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By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects over a staged kidnapping allegedly masterminded in collaboration with the victim’s boyfriend to extort money from her parents. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said operatives of the Rapid Response…

Photo: Unrelated photo of a gas explosion A private petrol and gas facility, Fonex Gas Station, has been razed by an explosion on Edibe Edibe Street in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, leaving several residents severely injured and properties destroyed. The explosion, which occurred on Saturday,…

By Deborah Nnamdi A midnight fire has gutted several shops at the Plumbing Material Section of the Head Bridge Market in Onitsha, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The inferno, which broke out at about 11:55 p.m. on Friday, occurred near the Ogbo-Ogwu Medicine Market along the busy Onitsha-Awka Expressway,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Jehovah’s Witnesses have reviewed their longstanding rules on blood transfusions, granting members the choice of whether their own blood may be used during surgery or other medical procedures. The organisation, however, maintained its ban on transfusions involving another person’s blood, while stating that individual members must…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force in Nasarawa State has arrested a suspected kidnapper in Akwanga Local Government Area, recording what it described as a breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on criminal activities across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a…

Photo: Unrelated photo of a fire outbreak By Deborah Nnamdi Two minor siblings, Queen Ohwo, 6, and Everlyne Ohwo, 4, have been burnt to death in a tragic fire incident at their parents’ residence in Ode-Aye, Okitipupa Council Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred at No. 1 Olaribigbe Street,…

Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has shared a personal story from his early days with the Super Eagles, revealing how he was once turned away from a hotel room by a senior teammate during his first national team invitation in 2017 before being welcomed by Kelechi Iheanacho. Osimhen disclosed this in…

The United States has deployed MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drones and about 200 military personnel to northern Nigeria to support local forces battling Islamist insurgent groups, including Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram, officials said. U.S. officials quoted by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle said there would be no…

Tragic struck in Lagos in the wee hours of Saturday, as a massive explosion triggered by petroleum product tankers rocked the Sangotedo area of Lekki Epe Expressway. It was gathered that at least one person, said to be a tanker driver, died and several properties and business places were razed.…

Suspected political thugs on Friday disrupted the maiden meeting of the African Democratic Congress Young Women Forum in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred at the venue in Alesa Eleme, where the thugs allegedly stormed the gathering, dispersed supporters,…