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The Saf Ron Kulere, the traditional ruler of Bokkos and Chairman, Bokkos Traditional Council, Plateau State, Lazarus Agai, was yesterday murdered in his home village of Sha by suspected Fulani gunmen. He was reportedly murdered with his aides by the ...

Gift Etim Ikono and her two sisters, Esther Etim Ikono and Florence Victor Ikono, have been arrested by the Cross River State police command for allegedly selling their babies to yet-to-be identified persons.   Akwa Ibom State-born Gift, who resides ...

IGP Ibrahim Idris has asked his predecessor, Solomon Arase, to return the excess number of police vehicles he took away on departure from office. He accused him of taking away 24 vehicles including top of the range armoured BMW cars. ...

Two suspected kidnappers burnt to death at Bristow roundabout, Gboko, Benue state, while the third was handed over to the police

According to the news outlet, security agents yesterday arrested Hajiya Morufat Obanikoro, former Minister of Defence Musiliu Obanikoro’s wife. Her arrest followed intelligence sharing by the Department of State Service (DSS) and the EFCC. She was picked up over the ...

According to multiple sources, the sickness is now at an advanced stage. He has been handling it on his own by undergoing a weekly dialysis, but now needs around N10m in financial assistance for an immediate kidney transplant abroad.

Two-year-old Samuel Akpuafor (Jnr), who was abducted at Okokomaiko, in May, was had by his mother, 10 years after marriage, The Nation reports. It’s gathered that 20 children between the ages 2 and 5 have disappeared in the area within ...

Hadiza Bala-Usman, 40, was today appointed as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). She replaces Habib Abdullahi who was reappointed to the position in August 2015 after he was earlier removed from the post in April of ...

The brother of one of the victims shared the photos on his facebook profile and wrote, ‘It’s a painful story in my town today when assassins eliminate one of my brother Deacon Hassan and his p a and driver today ...

Min for Internal Affairs, Lt. Gen. Dambazau, indicted of grand theft while serving as the Chief of Army Staff – Saharareporters