Man Sets Own House Ablaze Over Frustration
An unidentified man has deliberately set his own house on fire in Kwara, authorities at the State Fire Service said. Mr Hassan Adekunle, who is the spokesman for the Director of Kwara State Fire...
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Italian Cleric Abducted In Edo Rescued, Two Catholic Priests Still Held Captive
Amid the incessant abduction of clergymen in Edo State, the police have rescued an Italian priest identified as Reverend Father Luigi Brena of Somascan Father’s community. The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Edo...
NDLEA Intercepts N4.5bn Heroin In Baby Food As Man Excretes 90 Pellets Of Cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55kilograms concealed in packs of Nestle Cerelac baby food at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos....
Three Suspected Cultists Arrested For Rape, Forceful Initiation Of Teenage Girl
Police have arrested three members of Eiye confraternity for forcefully initiating a young girl into their cult group. The spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects...
Ukraine Must ‘Resist And Win’- Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that Ukraine must win the war against Russia, as he visited the town of Irpin outside the capital Kyiv. “France has been alongside Ukraine since day one. We...
Ghana Police Fire Tear Gas To Disperse Protest Over Living Costs
Ghana police fired tear gas and arrested more than two dozen protesters in the capital Accra on Tuesday after a demonstration over soaring living costs turned violent. The West African nation, reeling from a...
False Kidnap Alarm: Court Sentences Ameerah To Psychiatric Care
A Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Ameerah Sufyan to psychiatric care after she was convicted of raising a false kidnap alarm. Earlier in the month, Ameerah...
Six Senegalese Midwives Charged Over Pregnant Woman’s Death
Six midwives in Senegal have been charged over a pregnant woman’s death in hospital this month, their lawyer said Wednesday, in an affair that sparked outrage in the West African nation. Astou Sokhna died...
Attacks On Police Officers In South East Would No Longer Be Tolerated, IGP Warns
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba Alkali has warned against attacks on police officers and facilities in the country, especially in the South East region, saying such would no longer be tolerated by...
Dozens Wounded In Clashes At Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters on Friday in the latest violence at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as the United Nations voiced deep concern at spiralling unrest. The Palestinian Red Crescent said that...
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