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Woman in court for allegedly forging employer’s bank receipt

A 50-year-old woman, Ayaga Bolanle, was on Friday arraigned in an Ota Magistrates’ Court…

Body of six-year-old boy who fell down well recovered

The body of a boy has been recovered in Afghanistan after he fell into…

Oxford University gets first Igbo lecturer

Oxford University has named Nigerian, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha, as its very first Igbo language…

One killed, 17 hospitalised as fire razes 100 shelters in Borno IDP Camp

The National Emergency Management Agency on Friday said one person died, while 17 others…

Exorcism: Court remands Ekiti prophet Oluwaseyidara over teenager’s death

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the remand of a 30-year-old prophet, Adedayo…

Jigawa man bags life imprisonment for defiling 11-year-old girl

A man identified as Haladu Sani has been sentenced to life imprisonment over raping…

Putin to oversee Russian ballistic missile drills on Saturday

Agency ReportRussian President Vladimir Putin will oversee military drills on Saturday involving the launch…

Friends torture man, 28, wrongly accused of phone theft to death in Adamawa

A 28-year-old man, Adamu Ahmadu, was tortured to death by four friends who wrongly…

Court grants N7m bail to activist accused of cyberstalking

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday admitted the Chairman of Human and…

Police rescue eight kidnap victims, kill two terrorists in Katsina

No fewer than eight kidnap victims, including four babies, have been rescued from suspected…

Kano businessman defrauds customer of N3.5m after failed promise to supply 50 motorcycles

A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 35-year-old man, Ali Tijjani, in…

Benue court remands four for allegedly burning Obasanjo’s mango farm

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Friday ordered the remand of four men…

Two killed in Anambra multiple accidents

The Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra State said an accident involving seven vehicles…

Soldiers forcefully cut tourism promoter’s hair at Kaduna checkpoint

A Nigerian tourism promoter has expressed sadness after an undisclosed military officer cut his…

Man allegedly threw four-year-old baby in Kano well over misunderstanding

A Chief Magistrates' Court, sitting in Kano State, on Friday remanded a 33-year-old man,…