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The Borno State Government has announced that over 50% of the homes affected by the recent flooding in Maiduguri have now dried and are ready for reoccupation.    During a press briefing on flood disaster management and recovery efforts, Prof. Usman Tar, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Internal Security provided this update.   The flooding, which occurred two weeks …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested an ex-convict, Richard John Abdullahi, for kidnapping and armed robbery.       The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Joel Yamu, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 27, 2024, said the suspect and his gang members invaded the home of one Promise Ehichoya in Ekpoma, abducted him and collected …

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New York Mayor, Eric Adams arrived on Friday, September 27,  at federal court in Manhattan to surrender to authorities after federal prosecutors announced a five-count indictment on fraud, bribery, and corruption charges. The FBI seized Adams’ phone on Thursday, September 26, before the charges were made public, according to his attorney, but he was not immediately taken into custody.  The mayor, …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he still “loves” Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola despite last weekend’s bad-tempered top-of-the-table clash.   The EPL champions needed a John Stones equaliser deep into stoppage time to escape with a 2-2 draw against 10-man Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Arteta’s side, runners-up to City in the Premier League for the past two seasons, had …

A Nigerian author, Salma Yakubu Ahmed has said that suffering with a man doesn’t equate to not true love or unconditional love.    “I just want to tell my ladies that suffering with a man is not true love or unconditional love. If you choose to suffer with any man, it’s completely your choice,” she wrote in a Facebook post …

The Lagos State Police Command PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin has released a photo of the officers filmed confronting corps members in Surulere, Lagos State and allegedly extorted N1 million from them.    In a post shared on his X handle this afternoon, Hundeyin stated that the officers have been summoned and that their trial has begun.     An X user …

Two teenage boys who were kidnapped by bandits have escaped from their abductors in Sokoto State.    According to a Facebook user, Muneer Lawal Isa, who disclosed this in a post on Friday, September 27, 2024, the victims escaped from the bandits’ den in a forest.    According to him, a third boy was left behind as he could not …

Prison experts have clarified why controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, was separated from other inmates at the correctional centre.  Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Friday, the Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, Bishop Kayode Williams, explained the accommodations provided for inmates based on different categories.  He said, “There are accommodations for condemned prisoners, …

Danish-Nigerian wonderkid, Chido Obi-Martin has completed his move to Premier League giants Manchester United after leaving Arsenal in the summer. Obi-Martin made a splash in last season’s U18 Premier League, scoring 32 goals in 18 games and breaking a club record for the most goals scored by an Arsenal U18 player in a single season. In one game against Liverpool, …