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Woman seeks divorce over alleged lack of sex, care
A housewife, Maryam Muhammad, on Wednesday, prayed a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna to dissolve her 20-year-old marriage to her husband, Abdulhamid Yakubu. The complainant, a resident of
Two men in court for allegedly swindling woman of N51m
Two unemployed men, who allegedly obtained N51 million from a woman under false pretences, were on Wednesday docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The defendants: Rasheed Agboola, 30, and
Herdsmen kill traveller, abduct others in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen were reported to have killed a traveller and abducted others. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Ajebamidele village along
Gunmen didn’t hijack bus-load of Saro-Wiwa Poly students— Rivers Police
Eboka Friday, Rivers State Commissioner of Police. The Police Command in Rivers, on Tuesday, debunked rumour of gunmen’s attack on a bus filled with students of the Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic,
Man bathes wife, son with acid in Edo — Police
The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday said it has arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly bathing his wife and four-year-old son with acid. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO),
Police establish 5 units to address banditry in Sokoto
Police have established additional five units to strengthen the security activities against banditry and other criminalities in Sokoto State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Sakoto State command, Mr Sanusi
Students’ Abductions: Plateau women want schools to teach security drills
Some of the students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. File images of Kagara students abducted and freed. The Plateau branch of the Women’s Wing of the Christian
Boko Haram retakes Borno LG, residents trapped
By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Armed Boko Haram sect loaded with an unspecified number of gun trucks on Monday evening invaded Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno state and overwhelmed
No ransom paid for Zamfara schoolgirls’ release ― Governor
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has comfirmed the release of the Jangebe schoolgirls on Tuesday while also claiming no ransom was paid to their kidnappers. The
Jihadists attack UN base in Borno, trapping 25 aid workers
Jihadists Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in Borno, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said. Scores of
