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DPO rejects N1m bribe, arrests kidnapper

The Kaduna State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a suspected kidnapper who reportedly offered a N1 million bribe…

Five vigilantes to hang for killing teenager in Kano

A Kano State High Court presided by the state chief judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has sentenced five vigilantes to…

Court jails woman for trafficking young girls, promoting prostitution

A Federal High Court in Lagos State has sentenced a 55-year-old woman, Patricia Igbinovia, to seven years in prison for…

PHOTOS: Yahaya Bello presents staff of office to new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland

Outgoing Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has presented a staff of office to the new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Alhaji Muhammed…

Release prisoners if you can’t prosecute them, judge tells Kano Attorney General

A Kano State High Court judge, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, has the Attorney-General of Kano State, Haruna Isa Dederi, to release all…

Plateau: Military accuses CAN leader of spreading falsehood

The Defence Headquarters has described as malicious a video made by the Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Mangu Chapter,…

Georgia twins stolen and sold at birth reunited by TikTok video

Amy and Ano are identical twins, but just after they were born they were taken from their mother and sold…

US records first nitrogen gas execution

Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has…

Ganduje invites Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to join APC

In a significant move, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has publicly urged Governor Abba…

Plateau violence: At least 43 killed in clashes in Mangu

At least 43 people have died in two days of clashes in a town in central Nigeria, residents have told…