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Lover, prophet to die by hanging for killing LASU undergraduate
A 42-year-old prophet, Segun Philip, and 23-year-old Owolabi Adeeko were on Monday sentenced to death by hanging by an Osun State High Court, sitting in Ikire, for killing a final year student of the...
APC, Tinubu intimidating judiciary, PDP alleges
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused lawyers holding briefs for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress at the Presidential Election Petition Court of engaging in acts aimed at intimidating the judiciary.
This...
Anambra police arrest 11 suspects over rape, defilement within one week
The Anambra State Police command has confirmed that it arrested and detained no fewer than 11 suspects in various cases of rape and defilement reported in the last week.
The state police spokesman, DSP...
BREAKING: Gunmen kill Imo monarch
The traditional ruler of Nguru community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze James Nnamdi, was shot dead on Monday afternoon.
He was killed at his palace when some gunmen invaded...
Ogun sets up integrity test panel
Following the collapsed school building in Ifo, Ogun State, the state government has constituted a committee to conduct integrity tests on various school infrastructures in the state.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on...
135 young Nigerians get EU-funded postgraduate scholarships
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, says the EU has awarded postgraduate Masters study scholarships to 135 Nigerian youths, selected from various universities across the country.
The EU Ambassador made this...
I mistakenly stabbed my girlfriend to death, socialite Killaboigram confesses
A Lagos socialite simply identified as Benjamin Best AKA Killaboigram, has taken to social media to confess to murdering his girlfriend.
According to the Killaboigram, he and the deceased, simply identified as Austa_XXO on...
Abia uncovers 2300 ghost workers, saves N220m
The Abia State Government says it discovered 2300 ghost workers in its payroll system and has saved over N220 million on monthly wage bills following ongoing verification of civil servants and other public workers...
New drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s
A new drug known as Donanemab tends to keep the hope of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease – a degenerative brain disease, alive as the drug is said to slow mental decline caused by...
Markets, banks, schools open in Enugu
As part of efforts to ensure total implementation of the sit-at-home ban in Enugu State, Governor Peter Mbah toured various parts of the state capital on Monday to monitor compliance.
However, despite the monitoring,...