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Ex-driver Sentenced to Death for Killing 80-year-old Employer, Wife in Abuja
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (490+ words) Nearly two years after an elderly Abuja couple were found murdered in their home, a Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced their former driver, Jonathan Marcus, to death by hanging. The victims, 80-year-old Adebola Ezekiel and his wife, Abiodun…...
The Unexamined Life of Sunday Dare " Abimbola Adelakun
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (152+ words) Matilda Omonaiye/ The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 93 senior police officers to higher ranks in a major reshuffle aimed at strengthening the leadership of the" Malik Yahya/ The Presidency has revealed that Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who…...
Fake Presidential DG Operated 34 Bank Accounts, Presidency Reveals
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (738+ words) The Presidency has revealed that Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who allegedly posed as the Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Economic Advisory Council, operated no fewer than 34 bank accounts as part of what it described as an elaborate impersonation and forgery scheme....
Wanted Ex-minister, Uche Nnaji, Arrested at Abuja Airport over Alleged Certificate Forgery
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (357+ words) Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has been taken into custody by operatives of the Department of State Services and later handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over allegations bordering on certificate…...
US Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (626+ words) The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born on American soil to many non-citizen parents, delivering a major legal setback to one of the central pillars of his…...
Mahama Blames Climate Change, Reckless Human Behaviour after Flood Kills 12 in Accra, Wreaks Havoc in Lagos
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (910+ words) Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, has blamed a combination of worsening climate change and irresponsible human behaviour for the devastating flash floods that killed at least 12 people in Accra, as torrential rains also paralysed large parts of Lagos, once again…...
Katsina Terrorists Went to Mecca, By Lasisi Olagunju
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1642+ words) Boldness, be my friend. Arm me, audacity, from head to foot." Some live by that Shakespearean creed. They say aloud what society only whispers. They speak the unsayable, damn the world and make a difference. Dr. Kurfi is the convener…...
The President's Police, By Lasisi Olagunju
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (731+ words) The Federal Police Service shall temporarily intervene in the internal security affairs of a state and shall, to the extent necessary, assume specified operational responsibility, including temporary operational command of a State Police Service or any part thereof" (Section 214(10). (12) An…...
Delta Police Nab 85 Suspects, Rescue 18 Kidnap Victims, Recover 32 Firearms in Two-Month Offensive
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (890+ words) A sustained offensive against kidnappers, cultists, armed robbers and drug traffickers has yielded major results for the Delta State Police Command, with 85 suspects arrested, 18 kidnapped victims rescued and 32 firearms recovered in just two months. The Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi,…...
Hunger: In Defence of Bayo Onanuga, By Festus Adedayo
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (404+ words) Thoroughly embarrassed, Babangida told the magazine's publisher, his friend, MKO Abiola, that only a personal apology penned by the impious Onanuga could bring back the Concord press. Abiola then summoned Onanuga, demanding an apology to propitiate the gap-toothed god. Thirty-four…...