A housewife, Kehinde Anifowose, has appeared before an Ikole Customary Court over a debt of N90,400 she incurred during her wedding. A trader, Dele Omotoyinbo, dragged the bride to court, claiming that she supplied Aso-Ebi fabrics valued N90,400 to the defendant during her wedding in Sept 2015 but failed to pay. …
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The Lagos State Police Command has rescued three teenage girls abducted from their school in Ikorodu on March 1. Dolapo Badmus, the police spokesperson, confirmed the rescue over the phone on Sunday. “They were rescued in the early hours of this morning at Igbokuta area of Lagos State,” said Ms. …
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A baby who was abandoned in an Indomie carton was rescued by the police at Festac Town and a leader of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) over the weekend. According to Tribune, the baby was found by an OPC leader in Amuwo Odofin, simply identified as Suleiman Badmus, who handed her …
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The sleepy town of Imilike-Agu in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State was, weekend, thrown into mourning following the killing of a 60-year-old Paulinus Ugwuoke, during a heated altercation with his son, Anselem Ugwuoke. This came as no fewer than four person, including a bus driver, a passenger and …
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A 24-year-old lady,Cynthia Nwanguma, has narrated how a Prophet in Lagos, Dennis Mmadu turned her into a sex slave,held her hostage for seven days against her consent while having ‘holy sex’ with her. She said she was placed on a secrecy oath by the self-styled prophet,not to disclose her ordeal …
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Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been arrested by the UK National Crime Agency. The ex-minister under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was arrested alongside four other people by the British law enforcement agency. Alison-Madueke PREMIUM TIMES learnt she was arrested for offences related to bribery …
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A party organized by gay lovers turned violent in Benin City last Tuesday as one of the organizers caught his man with another of their friends in uncommon mood. This came as two young men were arrested by policemen of “B” Division Police Station, Warri, Delta State, for allegedly indulging …
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Full text of President Muhhamadu Buhari’s speech: “October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians, whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood and …
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In another case that has highlighted the increasing child sexual abuses in Nigeria, a 65-year-old landlord, in Akowonjo area of Lagos, Mr. Ganiyu Sani, has allegedly raped a seven-year-old girl, Blessing. But this time, the parents of the victim believe he did it for ritual purposes. The civil servant mother …
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The embattled head of the anti-graft agency,the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Ibrahim Lamorde has denied the allegation leveled against him,saying it is mischievous and lack merit. Lamorde said all the money the agency has recovered since it’s formation in 2003 till now plus funding from the government is not …
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