terror in FCT

Amaka Esther — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:48:01 +0000

Kidnappers storm LGCommuters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, and its environs have been gripped with palpable fear following the activities of men...

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Kidnappers storm LG chairman’s house, abduct two wives in Jigawa

Amaka Esther — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:36:35 +0000

Kidnappers storm LGGunmen have kidnapped two wives of the Chairman of Kiyawa Local Government Council in Jigawa State. A resident told FLYINGEZE BLOG that the i...

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NDLEA arrests two with firearms on Keffi-Nasarawa road

Amaka Esther — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 01:00:44 +0000

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Kidnapped corps members rescued in Army, Police operation in Katsina

Amaka Esther — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:35:29 +0000

The Nigeria Army said the troops of 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, have rescued two Corps members kidnapped by bandits in Y...

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70 decomposed bodies not found in our market – Lokpanta cattle traders

Amaka Esther — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:49:38 +0000

Abia-Hausa-CommTraders in the Lokpanta cattle market in Umuchieze, Umunnochi LGA of Abia State, have said they are not involved in kidnappings, ritual killings,...

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Hoodlums attack Radio Nigeria FM station in Kwara

Amaka Esther — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:46:26 +0000

thugsA four-man gang of hoodlums, in the early hours of Tuesday, attacked the Federal government-owned Radio Nigeria FM station at Idofian town, in Ifelodun Loc...

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NSCDC arrests five suspected rapists in Nasarawa

Amaka Esther — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:42:07 +0000

nscdcThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, Nasarawa State Command have arrested five persons for allegedly raping mostly underage girls in their various...

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Strange fire razes residence of man caught with human parts in Ibadan [PHOTOS]

Amaka Esther — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 23:57:04 +0000

Strange fire razes residence of man caught with human parts in Ibadan [PHOTOS]A strange fire has razed the residence of a man caught with human parts in Ibadan,...

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Police, army rescue four kidnap victims in Katsina

Amaka Esther — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:39:26 +0000

army2The Katsina State Police Command has disclosed that four kidnap victims were rescued in Dandume Local Government Area in collaboration with the military on...

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17 newly promoted police officers decorated with new ranks in Sokoto

Amaka Esther — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:23:48 +0000

policeA total of 17 Police officers at Zone 10 Sokoto were on Thursday decorated with their new ranks. Mr Lawal Daura, the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG), wh...

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20 injured as petrol tanker explodes in Kaduna

Amaka Esther — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:20:00 +0000

tankerNo fewer than 20 people sustained various degrees of injuries following a tanker explosion at a petrol station in the Rigasa area of Kaduna State. Mr Paul...

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Troops arrest two Kaduna residents for supplying arms to terrorists

Amaka Esther — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:14:01 +0000

Troops arrest two Kaduna residents for supplying arms to terroristsTwo men suspected of supplying ammunition to terrorists have been apprehended by the troops o...

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We cannot afford it – Nigerian lawmakers reject motion to make WAEC, UTME free

Amaka Esther — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:34:26 +0000

We cannot afford it â Nigerian lawmakers reject motion to make WAEC, UTME freeThe House of Representatives has rejected a motion that sought to compel the fed...

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‘The kiss with Groovy was scripted’ – BBNaija’s Uriel

Amaka Esther — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:28:32 +0000

The kiss with Groovy was scripted’ â BBNaija’s UrielBig Brother Naija reality show star Uriel Oputa has revealed that her recent romantic date with a younger...

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Police shut down ‘Yahoo’ training centre in Abuja, arrest six suspects

Amaka Esther — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:19:52 +0000

Police-ArrestThe Nigeria Police Force â National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate operating a re...

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