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Angered By Failure Of Super Eagles To Secure World Cup Ticket, Fans Demonstrate Frustration At Abuja National Stadium [VIDEO]
Fans who trooped out to watch the second leg of World Cup qualifier game between Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana at the Abuja National Stadium were on Tuesday disappointed with the poor performance of the Eagles. The game which ended in 1-1 draw saw Ghana end Nigeria's hope of featuring in the Qatar World Cup...
Customs Intercepts Drones, Military Uniforms, Others In Lagos
Nigeria Customs Service in charge of the Murtala Muhammed Area Command (MMAC), Lagos, says it has intercepted some drones and military wares allegedly being smuggled into the country by criminals. The customs, which disclosed this on Tuesday, put the value of the items at over N300 million. This is coming in less than 24 hours after bandits bombed a Kaduna-bound train,...
26Year Old Man Remanded Over Alleged Anal Sex With 16-Year-Old Boy
A 26-year-old Muslim cleric, Ovie Ejebor who allegedly had anal sex with a 16-year-old boy, was on Tuesday remanded in the Correctional centre on the orders of a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya ordered the defendant to be remanded in Badagry Correctional Centre after the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. Ejebor, whose residence is...
After Terrorist Attack On Train In Kaduna, IGP, Chief Of Defence Staff Visit Scene
The Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba, Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor, and top officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, have visited the site of the terrorist attack on a train at Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna. The two service chiefs were received by the General Officer Commanding one Mechanised Division of the Nigerian...
Kaduna Train Attack: Dead Bodies Recovered From Scene, Says State Govt
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that fatalities were recorded in the terrorist attack on a train along Abuja-Kaduna route on Monday. The state government gave the confirmation in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. Aruwan, however, did not state the number of death recorded but said dead victims and those...
Troops Dislodge Suspected IPOB/ESN In Anambra Hideout, Recover Arms, Other Dangerous Weapons
Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army (NA) conducting clearance operations along Anambra/Imo States border communities today dislodged a criminal hideout used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate; Eastern Security Network ( ESN) in Orsumoghu, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. In a statement military spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, explained that the notorious groups...
Police Nab Man In Delta For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend
Delta State Police Command has arrested one Morrison Okomor for alleged killing his girlfriend, Tega Okpako, last Thursday in Asaba, the state capital. The suspect denied the killing, but claimed that there was an argument between him and the deceased who fell down after being drunk and died. A source said the suspect, who was arrested at Police A Division in...
Internet Fraud Kingpin Bags Two Years in Port Harcourt
Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Japheth Tallick Friday to two years imprisonment for impersonation contrary to section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrimes (Prevention, Prohibition, etc.) Act, 2015 and punishable under section 22 (2) (b) (iv) of the same Act. He was convicted upon...
Bandits Bomb Kaduna-Abuja Rail Track
A Kaduna-bound train derailed on Monday after explosives believed to be planted on the rail track went off around Katari area of the State. ABN TV reports that the 6pm train, which took off from Idu Train Station at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) hit an explosive device about 30 minutes to Rigasa train station in Kaduna. Details are still sketchy at...
Bubble Bust: How Physically Challenged Woman Hid Son, Told Lies To Extort Money Prophet Fufeyin
A physically challenged woman, Rose Matthew has been caught in the web of protracted lies when she claimed that she took her four sons to Mercy Land Deliverance Church, Warri Delta state and the last one, Testimony mysteriously got missing. She took the matter to a popular human right activist, Ordinary Ahmed Isah, the owner of Brekete TV where she...
