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The Nigeria Police Force and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria , also known as Shi’ ites , may clash at the group’ s upcoming Ashura procession on Tuesday . The Ashura procession , also called the Day of Ashura , is the tenth day of Muharram, the first month in the IslamicContinueContinue reading “Shi:ites, police may clash over nationwide procession”

By Aderemi Bamgbose Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, who was involved in a fatal auto crash on Sept. 5, is in good condition and responding to treatment in hospital, Mr Olumide Akunrinlola, the Senator’s media aide has said. Akunrinlola, in a statement on Sunday in Okitipupa, said although the auto crash was fatalContinueContinue reading “Senator involved involved in fatal accident responding to treatment says Aide”

By Aderemi Bamgbose The Edo State Police Command on Saturday said it had recovered the official car of Prof. Gideon Okedayo, a lecturer with the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa who was kidnapped on Thursday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecturer was kidnapped along with his driver inContinueContinue reading “Police recover kidnapped Ondo varsity lecturer’s official car”

A student of Ebonyi State University Abakaliki , Ikechukwu Oke , has been hospitalised after allegedly fasting and praying for 41 days . According to Christian Nwaokpa , a student of the university , claimed Oke decided to embark on the spiritual exercise because of the challenges facing his family . Nwaokpa said, “ HeContinueContinue reading “Ebonyi varsity student hospitalised after 41-day fasting”

An Oredo Magistrates ’ Court in Benin , Edo State, on Friday sentenced a 51 -year -old man, Ikidi Innocent, to three months ’ imprisonment for using an expired Union Bank ATM card to buy drinks and fried meat . Ikidi, who committed the offence on June 27 , 2019 , was said to haveContinueContinue reading “51 year-old man jailed for failing to pay drink sellers”

The police have arrested a truck driver , Soje Ojo , for crushing a woman , Ajoke Ogunremi and her daughter , Aina , to death with the vehicle in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos . A motorcyclist, Paul Onyeka , was also apprehended for being complicit in the crash.It was learnt that the womanContinueContinue reading “Truck crushes mother, 10 year-old daughter to death in Lagos”

The operatives of the Special Anti -Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a prophet, Michael Mbonu , for allegedly killing one Princewill Ezeji . The state Commissioner of Police , Rabiu Ladodo , said that apart from the prophet, four other suspects were arrested by the SARS operatives for allegedly murderingContinueContinue reading “Police arrest prophet over alleged killing of graduate in Imo”

They were shouting ‘don ’t move , don’ t move , come out . ’ I thought they were armed robbers because they did not look like policemen . ” That was the impression Osaretin Erins had when he and his friend , Raymond , were ambushed at a suya joint in Abule Egba ,ContinueContinue reading “FSARS, Anti-Cultism officers rob Lagos businessman of N200,000”

South African police said on Friday that they were on high alert monitoring the violence that erupted earlier in the week in some parts of the country leading to the death of foreigners and destruction of their property . The Force also said that some persons who had been looting shops since Sunday had continuedContinueContinue reading “Xenophobia: South Africans loot more shops, 300 Nigerians register for evacuation”

Zimbabwe was on Saturday due to begin a period of national mourning following the death of Robert Mugabe , the former guerrilla hero turned despot who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years. As Zimbabweans expressed sharply divided opinions about Mugabe , President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his predecessor had been declared a “ national hero ” andContinueContinue reading “Zimbabwe begins national mourning for Mugabe”