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Rivers LG bans gas refilling in residential areas after explosion

Metro January 6, 20250

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara By Deborah Nnamdi The Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chijioke…

Mother nabbed for abandoning day-old baby over hardship

Metro January 6, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a woman, Khadija Ali, for allegedly abandoning her newborn…

Police bust child trafficking syndicate in Jos, rescue 5 children

Metro January 6, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have dismantled a child trafficking syndicate in Jos, the plateau state…

Gunmen impose N172.7m levy on 25 Zamfara villages, residents flee

Crimes January 6, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen in Zamfara State have reportedly imposed a N172.7 million levy on 25 villages in the Tsafe…

18 injured in P’ Harcourt gas explosion – Police

Metro January 6, 20250

Photo: unrelated gas explosion incident By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has said that 18 persons were severely…

NDLEA arrests Nollywood filmmaker, others over illicit drug shipments

Crimes January 5, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has announced the arrest of a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood…

NDLEA nab 61-year-old Lagos biz woman, socialite for drug trafficking

Crimes January 5, 20250

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a wanted drug Kingpin and Lagos socialite, Alhaja Aishatu…

Police bust kidnapping syndicate in Imo, rescue 4 victims

Crimes January 4, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command have neutralized a notorious armed robbery…

Man steals goat for daughter’s naming in Ogun

Metro January 4, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering…

Gunmen kill 2 farmers in Kogi

Metro January 4, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two farmers in the Odo-Ape community, Kabba-Bunu Local Government…

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