Governor Bago, orders arrest of Suleja man for shouting “No light, no water”

Governor Bago, orders arrest of Suleja man for shouting “No light, no water”

By Our Reporter Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has ordered the arrest and detention of Malam Abdullahi Hamisu, in Magajiya Ward, Suleja Local Government Area, after the man protested the lack of electricity and water supply during Eid-el-Fitr on March 20. Sources said Hamisu was first spotted among worshippers who shouted “no light, no water” at the Eid Prayer Ground in Suleja while the governor joined the Emir of […]

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NDLEA Chief named Champion Newspapers’ Man of the Year

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, has been named Man of the Year by Champion Newspapers. Marwa received the award for the third time in five years at a ceremony held on Saturday at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. At the same event, the NDLEA was also honoured with the […]

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Army Arrests Man Impersonating Retired Major General

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Army has arrested a man who has been posing as a retired Major General and allegedly using the false identity to deceive the public. According to the statement signed by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, the suspect, identified as Alhaji Tijjani Abdul Rauf, had for years falsely presented himself as a retired senior officer, despite never having served in the Nigerian […]

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60-year-old man drowns in abandoned Kano well

Residents of CBN Quarters on Hadejia Road, Kano Metropolis were on Saturday thrown into deep shock following the drowning of a 60-year-old man, Sabi’u Yusha’u Unguwa Uku, who slipped into an abandoned well and drowned. The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, confirmed the tragedy to newsmen late Saturday night. According to him, the victim was driving a car belonging to the first wife of the […]

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Mentally ill man arrested for burning grandma to death

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 26-year-old Nura Mas’ud, a resident of Mu’azu village of Sule Tankarkar LGA, for allegedly setting his 60-year-old grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, ablaze.

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October 1 protest: Police man flashpoints, APC, opposition clash

State commands of the Nigeria Police Force have deployed men in flashpoints as organisers of the October 1 protest insist on going ahead with the demonstration on Independence Day as planned, If the protest holds, it will be the second time in two months that angry Nigerians would hit the streets in disapproval of the hardship in the country occasioned by the hike in petrol price and electricity tariff and […]

September 30, 2024 91

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Police arrest tea vendor for killing 20-year-old man in Jigawa

A tea vendor identified as Abdulrashidu Ya’u in Jigawa State has allegedly killed a 20-year-old man named Hassan Garba, over accusations of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. The suspect, who resides in Sararai village, Jigawar Tsada town in Dutse Local Government Area is said to have committed the crime on August 19, 2024, at around 5:00 am. The Police Public Relations Officer for the Jigawa State Command, DSP Lawan […]

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Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers

A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority. The unnamed traveller was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday. “Upon inspection, customs officers discovered that the pockets of the […]

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Lion’s den: Man shocked by sordid state of University of Nigeria hostel room

An X user Justus, who identifies as LordJustusN on X.com, has expressed dismay over the deplorable state of a hostel, Eni Njọkụ Hostel, in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Justus disclosed that he had visited the hostel to inspect the room his cousin was assigned to, only to be met with appalling conditions. Sharing a video, he wrote, “My cousin is supposed to resume school at the University of Nigeria, […]

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