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Court jails prophetess for forging land documents

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2016 0

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has sentenced a prophetess, Felicia Oyelade, to two years’ imprisonment for forging land documents and selling same to unsuspecting members of the public. The 59-year-old prophetess was said to be in charge of the Christ

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Witness support unit will help decongest prisons – PRAWA

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2016 0

The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Work Action (PRAWA), a non-governmental organisation, on Monday said that the witness support unit would help to decongest the prisons. Mr Yinka Lawal, Acting Executive Director of PRAWA told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that it was an avenue through which the prisons in the could be congested. […]

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Stop this campaign of calumny, Ex-IGP Arase warns . Denies 19 vehicles were recovered from him

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2016 0

Read the press statement below… Immediate past Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has put a lie to claims that 19 assorted vehicles belonging to the police were recovered from him even as he raised the alarm that some forces were bent on tarnishing his image. The ex-IGP’s reaction is coming on the heels […]

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Exclusive: See body of footballer Izu Joseph after he was shot dead in Rivers state

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2016 0

Shooting Stars of Ibadan defender, Joseph Izu, was killed last week by the JTF. See his body, which was released by his angry family, who are seeking justice…after the cut..

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Exclusive: ‘JTF are liars! They shot him twice & dragged his body to a waterfront- Brother of footballer Izu Joseph reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2016 0

Izu Reuben Junior, the brother to late Shooting Stars (3SC)  of Ibadan footballer Izu Joseph (left), who was shot dead last Sunday by the JTF in Rivers State  has come out to categorically deny claims by the JTF that Izu was shot in a den of cultists (a cultist’s shrine), saying the JTF shot Izu […]

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Nigeria Police reportedly recover 19 cars, SUVs from former IG, Solomon Arase

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2016 0

A Special Investigation Panel instituted by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has reportedly recovered 19 police vehicles from former IG, Solomon Arase. According to Sahara Reporters, some of the vehicles include assorted sedans, Sports Utility Vehicles and pick-up vans. The Inspector-General of Police had ordered an investigation into the purchase and

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147 people killed in 9 months in Niger – FRSC

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2016 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Niger Command, said 147 people were killed and 915 injured in 361 road crashes in the state between January and September. The FRSC Sector Commander, Susan Ajenge, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Thursday. Ms. Ajenge said 74 of the accidents […]

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Expired Drugs, Oil And Beverages Circulating In Abia State – NAFDAC says

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2016 0

National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says that there’s a large quantities of fake and expired drugs, supplements, oil and beverages in circulation in Abia State. In a statement released yesterday, ‎the agency alerted members of the public that fake Goya olive oil , unregistered drugs and expired vitamin supplements as […]

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Ondo state governor’s Chief Security Officer killed by suspected armed robbers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2016 0

The Chief Security Officer of Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, Idowu Oyewole was shot dead by three gunmen at his home at Owo/Akure Express road yesterday October 20th. According to reports, Oyewole had retired home after the days work and was having dinner with his Family when the gunmen believed to be armed robbers attacked […]

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Photos: Kaduna police arrest suspected armed robbers who shot dead a man while trying to steal his phone

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2016 0

Kaduna State Police Command today paraded the suspected killers of Auwal Kontagora (pictured right) who was hacked and shot to death in Kaduna two days ago. The robbers reportedly shot the victim while trying to steal his mobile phone. Photo credit: @MusadiqZ, Babangida Rum

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Police avert kidnap attempt on Lagos businessman

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2016 0

The Lagos State Police Command has averted an attempt to kidnap a Lagos businessman, Oseni Agbamu Omolewa by a member of kidnapping syndicate in the metropolis. Detectives attached to Lion Building Police Division of the command arrested a suspected member of the syndicate, which specialized in threatening members of the public with text messages of […]

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Photo: 62 year old Swedish woman swindled by a Nigerian Internet love fraudster forgives him, pays him a visit

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2016 0

62 year old Sweden woman, Maria Frette pictured above has been swindled in another Internet love scam involving a Nigerian. Maria, who is a divorcee, had opened a profile on a dating site and met with a “58 year old Danish man” who eventually revealed himself to be a 24 year old Nigerian man. Speaking […]

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Photos: See all the food a man ate to win cash prize

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2016 0

According to a Facebook user from Sierra Leone, the man ate three loaves of bread, eight chapatis, ten eggs, several bottles of mineral water, two raw cabbages, four apples, two bundles of raw nakati and half-kilogramme of posho and went back home with a Shs10,000 cash prize. More photos after the cut…

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Photo: Notorious kidnappers nabbed while withdrawing ransom from bank in Port Harcourt

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2016 0

Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have smashed a kidnap gang responsible for numerous kidnap cases in Eleme area of the state. Acting on a tip-off, the operatives were able to arrest Stanley Mgbiri ‘m’, Mkpowu Blessing ‘m’, and Micheal Hope ‘f’, who are serial kidnappers terrorizing the axis. The […]

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Photos: NDLEA seizes €325,640, $30,000 about N175m at MMIA, arrests two currency smuggling suspects

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2016 0

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized €325,640 and $30,000, totaling about N175 million, being smuggled into Nigeria from Greece and Austria. Two suspects identified as Edos Nicholas and Hallowell Prince Lovely,, both from Edo State have been arrested in connection with the smuggled currencies. According to a statement by the spokesman, Mr Mitchell […]

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Benin prince chooses coronation title

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2016 0

Crown Prince  Eheneden Erediauwa of Benin Kingdom   By Imelda Osayande and Monday Ajogun Benin Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa on Tuesday chose his coronation name after defeating Edigin N’Use in the traditional Akhue game of  marble seeds. Erediauwa, will however, officially announce the name during his coronation on Thursday at Urho-Okpota in Benin. The crown prince

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Child Abuse: Police rescue little girl brutalized by her father & stepmother over bedwetting

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2016 0

Police in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state have rescued a little girl who was badly brutalized by her father and step mother, for bed-wetting. According to twitter user, @MissTekenah: “I’ve heard cases of Child Abuse. But seeing a victim today brought tears to my eyes. I can’t get over it. It shouldn’t hurt to be a child […]

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Local vigilante nab man allegedly raping a minor in Rigasa, Kaduna state (photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2016 0

Local vigilantes nabbed the young man (pictured) while he was allegedly raping a minor last night at Makarfi Road, Rigasa, Kaduna State. No word on whether he has been turned into the authorities.

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Ooni counsels Yoruba on peace, unity

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2016 0

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, says preaching peace and unity is the only way to guarantee progress among the Yoruba. The Ooni made the remark while addressing newsmen at the grand finale of the annual Olojo Festival on Monday evening in Ile-Ife. He pledged to continue to work for the unity of the […]

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Photo: 28 year old Nigerian man held in Bengaluru, India for online car sale fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2016 0

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Bengaluru, India have arrested a Nigerian man in a cheating case. The suspect identified as Christian D, 28, was on the run after the Cyber Crime police registered a case against him in September 2015. According to the police, Christian, who had come to Bengaluru on student visa would shoot […]