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Traditional ruler, 19 others arrested over cop’s murder in Aba

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

A traditional ruler (name withheld) was among 20 persons arrested yesterday by the police in connection with the murder of a mobile policeman in Aba, Abia State. The policeman (name withheld), who was said to have only last week came back from inspectors course, on Sunday night received a phone call from someone reported to […]

Ogun notorious fraudster, Akerele arrested

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

The long arm of the law has caught up with a suspected fraudster in Ogun after several months of manhunt for him. The suspect, Akerele alleged to be the kingpin of fraudsters in the state was also notorious for duping and extorting money from individuals and corporate bodies within Sango-Ota and Agbara areas of the […]

We’ll finish Eagles in Abuja – Guinea

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

With her 13 points lead in the Nations Cup Group 2 qualifying series, Guinea is not ready to surrender the ticket to Nigeria’s Super Eagles when both sides file out in a make or mar encounter next month in Abuja. According to Nichel Dussuyer, coach of Guinea’s national team, his boys were prepared to die […]

12-year-old physically- challenged girl allegedly raped in Osogbo

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

A 30-year-old man, Kabiru Oseni accused of raping a 12-year-old physically challenged girl is now cooling his heels in Ilesa Prison. Kabiru, a father of a two-year- old girl, was alleged to have committed the crime at Adana compound, Gbonmi, Osogbo. He was arraigned in an Osogbo Magistrate Court and pleaded not guilty. The Police […]

Police sergeant, others arrested in Benin over killing of police constable

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Undisclosed number of policemen has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command over the alleged involvement in the killing of a police constable. The deceased, Victor Eghaghe, 27, who was attached to Esigie Police Station reportedly met his untimely death on the 4th of September, around Saint Savioun area of Benin City after he […]

Picture: Ritualist caught dead in another man’s grave

Posted by admin Headlines, Jigawa, State News Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

An unidentified suspected ritualist dies in the grave of man buried just two hours earlier PEOPLE in the normally calm, ancient city of Kazaure, the Jigawa State capital, were thrown into an uproar on Saturday, when what seemed like an act of God, saw to the mysterious death of a suspected grave ritualist. The […]

Police rescue kidnap victim, recover N1.6m in Delta

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

The police in Delta State have rescued a senior member of staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Godwin Ngbeken, who was kidnapped nine days ago in Warri. Two suspects were arrested, while the sum of N1.627 million was recovered from the kidnappers in their hideout, behind the office of a company in Warri. The […]

French president provides Mercedes Benz jeep for Gaddafi’s escape -Report

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, September 19th, 2011

IT emerged on Monday, that the outsted Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, may have escaped being cap-tured by rebel forces in Tripoli in a state-of-the-art armoured Mercedes Benz 4X4 ML provided by French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. The revelation given by Mediapart, an investiga-tive news site, showed that the French president approved the sale of the £3.5 million Mercedes […]

Judgement for sale: NBA raises alarm over cash-and-carry judgments

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary Monday, September 19th, 2011

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday bemoaned the rot in the judiciary, raising the alarm that court judgments are now given on cash and carry basis. This development, according to the body of lawyers, is the root cause of the growing number of political assassinations, unresolved killings and terrorism in the country. The NBA’s concern […]

Bakassi natives hail govt over relief materials

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Monday, September 19th, 2011

It was celebration galore at Dayspring Island II in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State as the natives hailed the government over the donation of relief materials to victims of fire disaster in the community. It could be recalled that in January this year, fire gutted the fishing settlements destroying over 100 huts […]