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Barely 2 weeks after a woman paid N500k to get her estranged husband killed in Lagos, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected hired-assassins and a female banker over failed attempt to assassinate her ex-husband identified as Tochukwu ...

Emmanuel Okechukwu, Ikechukwu Orji, and Chisom Azubuke, all employees at Peakins Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Mobolaji Johnson, Lekki, as well as two Estate guards – Uchechukwu Ofoepeka and Goddy Ogobi were apprehended following a complaint by the firm’s boss, Isaac Ugwu. ...

According to PremiumTimes, Abati, who was spokesperson to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was arrested today by the EFCC. He is being questioned for allegedly receiving some money from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Rasak Adekoya, 37, has been arrested for allegedly beating his son, Wariz Adekoya, 10, to death. He was apprehended by policemen at Ago-Iwoye after residents reported him for severely beating Wariz. He was said to have descended on the boy on ...

Authorities of the University of Lagos have expelled 125 students and rusticated 198 others for various offences, including examination malpractices during last academic session. . The lists of the affected students were published on the university’s website on Sunday. The ...

According to Starttells, Akintola Seun aka Big Wayne, died in a car crash along Ikoyi Road, few days ago. He was driving his White Mercedes CLS 63 AMG, with customized plate number “63” when the accident occurred.

Azuka Emmanuel, 55, and Ndubuisi Okafor, 23, were intercepted in a commercial bus, along Yahe—Ikom Trans International Highway for possessing 76.050 kilograms of Methamphetamine and 100.1 kilogramme of Ephedrine worth N2.5 billion. Operatives positioned for stop and search recovered the ...

About 8 people were killed and 15 wounded, today, when a car laden with an Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), exploded at Muna Garage Junction in Maiduguri, Borno state, killing 8 people including the occupant/driver and some passerby. Giving an update, ...

Lance Corporals Musa Maidabra and Edwin George, serving at 122D30 Regiment in Maiduguri, Borno State, have been arrested for transporting the about N80m ransom that was paid for the release of the wife of the CBN Governor, Margaret Emefiele and ...

Godwin Agbada, a bicycle repairer at No. 9, Morka Road, Ubiaruku, has blamed the devil for the alleged defilement of two girls aged 12 and 14 years in his workshop in Delta State, but denied having carnal knowledge of another ...