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One Michael Chidozie, alleged to be a pastor in one of the Pentecostal churches in Port Harcourt has been arrested and detained by the Police in Rivers State for allegedly beating his 32-year-old wife, Ufuoma Chidozie to death. The victim Mrs Ufuoma Chidozie, a mother of three children,(5,7 and 10), …

Over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday, triggering national outrage. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Amnesty International, the Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, and the House of Representatives condemned the …

Dangote, BUA, Lafarge and other cement major manufacturers agreed to reduce the price of cement after a meeting with the federal government. The meeting initiated by the minister of Works, David Umahi was also attended by the minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Uzoka-Anite, in Abuja on Monday, February 19, …

A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered the remand of a woman and two men for their roles in the January 16 Bodija explosion in Ibadan. The police charged Ramatu Camara, 47, Ganiu Malik, 20, and Abubakar Samasa, 64, with conspiracy, use of weapons of mass destruction, stockpiling …

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has successfully carried out the first thoracoscopy surgery on a 13-day-old baby. The minimal access surgery was performed to unblock food particles that hindered the free flow of food in the tubes of 13-day-old, Dorcas Shola. It was the first to be carried out …

Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items heading towards N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon. The trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes …

Nollywood veteran Femi Brainard has opened up about his post-entertainment journey since moving abroad. Speaking in an interview with Teju Babyface, Brainard disclosed the challenges he faced, including taking up driving as a means to support his family in America despite his celebrity status. Discussing his experiences after leaving the …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that there is no truth in the claim by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that states got additional N30 billion each outside of their statutory revenue allocations, to address the food insecurity. The governor stated this on Thursday, noting that Oyo did not …

Some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have raided offices of some Bureau de Change operators in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Daily Post, EFCC, during the raid, arrested no fewer than twelve operators, with shops in the Sabo area. Sabo is a community in …

The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, in the custody of the State Criminal and Investigative Department for allegedly brutalizing her 11-year-old house help. Mrs Okafor who resides at Chris Igwilo Street Akakpa GRA, 3-3 Onitsha, of Anambra State, …