The police in Ebonyi on Monday rushed a 37-year-old man to the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, for treatment after he allegedly set himself ablaze. The man, identified as Chinedu Nweze, allegedly set himself ablaze beside a classroom…
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LAGOS RESTRICTS TRAFFIC IN SOME ROUTES AS BUHARI VISITS ON WEDNESDAY
Preparations are in top gear as the Lagos State Government will host President Muhammadu Buhari on an official visit to Lagos on Wednesday. During the one-day working visit, a number of State projects will be commissioned including the rehabilitated 10-lane…
Read More2 NIGERIANS IN PHILIPPINES ARRESTED WITH N125MILLION WORTH OF DRUGS
Two Nigerians have been arrested by Phillipine Police with about N125 million worth of methamphetamine. According to Phillipino media, the police men arrested a Nigerian businessman identified as Azubuike Obiaghanwa Onwigbolu, 32, a resident of Angeles City, Pampanga, at 2:15 a.m….
Read MoreBRITISH AID WORKER SHOT DEAD BY KIDNAPPERS IN KADUNA
A British aid worker has been confirmed dead after she was shot by kidnappers in Kaduna. The woman who the British High Commission identified as Faye Mooney was among two people shot dead as the armed kidnappers stormed a party at a holiday resort…
Read MoreEFCC TAKES BATTLE TO JAIL GOJE FOR ‘N5BN FRAUD’ TO APPEAL COURT
Making his claim through Wahab Shittu, the EFCC prosecuting counsel, the commission said Goje, between September and November 2010, allegedly forged a document titled ‘Resolution authorising His Excellency the Executive Governor of Gombe State to acquire loan of N5,000,000,000.00 only’,…
Read MoreHUSBAND HACKS WIFE TO DEATH FOR SAYING SHE’D REMARRY IF HE DIED
“I can’t imagine my own wife telling me that if I died, she would remarry,” he said. “I lost my temper and inflicted injuries on her neck with machete which led to her death. I am not regretting killing her…
Read MoreCOMEDIAN WINS UKRAINE’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BY LANDSLIDE
A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, dealing a stunning rebuke to the country’s political establishment. Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in…
Read MorePHOTO: POLICE OFFICER ALLEGEDLY STABS MAN TO DEATH IN RIVERS STATE
A police officer attached to the Elimg alt=’Photo: Police officer allegedly stabs man to death in Rivers state’ class=’img-responsive text-center’ style=’margin: auto;’bu police station in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, has been accused of stabbing a 20-year-old man, Nyebuchi…
Read MoreEIGHT NIGERIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UAE FOR ROBBERY (PHOTO)
The Criminal Court of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced eight Nigerians to death for carrying out what it termed as “a string of armed robberies” at money exchanges and cash machines across the emirate in December 2016….
Read MorePOLICEMEN SHOULD UNDERGO MENTAL ASSESSMENT IMMEDIATELY, GROUP TELLS IGP
It is high time that the leadership of the police began a mental assessment and other forms of relevant assessment to remove the bad heads from the system. Gavel, a civic tech organization aimed at improving the pace of justice delivery…
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