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UPDATED: Benin Rep. Court begins hearing on Sunday Igboho’s extradition to Nigeria
The court in Benin Republic has commenced hearing on the extradition and other allegations against Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, to Nigeria, barely three days after the country's law enforcement…
Police disperses Sunday Igboho’s supporters during protests in Oyo
Scores of Yoruba Nation agitators have been dispersed by Nigerian Police, Oyo Command during a demonstration against the arrest and detention of their leader, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, and his wife, Ropo, by the Benin…
How Police arrest six kidnappers, rescue victim in Delta
A six-man gang responsible for the kidnap of personalities in Delta State have been apprehended by the Nigerian Police after the abduction of a woman, identified as Cornelia Oluebube.
It was gathered that operatives of the command while…
Police arrests suspect after Bayelsa SSG’s mother abduction
Atleast one of the suspects involved in the abduction of the mother to Secretary to Bayelsa State Government (SSG), Betinah Benson, was reported to have been arrested and detained for interrogation.
The suspect was said to have been…
136 inmates walk free from Kano prison
As part of the activities to commemorate this year's Eid-el Kabir in Kano, the State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has granted amnesty to 136 inmates at Nigeria Correctional Custodial Centres, across the state.
Aside from setting them…
Oyo Govt. weeds out 41 ghost workers, 341 others
No fewer than 41 workers previously masquerading as staff of Oyo State Government have been weeded out after a verification exercises report carried out by the state government identified them as ghost workers.
The ghost workers were…
How NDLEA arrest two drug traffickers with multiple identities
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested and detained two suspected drug traffickers with multiple identies after they were caught smuggling a total of 296,000 tablets of Diazepam and Exol-5 from Onitsha, Anambra state…
Lagos HOS rallies support against COVID-19, insecurity, others during Eid
As Muslims globally celebrates the Eid, the Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has rallied Lagosians support against the resurgence of Coronavirus pandemic third strain, insecurity, and other challenges facing the Nation…
Landlord dies inside collapsed two-storey building in Lagos
The owner of a two-storey building under construction, Daniel Obasi, in Ikorodu axis of Lagos State, has been confirmed dead by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) after his structure caved in on him.
As gathered, the…