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Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:08:56 +0000
Ogun Commissioner Still Under Investigation, 16-year-old Can’t Withdraw Sexual Assault Case – Police
The Ogun State Police Command has said that it is still investigating the Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abdul-Balogun, who was earlier accused of sexual assault by 16-year-old Barakat Melojuekun. The police also said ...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:56:38 +0000
Amotekun Officer Didn’t Shoot Policeman Intentionally – Oyo Commandant
File photo used to illustrate story. The Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has said its officer, Ibrahim Ogundele, did not intentionally shoot a police constable, Yekini Fatai. SaharaReporters had earlier report...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:42:29 +0000
FCMB Shares Record Six Percent Loss On 2021 First Trading Day
Shares belonging to the First City Monument Bank posted losses in the early hours of trading on Monday, the first trading day of 2021. According to data on the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s website, the bank’s shares lost 0.20k from the N3.3...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:24:44 +0000
Release Sowore, Others Or Prepare Cells For More Protesters, Ezekwesili Tells Buhari
Oby Ezekwesili A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to authorise the release of rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and four others who were remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre on Monday, or b...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:17:12 +0000
Gunmen Kill Nine Travellers Returning From New Year Break In Kaduna, Kidnap 11 Others
Birnin-Gwari on the map The New Year began with bloodshed in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State when gunmen attacked travellers at Zankoro, along the Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna Highway, killing nine people and abducting 11 other...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:44:58 +0000
Drama As Police Arrange Fake Lawyers For Sowore, Others At Magistrates’ Court
Omoyele Sowore addressing journalists earlier today There was a mild drama at the Wuse Magistrate Court in Abuja on Monday as the Nigeria police arranged for fake lawyers to defend human rights’ activist, Omoyele Sowore, and four others, ...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:25:57 +0000
How My 'Madam' Starved Me, Made Me Bathe With Gutter Water— 12-Year-Old Girl Bought For N15,000
A 12-year-old girl, Esther, who was bought for N15, 000 by a woman identified as Ajoke Makinde said she was constantly starved and beaten by her mistress before she was rescued. SaharaReporters had earlier reported how Esther was rescued fro...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:09:40 +0000
London Police Arrest Five Persons Over Murder Of 28-Year-Old Nigerian Rapper
Late Abiola Akerele The police in London, United Kingdom, have arrested five persons and charged three others with murder after a 28-year-old Nigerian rapper was stabbed to death in East London. The victim, identified as Abiola Akerele, who p...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:24:14 +0000
Kidnapped Katsina Woman Delivers Baby Girl In Bandits’ Den
Suwaiba Naziru, heavily pregnant, was abducted from her village in Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State A pregnant woman, Suwaiba Naziru, who was among the 10 persons abducted by bandits in Biya Ki Kwana village, Batsari Local Governm...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:13:04 +0000
Suspected Nigerian Drug Dealer Killed In Philippines During Shootout With Police
A Nigerian national was killed in a buy-and-bust operation that yielded PHP13.6 million worth of shabu in Tarlac, Philippines on New Year's Eve, PNA reports. Shabu is a slang term for the drug – methamphetamine, used in Japan, Hong Kong, P...



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