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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:24:59 +0000
Residents Cry Out As Kidnapping Cases Increase In Abuja, Victims Recount Ordeal
Location of Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have expressed worries over the rising spate of kidnapping in the country's capital, saying the menace calls for urgent action by the security...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:17:55 +0000
Again, Naira Falls Amid Dollar Shortage
Nigeria's naira fell on Monday as the local spot currency market struggled with a scarcity of US dollars, traders said. One dealer at a top-tier Nigerian bank quoted the naira at 395-402 per dollar in the over-the-counter market from 39...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:15:15 +0000
Fleeing Fulani Herdsmen Return To Ogun Community
File Photo: Herdsmen. The Fulani residents at Eggua in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State have returned to their bases after a mob burnt houses and Kara market in the community. Last week, the mob took advantage of the visit o...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:11:32 +0000
Senate Impeachment Trial Of Donald Trump Begins Today
The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin on Tuesday, as several key details regarding the duration and structure of the trial remain unsettled, according to reports.  Lawyers for both sides submitted...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:09:31 +0000
US Seeks To Seize $2Million From Nigerian Man Arrested For Romance Scam
A Nigerian man living in Georgia has been arrested and had his first appearance in federal court in Atlanta on charges of laundering the proceeds of romance scams that targeted victims in the Eastern District of North Carolina and throughout...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:07:15 +0000
Biden Threatens Financial, Visa Sanctions Against Nigeria, Others Over Anti-gay Laws
President Joe Biden President Joe Biden has issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people worldwide, including potentially through th...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:49:57 +0000
No Sex Party In Kaduna, Police Witnesses Tell Court
Police witnesses who conducted search operation at the venue of the botched sex party in Kaduna, have debunked claims that there was a sex party at Asher Kings and Queens restaurant and lounge on December 27, 2020. The two witnesses presente...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:44:39 +0000
Court Adjourns Okupe’s N702Million Money Laundering Trial As Defence Witness Fails To Disclose Details
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering trial of Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant on public affairs to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan till March 5, 2021 for continuation of trial.   Th...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:39:26 +0000
#EndSARS: Mother Demands N50million Compensation For 11-year-old Son Hit In Genitals By Police Bullet
A 61-year-old woman, Mrs. Stella Omoigui, has demanded N50million compensation for her 11-year-old son, Master Osasu Omoigui, who was allegedly hit by a stray bullet in his genitals during #EndSARS protest. Mrs. Omoigui, a petty trader in Be...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:44:57 +0000
#FreeElijahOde: Benue Senator Demands Release Of Barber Arrested In Kano Over Anti-Islam Haircuts
The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Abba Moro, has demanded the immediate release of Elijah Ode, a young barber arrested for allegedly insulting Islam through the haircuts he gave two customers ...



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