Two men sentenced to life imprisonment for gang-raping minor

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Two men, Anu Olaniyi and Abidemi Alibaloye, have been sentenced to life imprisonment each by an Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division on Tuesday, for gang-raping a 13-year-old girl. The convicts, who committed the offences on December 28, 2020, were arraigned in court on the charges of conspiracy and gang-rape. During the hearing, the victim told the court, “I was sent on an errand on December 28, 2020, when one of the convicts intercepted me and purposely directed me to his friend’s place where they both forcibly had carnal…

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Ex-Immigration CG not killed by gunmen, died in hotel room after receiving female guest -Police

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The Nigerian Police in Abuja have refuted the report that went viral, alleging that former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr. Shikfu Parradang, was killed by suspectaed kidnappers in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the police, the late NIS boss was found dead in a chair in his hotel room after receiving a female guest. Mr. Parradang was discovered a day after he checked into the hotel by a concerned friend, a military officer, who, along with hotel staff, traced him to his room. In a statement titled “FCT Police…

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Celestial Pastor allegedly kills member, steals N1.5m from account

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A pastor in charge of Celestial Church of Christ, CCC ILERI OLUWA PARISH, LASU 2, Shepherd, Sup. Evang. Whepetoji Babaniyeh has been arrested for killing Ogubode Quadri Adedamola. Adedamola, a 28-year-old graduate of Political Science from Lagos State University and CEO of Horlar Edu Consultancy runs a private business at the LASU Campus. The news first broke via  Celestial Reality, a Facebook page that specialises in reporting Celestial Church events. It was reported that, Adedamola had gone missing on January 16. Findings revealed that, he was traced to the church…

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Dolly Parton loses husband

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Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton, died Monday aged 82, the country music superstar said, after nearly 60 years of marriage kept out of the spotlight despite the singer’s chart-topping fame. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years,” Parton wrote in a post on X. The singer-songwriter and actor met Dean in 1964 outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee on the day she moved to the country music capital. She was 18 and…

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Obasa reinstated as speaker of Lagos Assembly, Meranda becomes deputy

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Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, re-elected its embattled former speaker, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa. This followed the resignation of Mrs. Mojisola Meranda. Obasa’s re-election by his colleagues followed a series of interventions by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, both at the national and state levels. Though there were speculations that the reinstated Speaker may resign, it was gathered that a strategic meeting that led to the resolution of the crisis in the Assembly reined in the anti-Obasa lawmakers. A source familiar with the crisis…

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Man arrested for killing mother with pestle

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20-year-old Safiyanu Dalhatu has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly beating his mother to death. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Tuesday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. He explained that, “On February 24, 2025, Peace and Security Committee members in the Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi reported an incident to the ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters. “At about 3pm, Safiyanu Dalhatu, a 20-year-old male resident of Abujan Kwata, allegedly assaulted his biological mother, Salama Abdullahi, a 40-year-old female of the…

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Kebbi gov’s aide suspended for intimidating guests with snake

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Kabir Sani-Giant, Special Adviser to Kebbi State Gov. Nasir Idris on Power and Politics, has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress, Kebbi State chapter, with immediate effect. A statement signed by the party’s state secretary, Alhaji Sa’idu Muhammad-Kimba, announced the suspension in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. He revealed that on February 8, 2025, Sani-Giant brought a snake to Government House, intimidating dignitaries, statesmen, and officials. Muhammad-Kimba said that the conduct could embarrass and discredit the APC. He added that Sani-Giant’s actions violated APC’s constitution. According to him, the party…

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Groom, bride’s sister die in autocrash 30minutes before wedding in Bauchi

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A devastating turn of event took place at Boto in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State as what was meant to be a joyous wedding ceremony turned into tragedy after a fatal accident killed Abba Musa, the groom, and Maryam Suleiman, the elder sister of the bride, 30 minutes before their wedding. A witness said the incident happened at the weekend while they were going to the venue of the marriage ceremony from Murno village, a community, which is less than five kilometres away. A brother of the…

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Senate President Akpabio made flirtatious advances at me, Natasha alleges

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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central, has alleged that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made advances towards her, including flirtatious remarks, in the presence of her husband. In an interview on AriseTV morning Show, Natasha detailed an encounter at Akpabio’s residence in Ikot Ekpene and later in Uyo, where she claimed the Senate president attempted to establish an inappropriate relationship with her. “And at first we were at Ikot Ekpene, we were in his house in Ikot Ekpene for his birthday. Then we all moved to his house in Uyo,…

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USAID-donated drugs diverted, sold for profits in Lagos, Abia markets

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control revealed that it seized 87 truckloads of banned, expired and substandard medicinal products, including USAID and UNFPA-donated antiretroviral drugs, male and female condoms, among others. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said this on Wednesday, while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. She also said that counterfeiters were after her life and those of her workers. “I told you about the attempted murder about six months ago. One of our staff members in Kano had his child…

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