Man in court for alleged sodomy with 9 boys
A 28-year-old man, Alhassan Musa, on Wednesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat, Kano, for allegedly sexually abusing nine under-age boys. Musa of Gwammaja Layin Jirgi,...
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Police arrest eight for guard’s murder, robbery
The suspectsThe Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2 Command, Lagos, has apprehended eight suspected armed robbers at various locations, for robbing and killing a night guard at...
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I make more money as pickpocket than auto-engineer, says suspect
A teenager, Seun Jimoh, arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that he abandoned auto engineering to become a pickpocket because it was...
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Rotary Club to sink boreholes, repair roads on the Island
Adubor (right) introducing the Past District Governor, Rotarian Olugbemiga Olowu after inauguration of members of the Board of Directors for 2016-2017. PHOTO: ISAAC TAIWOThe newly installed president...
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How drone exposed pastor allegedly keeping militants’ weapons
The drone flying over Igando after the militants’ attack in JulyIkorodu community laments invasion of church burglars A pastor of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Zion at Igando area of Lagos State,...
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Man killed, scores injured as Hausa, Fulani clash over girl
One of the victims of the clash A Violent clash at the abattoir in the Hausa community of Oko-Oba area of Agege, Lagos State, yesterday claimed one life and left scores injured.The Guardian gathered...
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Driver allegedly shot by Customs officer resisted arrest
Umaru Victim incited mob, tried to snatch officer’s riffle, says NCS The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), yesterday denied culpability of its officers in the...
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20 policemen nabbed for alleged extortion, misconduct
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 20 policemen for alleged various offences ranging from extortion to other professional misconducts. Also...
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Court remands inspector for killing Okada rider in Ondo
Okada riders protesting the killing of their member A police inspector, Mr. Anthony Nwadike, was yesterday remanded in prison custody by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure for allegedly killing a...
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Abia moves to end herdsmen, farmers clashes
PHOTO: worldagroforestry.org A Town Hall meeting to check the crisis between herdsmen and communities/farmers in Abia State held yesterday ruling that while herdsmen should not carry arms and not graze...
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Motorcyclist, housewife arrested over rape in Delta
Commercial motorcyclists A 41-year-old commercial motorcyclist in Asaba, Delta State, identified as Ifeanyi (surname withheld), and a housewife, Mrs. Eunice (surname also withheld), have been arrested...
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Lagos beefs up security for sallah, assures residents of peaceful celebration
Policemen on patrol PHOTOS: KELVIN EBIRI/ANN GODWIN • LASEMA Boss Advises On Safety The Lagos State Government has said that adequate preparations have been put in place toward ensuring hitch-free...
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Ayade decries poor distribution of NDDC projects in Cross River
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade and his Special Assistant on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Affairs, Mr. Victor Ekpo, have decried the poor...
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We didn’t mobilise militants to rig Edo polls, says Wike
Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention planning committee, Nyesom Wike. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has denied allegations by his Delta State...
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Sallah: Ram sellers lament low patronage in Anambra
Ram The popular cattle market in Amansea, Anambra State is experiencing low patronage ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, especially by ram buyers. As at yesterday when The Guardian visited the...
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Conflicting stance on Edo governorship election postponement
Godwin Obaseki and Osagie Ize-Iyamu Differing opinions yesterday continue to trail the postponement of the Edo State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the...
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Ambode leads first All Male Walk, promises to match action with words
Ambode Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode led an All Male Walk against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) on Thursday and promised that his administration would leave no stone unturned to...
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Lassa fever: Only 13 persons still under observation, says Delta
Down from a high of 55, a total of 13 persons are now under observation in Delta State to determine whether they have Lassa Fever or not. A statement yesterday by Commissioner for Information, Mr....
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Ondo poll: Sheriff’s northeast faction backs Jegede, dumps Jimoh Ibrahim
Mr. Eyitayo Jegede The chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election picked by the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee, Mr. Tayo...
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Now or never for Lagos tourism sector
Traffic jams may clog the city and the beaches look like garbage dumps, but for the Lagos state government developing tourism is now a do or die matter. Nigeria has survived almost exclusively on oil...
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