The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a woman for inflicting life-threatening injuries on her 13-year-old daughter, Ebimi Tokoye, with a razor blade over alleged theft of N1,500, LIB reported. The 35-year-old woman identified as Priye Rich-man, was arrested by operatives of the Ekeki Division on Sunday, April 18. It was gathrred that the suspect tied her daughter with ropes and slashed every part of her body with razor blade. The doctors who treated the girl at the police hospital, said the child was brought in by the …
The Senate has said it will be investigating allegations of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar,who was fimed physically assaulting one Clement Sagwak, a security guard at a popular shopping plaza in Abuja, LIB reported. Recall that in Marct 2921, a video showing the moment the CCT boss physically assaulted Sagwak went viral. The government official had gone to the plaza to work when he had a faceoff with the security guard. While one of his associates slapped the security guard, Umar kicked the security guard. …
Two young men were shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists in Awka, the Anambra state capital. The men were gunned down at Ifite, all in Awka South local government area of the State on Sunday night, April 18. One of the victims has been identified as Anthony Onwudinjo, a fitness instructor in one of the gyms in the town. Anthony was said to have been shot four times at a close range in front of his mother on Sunday April 18, the day Catholics the world over celebrated Mothering Sunday. The second victim identified si…
The Nigerian government has reacted to United Kingdom’s plans to grant asylum to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra who seek such over alleged persecution. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who described the decision as disrespectful, said the move would sabotage Nigeria's fight against terrorism and undermine its security. Speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, April 20, the minister said, “As the spokesman for the Federal Go…
The Nigerian government has reacted to United Kingdom’s plans to grant asylum to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra who seek such over alleged persecution. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who described the decision as disrespectful, said the move would sabotage Nigeria's fight against terrorism and undermine its security. Speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, April 20, the minister said, “As the spokesman for the Federal Go…
The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has released new guidelines to its decision makers on how to consider and grant asylum applications by members of Biafran secessionist groups, TheCable is reporting. Asylum is to be granted to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian government, and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) In the just-released ‘Country Policy and Information Note Nigeria: Biafran secessi…
A 300-level university student, Rhoda Agboje, and her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abuja, for producing and selling drug cookies to school children and other unsuspecting members of the public. The agency, in a statement on Tuesday, April 20, said it has also launched a manhunt for another member of the syndicate involved in producing the cookies with Arizona, a highly psychoactive variant of cannabis; alcohol and rohypnol among other ingredients. …
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