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NDLEA intercepts 1.1m Tramadol tabs in Kaduna, others Lagos, Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had intercepted million tablets of Tramadol (225mg and 100mg) in Kaduna state. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi,…
Woman Stabs Husband To Death In AdamawaÂ
Caroline Barka, a 20-year-old housewife, has been arrested by the Adamawa Police Command for stabbing her late husband, Barka Dauda, to death. Mrs Barka is a resident of Angwan Tamiya in…
Court Sentences Baba Ijesha To 16 Years Imprisonment For Assaulting Minor
The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years…
Military destroys 109 illegal refining site, apprehends 24 oil thieves
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have discovered and destroyed 109 illegal refining sites and arrested 24 economic saboteurs within two weeks in the South-South region. This was made known by…
Police Order Investigation As Hoodlums Attack INEC Office In Enugu
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Abubakar Lawal, has ordered investigation into the attack at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east.…
Bandits kidnap another Catholic priest in Kaduna
Bandits in the early hours of Monday abducted Reverend Father Emmanuel Silas of the  St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Chancellor, Kafanchan…
Zamfara Govt Urges Residents to Procure Guns For Self Defence Against TerroristsÂ
Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Bello Matawalle By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Following incessant attacks on residents Zamfara State has directed the residents to buy guns to defend themselves. The directive is contained…
Alleged organ harvesting plot: Ekweremadu, wife remanded in UK police custody
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife Beatrice, were, yesterday, remanded in the UK Police custody, after they were arraigned before the Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court for alleged conspiracy…
How EFCC officials allegedly tortured Lagos clubgoers, forced out naked couple
EFCC Customers and workers at the Lakers Lounge Hotel and Bar, Ikorodu, Lagos State, have accused officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of subjecting them to torture during…
Terrorists Attack Church In Benue, Abduct Priest’s Cook
Suspected terrorists have reportedly attacked the Reverend Father of St. Mary Immaculate Church in Aho community of Owukpa, in the Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack occurred…