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Residents cry after school roof torn off by rain destroying buildings

Some residents of Agric-olope area of ​​Ado Ekiti are appealing to Governor Oyebanji for urgent help after the roof of a public school in the area, St. Francis Catholic Nursery and Primary School, damaged its buildings after it was...

Accident claims one life and six others hospitalized in Yobe

A fatal road accident has claimed one life and six people hospitalized in Damagum town, Fune Local Government Area of ​​Yobe State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on...

Jigawa: 50-year-old woman murdered for alleged witchcraft

A woman in her fifties identified as Furera Ibrahim has been beaten to death for alleged witchcraft in Kiyawa Local Government Area of ​​Jigawa State. A witness told Newslodge that the incident occurred on Tuesday at Kwarin Shiddi, Katuka Village...

Police sergeant sentenced to death for killing Uni-Jos student

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos convicted a police officer, Sgt. Ruya Auta, to death for the murder of Rinji Bala, a student of the University of Jos. The sentence was handed down on Tuesday by Plateau State...

Kano court orders army commander to produce soldier accused of killing KAROTA officer

A Kano High Court sitting at Court No. 5 has ordered the Commander of Bukabu Barracks to immediately produce a soldier, Tunde Momodu, accused of killing a Kano Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) official, Yahaya Idris Ismail. The presiding judge,...

Police arrest alleged Kwara kidnapping kingpin

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a man believed to be a key member of a kidnapping gang operating in parts of the state. The suspect, Aliu Abubakar, was arrested on Friday, December 3, at the Oro-Ago Motor Park...

Ebonyi: Court returns lawyer for alleged cyber harassment and defamation against representative

An Ebonyi Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki has remanded lawyer Igwe Nwalo Johnson, 43, to a correctional facility over allegations of cyber harassment and defamation against Chinedu Ogah, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal...

Jigawa: one dead and many injured in clash between farmers and herders

A farmer identified as Magaji Mai'aya has been reported dead and several others, including a police officer, injured in a clash between farmers and herdsmen in Yelwan Musari village, Guri Local Government Area of ​​Jigawa State. A witness, Ado Musa,...

Armed bandits attack Yalwa community in Jigawa and kidnap many

Armed bandits launched a violent attack on Yalwa community in Masari District of Guri Local Government Area, Jigawa State, on Sunday morning, kidnapping several residents and setting parts of the community on fire, security expert Bakatsine reported on his...

Lagos: Customs seize 25.5 kilos of cocaine on a Brazilian ship in the port of Apapa

The Apapa Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 25.5 kilograms of cocaine hidden on board the Brazilian vessel MV San Anthonio. According to a statement issued by the command's Public Relations Officer, Customs Chief Superintendent Suleiman Isah,...

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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...