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Bandits have k!lled a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, councillorship aspirant, Hon. Kamilu Sa’idu Wuya, in Zamfara State.   It was gathered that bandits blocked Gusau-Mayanchi road on Saturday, October 19, 2024, and intercepted a vehicle carrying Hon. Wuya, and his entourage.    The group was returning to Wuya village in Anka Local Government Area of the state, after purchasing a …

The Katsina State Police Command has successfully thwarted a bandit attack and rescued six kidnap victims in the Unguwar Batsaka area of Jibia town.   The spokesperson of the command,  ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement said that on Saturday, October 19, 2024, a distress call was received at the Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters regarding a …

Auwal Sankara   A Nigerian doctor, Abdullahi Dahiru, has said that the husband of a woman allegedly caught in a compromising position with Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, should have simply divorced her to “protect the honour of his children” instead of involving the Kano Hisbah Board.   “They The case of Jigawa state commissioner arrested by …

Gunmen have k!lled a police inspector and injured an expatriate during an attack on workers in a quarry in Ihivbe-Ogben, in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.    Sources told the News Agency of Nigerian, NAN that the gunmen on Thursday October 17, ambushed the quarry workers and opened fire on them while they were returning to their …

Protesters marking the fourth anniversary of #EndSARS have been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command.   The protesters had gathered at the Lekki tollgate area for a memorial rally to commemorate the nationwide #EndSARS protests of 2020. While approaching  the tollgate, they were resisted by armed police officers, who warned against rallying at the location. The armed …

A Nigerian woman, Seidah Haleemah has prayed that women who intend to control their husbands don’t get married.   The post If your intention is to control your husband, may Allah never bless you with one – Nigerian woman says appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

Two businessmen identified as Ihejirika Okechukwu Emmanuel and Iwuagwu Ikedi Victory as well as a Canada-based nurse Usman Grace Khadijat Olami, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for attempting to import and export cocaine pellets and parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis …

Technology company, Globacom, has explained its age-long commitment to the sponsorship of Ofala of Onitsha and other leading festivals in the country.   Speaking at the 2024 Ofala Festival at Ime Obi in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Saturday, the company’s Divisional Head, South, Mr. Tochukwu Okechukwu, said Globacom appreciated the pivotal role of culture in national development and its ability …

A 300-level student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Ugwu Chiagozie, has drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Nsukka, Enugu State.     It was gathered that the incident occurred during a pool party held at the hotel on Friday night, October 18, 2024.     Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing …

Officers of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as KAI, have arrested no fewer than 17 miscreants in various areas of the state on Saturday, October 19.     The State Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on X on Sunday.    Watch the video below… …