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The incident reportedly occured at about 7.10am today. They broke their cells and escaped through the fence. Three of them are convicts. This is about the 3rd time a prison break is taking place at the Koton Karfe Prison.

The International Council for Ifa Religion, Oke-Itase, Ile-Ife, announces the transition of our father, the Araba of Ola, Ejigbo, Osun State, Nigeria, High Chief Oyewole Odemakinde, who joined the ancestors on Friday, 29th July, 2016. Araba Oyewole was a member ...

Unscathed, baby survived an accident that killed her mom and all other passengers, this morning at Abia, Udi LGA, Enugu State

On Wednesday, Tochukwu Iro, a patent medicine dealer and a father-of-two who just got married, was shot by a policeman, said to be from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Kano State, because he allegedly refused to stop when ordered to do ...

The students, who go about with the name Tsunnami Gang and Young Pablo Money, were recently arrested for allegedly swindled unsuspecting foreigners and others to the tune of N16m through scam mails. Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo. State has ...

Three Nigerians – Humphrey Jefferson Ejike Eleweke, Seck Osmane and Michael Titus Igweh ( who recently alleged that his penis was electrocuted while investigators were trying to extract confessions from him ) and Indonesian Freddy Budiman – were killed by ...

Youths allegedly set an APC lawmaker’s vehicle ablaze after being caught with ballot papers during last weekend’s rerun elections in Imo State.

Today, Chief Malcom Omirhobo, a lawyer and human rights activist, filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the ban of the sales of petrol in jerry cans. He is is seeking a declaration that the directive ...

Husband amputates wife, for unfaithful. But this punishment is much.

The ABC has been told there are 14 prisoners on the list to be executed, including foreign nationals from Pakistan and Nigeria, and one Indonesian woman. Some of them may, however, seek last-minute clemency from President Joko Widodo, meaning their ...