Month: May 2021
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Suspected Gunmen Abduct ABSU Students
Some suspected gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of students of Abia State University Uturu, ABSU. The students were abducted from a commercial bus while returning from Okigwe in Imo state to Uturu around 8:00pm on Wednesday night, May 5, Reacting to the incident, the Abia state Commissioner of Information, John Okiyi Kalu, says a…
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NDLEA Arrests 80-year-old Grandmother, Granddaughter, Two Others in Akure
80-year-old grandmother, her 19-year-old grandmother, and other two ladies have been arrested by Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Akure for selling an assortment of illicit drugs, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skuchies. Grandma Mary Adebayo and granddaughter Funmilola Adebayo were both arrested during ‘intelligence based raids’, according to a…
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27 Abducted Students of Forestry Mechanisation in Kaduna Released
The remaining Twenty-seven abducted students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State have regained their freedom. One of the persons who received the students confirmed the news to Daily Trust. He said the release was facilitated by the Sheikh Abubakar Gumi dialogue committee with support from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The students were…
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Author of National Pledge, Prof. Adedoyin is dead
Author of Nigeria’s national pledge, Prof. Felicia Adebola-Adedoyin, has died at the age of 83. She died on Saturday after a brief illness. Prof. Adedoyin, who lectured at the University of Lagos and was a consultant with the United Nations, wrote the national pledge in 1976. She was propelled to write the pledge following questions…
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Sheikh Gumi Reveals People Behind Abduction of Greenfield Students
Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has revealed those behind abduction of Greenfield University Students kidnap, saying Boko Haram was responsible. Gumi stated this in an interview with AIT on Tuesday when asked if he said Boko Haram was behind the abduction. His words: “Yes, really. When we tried to trace them and put some…
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Baba Ijesha Risks Life Imprisonment, as Lagos Govt Reveals Plan To Slam 5-count Charge Against Him
Lagos State government on Tuesday said it is planning to charge popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, with five-count charge before the law court over his alleged defilement of a 14-year-old girl. In fact, two of the charges the state said it is planning to charge him for carry a life imprisonment punishment. In a statement…
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UNIUYO Students Mourn Slain Colleague, Umoren
Students of the Faculty of Arts, University of Uyo, in their numbers took to streets in procession to mourn their colleague, Miss Iniubong Umoren, the job-seeker who was raped, murdered and buried in shallow grave last by a 20-year old artist. Dressed mostly in black outfits and carrying placards, the students specifically called on wife…
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Bandits Reportedly Release One Abducted Greenfield Varsity Student
One of the abducted students of Greenfield-University Kaduna State has been a target for kidnappers in recent times. One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by the bandits. Although the police and government authorities are yet to confirm the development, the mother of the student, Lauritta Attahiru confirmed…
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24-year-old Suspected Ritualist Arrested With Fresh Human Head, Hand in Kwara
A 24-year-old suspected ritualist, Kehinde John, has been arrested by Operatives of Kwara State Police Command in Ajase Ipo, area of the state with fresh human head and hand. Vanguard reliably gathered in Ajase-Ipo that the suspect who concealed the human parts in a black nylon bag with his partner in the crime was taking…
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Security Operatives Arrest Two Kidnappers Terrorizing Kogi Commuters, Kill Two (Graphic Photo)
Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in a joint operation with members of the local vigilante group have apprehended a gang of kidnappers terrorising commuters along Idah-Ajegu road in Kogi State. Itwas gathered that the patrol security team ran into the kidnappers while they were terrorising commuters on the road on…