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Jailbreak in Nsukka prison, Enugu State, 15 prisoners on the run

The incident happened last night. The inmates reportedly opened the cell and scaled the fence. Two were re-arrested this morning…. while doing thanksgiving at a nearby church….

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Man calls out the Nigeria Police Force for killing his brother in Rivers State

The nigerian who shared the story posted the photos of his dead brother killed by nigerian police man and wrote the follow. ‘My fellow Nigeria, you people should see wat the Nigeria police has don 2 my beloved brother Iyke ...

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Married policeman and his married NSCDC mistress, killed by generator fume

On Saturday, an Inspector and a father-of-three and his lover, Ifeoma, a member of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC and a mother-of-five were found dead in apartment of the policeman at Ezinifite Okpuno village in Awka South ...

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We received N15.1m ransom to free Lagos King — Arrested suspect

Today, Isaiah Ododomu, one of the 9 kidnappers of the rescued Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola Oseni, confessed to journalists that his gang received N15.1m ransom in two tranches. He said that they received an initial ransom of N12m and ...

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11 Nigerian soldiers killed, 1 other missing, as gunmen open fire on troops

Following covert surveillance and intelligence reports on the activities of some gun runners and armed bandits in Kopa, Dagma and Gagaw villages in Niger State, troops of the Nigerian Army, in conjunction with Nigeria Air Force, went on quick cordon ...

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One Container On The Verge Of Falling In Papa

One container on the verge of falling, while the other one gets the support of another truck, due to the bad state of the Apapa road in Lagos State.

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NDLEA nabs man, seizes ₦1.78bn worth of hard drug

Vincent Chidiebere, 32, has been arrested for peddling hard drug worth N1.78 billion. He was arrested in Awka, Anambra State, on July 28, 2016, with methamphetamine weighing 25.2kg, following a tip-off that the shipment would pass through Anambra from Enugu ...

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Buhari sacks JAMB Registrar, Dibu Ojerinde, 16 others

Yesterday, Pres. Buhari yesterday sacked 16 heads of key agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education and appointed a new Executive Secretary for the National Universities Commission( NUC) whose former boss, Prof. Julius Okojie completed his two-term tenure last week.

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boko haram

Troops thwart Boko Haram’s attack on Borno village, kill 5

Yesterday, troops thwarted an attempt by Boko Haram terrorists on Yauri Community, Borno State, killing 5 of the attackers and recovering 2 AK-47 rifles, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), one 60mm Mortar Tube, 1 Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifle Other ...

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National Theatre in total darkness over an unpaid N9m electricity debt

Yesterday, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) said that electricity supply to the National Arts Theatre in Lagos was disconnected because its management failed to pay over N9 million debt.   The General Manger, Media Communications of EKEDC, Idemudia ...

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