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Ughelli Killings: Police make breakthrough, arrest 8 suspects
By Innocent Raphael The Nigeria Police Force has achieved a significant breakthrough in the investigation of the tragic incidents that unfolded in Ughelli, Delta State in February 2023, resulting in the deaths of six policemen and leaving six others missing. Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known in a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday. The statement…
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Ogun police arrests man over alleged rape of JSS1 student
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun police command has arrested a 24-year-old man , Gadafi Bala for allegedly raping a Junior Secondary School (JSS1) student of Aderegun Community High School, Ogijo, Sagamu. SP Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. Odutola explained that the police received a report on Thursday from Ifesowapo Otitoloju CDA in Ilara Ogijo that…
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Fulfil your promises so Nigerians will speak well of Nigeria – George Tells Tinubu
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and elder statesman, Chief Bode George, has told President Bola Tinubu to fulfill his promises to the people of Nigeria, saying that it encourages them to speak of their country positively. George, who was a guest of Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, was reacting to the President’s speech on Thursday where he admonished…
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Police tighten security in Lagos, Ogun ahead Easter celebration
By Innocent Raphael The Assistant Inspector-General of Police overseeing Zone 2 Command, AIG Olatoye A. Durosinmi has directed Commissioners of Police in both states of Lagos and Ogun, alongside Tactical Unit Commanders and officers within the Zone, to enforce increased security measures. AIG Durosinmi disclosed this on Friday in a statement signed by Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ayuba…
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Abuja, Lagos bigwigs are behind oil theft in Niger Delta- Dickson
Senator Seriake Dickson representing Bayelsa West in the Senate has alleged that bigwigs from Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are masterminds of the oil theft on Niger Delta soil. The lawmaker, who has been in the Senate since 2020, was a guest on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme which was aired on Channels Television on Friday.…
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Gunmen abduct two in Ogun church
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly attacked a Celestial Church, abducting two worshippers in Mowe areas of Ogun State. The abductees were identified as Oladapo Seyifunmi and Oluboboye Abiola. The incident was reported to have occurred at the church located near Oriyarin village, Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. A…
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Easter: Abdulrazaq urges Nigerians to renew faith in God
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has felicitated with the Christian community in the state and across Nigeria on the Easter celebration. Abdulrazaq said Easter evokes the time-tested themes of love, sacrifice, compassion, unity, and triumph of good over evil at different times. His message was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,Rafiu Ajakaye in…
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Easter: Sanwo-Olu urges Nigerians to be peaceful
By Adeola Ogunrinde The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians to be peaceful as they celebrate Easter. Sanwo-Olu charged the Christians to reflect on the sacrifice and love Jesus Christ showed to mankind through his crucifixion and resurrection. Speaking to journalists after a Combined Special Prayers for Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu in commemoration of the…
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Lagos political leaders organise special prayer session for Tinubu at 72
Some Lagos political leaders under the umbrella of The Mandate Movement (TMM) have organised a special inter-faith prayer session for President Bola Tinubu as a way of celebrating his 72nd birthday. The leaders who are strong Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) converged at Ikeja, Lagos, to offer prayers and call on Nigerians to keep supporting the administration of…
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Bauchi Police arrests man over alleged killing of officer’s son
By Innocent Raphael Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a 20-year-old man, Rabiu Adamu, accused of strangling a kidnapped boy to death. Disclosing this in a statement, Spokesperson for the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, revealed the incident took place in Magaman Gumau, Toro Local Government Area. The command disclosed that Christopher Bala, a 12-year-old son of a police officer, ASP…
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