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  • Nigeria’s Ese Brume Breaks Commonwealth Games Record Twice In 1 Night To Win Gold In Long Jump

    .. Nigeria’s Ese Brume Breaks Commonwealth Games Record Twice In 1 Night To Win Gold In Long Jump

     Nigeria’s Ese Brume has won gold in the women’s long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.Brume had a no jump on her first attempt but bounced back right away to jump 6.99m to take the lead in the final and set a new Games Record.She added another 6.99m and 6.96m in her subsequent jumps but none of her opponents co
  • "I Funded Myself In School With Proceeds From Yahoo" - 28-Yr-Old Arrested Corps Member, Adetuberu Adetoyese

    .. "I Funded Myself In School With Proceeds From Yahoo" - 28-Yr-Old Arrested Corps Member, Adetuberu Adetoyese

     Having confessed that he sponsored his academics with the proceeds he made from doing yahoo, the 28-year-old corps member also said he has a house already.Adetuberu Adetoyese, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, who was arrested for cybercrime (yahoo), has admitted that he was indeed in the business of defrauding unsuspecting people on
  • Lagos Court Jails 20 Fishermen For Trafficking Drugs From Ghana To Nigeria

    . Lagos Court Jails 20 Fishermen For Trafficking Drugs From Ghana To Nigeria

     The convicts were arrested on their way to Nigeria with marijuana in their possession.No less than 20 fishermen have been sentenced to one-year imprisonment each for trafficking 13.670 kilograms of marijuana, from Ghana to Nigeria.Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court in Lagos State, convicted the Ghanaian fishermen after he found them g
  • Police Neutralize Notorious Armed Robbers, Sodiq & Habbeb Terrorizing Ajegunle (Video)

    .. Police Neutralize Notorious Armed Robbers, Sodiq & Habbeb Terrorizing Ajegunle (Video)

     Daredevil robbers engaged operatives of Area B Apapa of the Lagos State Police Command in a gun duel in a bid to escape arrest. The robbers, however, fell to the superior firepower of the police operatives. The robbers, Sodiq ’m’ aka Foreigner, was recently released from prison and Habeeb ‘m’ aka Kiki, have both been wanted for terrorizing
  • 500 Level Student, Modestus Hyacinth Egbulefu Commits Suicide After Taking Hard Drug In Abia

    .. 500 Level Student, Modestus Hyacinth Egbulefu Commits Suicide After Taking Hard Drug In Abia

     A 500-level student of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State, Modestus Hyacinth Egbulefu, has committed suicide after taking hard drug in Ikwuano council area ,Abia State.Vanguard reported that the student of the Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering jumped from a 3 storey building identified as Groom Base L
  • NDLEA Arrests 90-year-old Retired Soldier, Usman Adamu Who Supplies Illicit Drugs To Bandits

    . NDLEA Arrests 90-year-old Retired Soldier, Usman Adamu Who Supplies Illicit Drugs To Bandits

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 90-year-old retired soldier and bandit supplier identified as Usman Adamu.Adamu was arrested in Mailalle, Sabon Birni, in Sokoto for supplying bandits illicit drugs.The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Babafemi said
  • NDLEA Arrests Popular Pastor, Anietie Okon Effiong With Three Drums Of Crystal Methamphetamine

    . NDLEA Arrests Popular Pastor, Anietie Okon Effiong With Three Drums Of Crystal Methamphetamine

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Effiong with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India.This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.Babafem
  • Immigration Arrest Three Men Suspected To Be Arms Peddlers Along Nigeria-Cameroon Border

    . Immigration Arrest Three Men Suspected To Be Arms Peddlers Along Nigeria-Cameroon Border

     The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested three men suspected to be arms peddlers at Mfum, the border community along the Nigeria–Cameroon border.The Comptroller in charge of Mfum Border Command, Mr Ndubuisi Eneregbu, announced the arrest in a press statement on Sunday in Calabar.According to the Comptroller, two Nigerians and one irreg
  • Delta Police Command Kill Suspected Robber, Rescue Kidnapped Victim In Warri

    . Delta Police Command Kill Suspected Robber, Rescue Kidnapped Victim In Warri

     The Police Command in Delta has neutralised a member of a suspected robbery gang in Warri South Local Government Area of the state.The spokesman of the state command, DSP Bright Edafe who disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri also said that a kidnapped victim was rescued “unhurt”.Edafe said that the deceased was a member of a three-man
  • Police Rescue Six Kidnap Victims In Katsina; 8 Suspected Terrorists Killed

    . Police Rescue Six Kidnap Victims In Katsina; 8 Suspected Terrorists Killed

     The Police Command in Katsina says its operatives have successfully rescued six kidnapped victims at Unguwan Dako, Tandama village, Danja Local Government Area (LGA).The command spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah said this in a statement on Sunday in Katsina.Isah said that on Aug. 6, at about 5:30 a.m., based on credible intelligence, the command raided
  • Police Arrest Osun Suspected Cultist, Oko’lu 5 Months After He Was Declared Wanted

    .Police Arrest Osun Suspected Cultist, Oko’lu 5 Months After He Was Declared Wanted

     A suspected cultist, Rasheed Hammed, popularly known as Rasidi Oko’lu, has been arrested.He was arrested by the Osun State Police Command in the early hours of Sunday about 5 months after he was declared wanted.Reliable security sources told our correspondent that Oko’lu was arrested in his hideout in Osogbo, Osun State capital around 4am by m
  • Trust TV: SERAP Sues Buhari Over N5m Fine

    .Trust TV: SERAP Sues Buhari Over N5m Fine

     Nigerian civic society, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development have slammed Nigeria's number one man, President Muhammadu Buhari.The groups filed a lawsuit against the President, asking the court to “declare arbitrary and illegal, the N5 million imposed on Trust Tele
  • Tinubu Sees Presidency As Retirement Benefits – Dino Melaye Blows Hot

    .Tinubu Sees Presidency As Retirement Benefits – Dino Melaye Blows Hot

     Dino Melaye, a former lawmaker, has slammed Bola Tinubu.Melaye on Saturday, alleged that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, sees the presidency as his “entitlement and retirement benefits”.The PUNCH reported on August 4 2022 that the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, designated Mel
  • ‘Boko Haram Leader, 27 Insurgents’ Killed In Airstrikes In Borno

    .‘Boko Haram Leader, 27 Insurgents’ Killed In Airstrikes In Borno

     Alhaji Modu, a “notorious leader” of Boko Haram, has been reportedly killed.He was reportedly killed by troops of Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai.According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, Modu, better known as Bem Bem, was killed alongside 27 other Boko Haram fighters in Borno.He said Modu was killed on August 3, in
  • Teenager, Hamza Yahaya Threatens To Commit Suicide If President Buhari Doesn’t Resign (Photos)

    .. Teenager, Hamza Yahaya Threatens To Commit Suicide If President Buhari Doesn’t Resign (Photos)

     A teenager, Hamza Yahaya threatened to commit su!cide from the popular Kofar Nasarawa flyover bridge in the ancient city of Kano, if President Muhammadu Buhari does not resign.The incident, which happened on Friday created a scene under the bridge linking the Emir of Kano’s palace and State road as passersby stopped by to catch a glance of the s
  • How 5 ‘Money Doublers’ Engage Lady, Blessing Solomon In Marathon Sex In Guise To Make Her Rich

    .. How 5 ‘Money Doublers’ Engage Lady, Blessing Solomon In Marathon Sex In Guise To Make Her Rich

     A 28-year old lady, Blessing Solomon, had a nasty experience in Lagos after she was lured by five suspected local fraudsters a.k.a money doublers, who engaged her in marathon sex under the false pretence that it will make her become rich but it turned out to be a scam.P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Ijesha area of Lagos, where th
  • 16-Year-Old Girl, Sadiya Usman Commits Suicide Over Forced Marriage In Kano

    .. 16-Year-Old Girl, Sadiya Usman Commits Suicide Over Forced Marriage In Kano

     A sixteen-year-old girl, Sadiya Usman, hanged herself at Garin Dauru village in Warawa Local Government Area, Kano State over alleged forced marriage.Spokesman of the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the incident to DAILY POST.According to him “police on 01/08/2022 at about 3:00 received a phone call from the villa
  • West Ham United v Manchester City: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

    . West Ham United v Manchester City: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date: Sunday 7th August, 2022 Time : 4:30 pm Stadium  London Stadium Referee   Michael Oliver (England) Goal Scorer: Team News Arguably the pick of the matches on the opening weekend of the 2022-23 Premier League campaign will take place at London Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as West Ham United welcome the champions Manchester Cit
  • 34-Yr-Old 'Big Boy', Ifeanyi Odieze Ezenagu Arrested For Robbing Six Women Of Their Belongings

    .. 34-Yr-Old 'Big Boy', Ifeanyi Odieze Ezenagu Arrested For Robbing Six Women Of Their Belongings

     A 34-year-old man identified as Ifeanyi Odieze Ezenagu has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos police command for allegedly robbing six women of their belongings.According to the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect robbed the women of their 3 iPhones 12, 2 iPhones 11 Pro Max, 1 iPhone XR, one Nokia phone, one wristw
  • Manchester United v Brighton: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Manchester United v Brighton: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date: Sunday 7th August, 2022 Time : 2:00 pm Stadium  Old Trafford Referee   Paul Tierney (England) Goal Scorer: Team News Erik ten Hag will be bidding to make the perfect start to his reign as Manchester United boss when the Red Devils welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.Ma
  • APC Chieftain, Gbenga Power Dumps Party, Defect To ADC

    . APC Chieftain, Gbenga Power Dumps Party, Defect To ADC

     Gbenga Oyekunle Power has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), NAN reports.The politician, who aspired for the Kwara APC ticket for Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun Federal Constituency, will now run for the seat on the ADC platform.Power thanked the party for backing his aspiration and promised to mobilize the g
  • BREAKING: Former IGP, Tafa Balogun Laid To Rest In Osun

    . BREAKING: Former IGP, Tafa Balogun Laid To Rest In Osun

     Former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Tafa Balogun, was buried in his country home of Ila-Orangun, Osun, on Saturday.Balogun was appointed Nigeria’s 21st Inspector-General of Police on March 6, 2002. He left the office in 2005.He passed on in Lagos on Thursday, four days to his 75th birthday.The funeral prayer was observed in accordance with Is
  • Court orders Sonny Odogwu’s estate to pay N26 billion to Access Bank

    .Court orders Sonny Odogwu’s estate to pay N26 billion to Access Bank

     The judge invalidated a purported consent judgment in which parties in the suit agreed on the payment of N12 billion as full and final payment.The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the estate of the late Sunny Odogwu to pay Access Bank Plc N26 billion in compliance with a 2015 judgment.Daniel Osiagor, the judge, dismissed the prelimina
  • Drama As Two Officials Are Arrested For Diverting 9 Trucks Of Fertilizer In Nasarawa

    .Drama As Two Officials Are Arrested For Diverting 9 Trucks Of Fertilizer In Nasarawa

     Daily Trust reports that an accountant and store officer in the Nasarawa State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources have been arrested and detained.They were apprehended for allegedly diverting nine trucks of fertilizer meant for distribution to farmers across the 13 local government areas of in the state.The Commissioner for Agriculture,
  • BREAKING: Gunmen Invade Imo Police Station, Kill Four Cops

    .BREAKING: Gunmen Invade Imo Police Station, Kill Four Cops

     As many as four policemen have been killed in Imo State.The officers were killed on Friday night when criminals invaded Agwa Divisional Police headquarters in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state.Part of the division and vehicles, including the one belonging to the Divisional Police Officer were burnt by the attackers.This is even as the gunme
  • "How My Mother Chopped Off My Hands, Slashed My Face With A Machete" — Lady, Glory Smart Emenuwe

    ."How My Mother Chopped Off My Hands, Slashed My Face With A Machete" — Lady, Glory Smart Emenuwe

     A young woman, Glory Smart Emenuwe from Ezhionum community in Delta State has narrated how she was almost killed by her mother for no reason.In a video shared on social media, she revealed her mother attacked her in 2013, chopping off her two hands and slashing her face with a machete. According to Glory, she was almost killed by her mother, whom
  • EFCC Arrest AGF, Malami’s Aide, Ladidi Mohammed For Selling Government’s Properties Illegally

    .. EFCC Arrest AGF, Malami’s Aide, Ladidi Mohammed For Selling Government’s Properties Illegally

     Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Ladidi Mohammed, head of asset recovery and management unit, ministry of justice and aide to Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami for doubiously selling government’s proprerties.According to TheCable, the anti-graft commission is investigating du
  • "Beg ASUU To Call Off The Strike, We Can’t Borrow To Pay Them" — Keyamo Tells Nigerian Parents

    . "Beg ASUU To Call Off The Strike, We Can’t Borrow To Pay Them" — Keyamo Tells Nigerian Parents

     The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Friday, slammed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for making outrageous demands on its dispute with the Federal Government.He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Should we go and borrow to pay N1.2 trillion yearly? You canno
  • 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! 15 Political Parties Collapse Structures For Peter Obi

    . 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! 15 Political Parties Collapse Structures For Peter Obi

     The 15 political parties that were deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance, on Friday declared support for the presidential ambition of the candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi.The organisation said only Obi out of the candidates contesting for the 2023 Presidency can stop Nig
  • Police Invite Kizz Daniel After He Confiscated Dry Cleaner's Bus For Damaging His ₦14M Clothes

    .. Police Invite Kizz Daniel After He Confiscated Dry Cleaner's Bus For Damaging His ₦14M Clothes

     The police in Lagos state have invited singer Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe aka Kizz Daniel for questioning.According to a source who confirmed this to LIB, the ''Buga'' crooner was invited for questioning for allegedly confiscating the laundry bus of a company he contracted to do laundry for him. The singer reportedly seized t

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