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One person has been reported dead and two others injured as the local government congress of the All Progressive Congress in Agege area of Lagos ended in violence on Saturday. Premium Times reported that the deceased who was shot dead after voting had ended was identified as Nurudeen …...

The police in Suleja, Niger State, have confirmed the arrest of the parents and relation of a bride, who disappeared after her wedding, refusing to go to her husband’s home. The arrest of the trio followed a complaint to the police by their son in-law, … Read more via Premium Times Nigeria –...

A pastor here has been remanded in custody facing charges of assaulting his wife after he found her in their matrimonial bed with another man, NewZimbabwe.com reported. According to prosecutor Courage Chakawa, sometime last month, David Kangide, 40, found his wife Nyasha Alimos, 33, in bed at...

The Joint Military Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, says it has adopted environmentally friendly methods in combating oil theft and illegal refineries in the region. Brig.-Gen Kevin Aligbe, Land Component Commander of the joint force code-named “Operation Delta Safe,” disclosed this to the News...

Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has slammed those she termed “mischief-makers” for “putting words” in her mouth, saying she described former governors Rotimi Amaechi and Raji Fashola, now ministers, as scavengers. Okonjo-Iweala, who was also a former minister of...

Former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who emerged the winner in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, has dedicated his victory to the people of the state. Fayemi, who is the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, polled a total of 941 votes, to defeat former …...

The Sudanese government yesterday announced the arrest of a woman accused of killing an Immigration Attaché at the Nigerian embassy in Khartoum. DAILY POST recalls that the Consular officer, Habibu Almu, was found stabbed to death at his home in the Sudanese capital city of Khartoum on …...

Call him an enigma, dangerous man, or Solomon of our modern world; you may not be totally wrong. After all, he calls himself ‘king of Satan’. Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2rEg3bk Get More Nigeria Metro News

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Chairmanship and Councillorship election in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Returning Officer for the election, Danjuma Baye-Luka, announced the results on Sunday morning in Zonkwa...

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State on Saturday unanimously returned almost all of their existing party executives in the 27 local government areas without using the ballot box. Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2KjEMZw -- Get More Nigeria Political News

A 25-year-old man, Damilola Awoyemi, of Ajase-Ipo, Kwara State who pleaded guilty to the offence of stealing has been sentenced to two months imprisonment. The court also ordered that his accomplice, Ibrahim Umar, 22 of the same address who denied his involvement in the offence be remanded …...

Police have arraigned a 15-year-old teenager (name withheld) of Okon compound, Ganmo and a 28-year-old man, Saheed Ganiyu of Idi-Ogun compound, Ganmo, Kwara State before an Ilorin Chief Magistrates’Court for their alleged involvement in armed robbery. The accused allegedly conspired with two...

Following the recent directive by President Muhammad Buhari’s that 6,000 youths will be recruited into the force to compliment the already depleted figure of men and officers of the force, in the country, 5, 501 persons applied for position in Kogi State. LEADERSHIP Sunday investigation revealed...

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed claims by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs’ , Senator Sabi Aliyu Abdullahi, that the IGP , Ibrahim Idris was invited to explain its efforts on curbing the spate of killing across the country, insisting he was invited … Read...

A disclosure has come from Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Delta State has the party will contest for all elective posts in the 2019 elections including the federal constituencies. This was disclosed by the Delta State Chairman of the SDP Ambassador Oke Idawene at a stakeholders meeting …...

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, yesterday, distanced themselves from the party’s local government congress held across the 44 councils of the state. The congress, which witnessed early turnout of party delegates, was … Read more...