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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have k!lled a renowned drummer identified as HC Ikhamateh Akhumhele in the Osholo community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.     He was k!lled between Iviukwe and Akioli on Saturday, October 26, 2024.     The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Benin …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a senior lecturer in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof Oguejiofo Ujam.   Ujam was kidnapped along the Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road in Enugu State on Sunday morning, October 27, 2024.    Oguejiofor is a lecturer at the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry and Dean of the School of General Studies of the …

Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman has been ranked 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or standings. This was announced Monday evening in Paris, France by the Ballon d’Or organiser.   The Nigerian international, who plays in Serie A for Atalanta,  made history as the first player to score a hat-trick in a European final since 1975, leading Atalanta to …

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have neutralized a suspected armed robber during a fierce gun battle and recovered firearms in Gurara Local Government Area of the state.      The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 28, 2024, said a gang of robbers attacked houses in the Boyi …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, says President Tinubu is doing a great job and working to make sure the current economic hardship facing the people comes to an end.   He said this when he spoke in Akure at the inauguration of the 305-member National Campaign Council for the November 16 governorship election in …

Actress Sarah Martins has once again tendered a public apology to May Yul-Edochie, for antagonizing her after her marriage to actor, Yul Edochie, packed up after he impregnated Judy Austin and took the actress as his second wife.    Sarah shared a heartwarming video of May speaking at a women’s conference in Doha, In the video, the female participants could …

A Nigerian national wanted in the United States for cyber fraud was arrested in Quezon City, in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said in a statement on Monday, October 28, 2024.    Immigration Commissioner, Joel Anthony Viado stated that the BI fugitive search unit (FSU) nabbed Ahmed Kamilu Alex, 35, along Panay Avenue in Barangay Paligsahan on October …

Bandits have slaughtered four farmers in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.   It was gathered that several others were still unaccounted for after the attack which occurred around 8am on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Maridi village.    A resident of the area, Surajo Isa, who confirmed the incident to the Daily Trust, said the victims were ambushed on …

Fires were set in ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and in nearby Vancouver, Washington, where hundreds of ballots were destroyed.  The Portland Police Bureau reported that officers and firefighters responded to a fire in one ballot drop box at about 3:30 a.m. and determined an incendiary device had been placed inside.  Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott said a …

  A pedophile who used AI to make innocent photos of children into s3xual images has been jailed for 18 years. Hugh Nelson, 27, took requests from people online for ‘bespoke’ images showing children being sexually and physically harmed, according to a judge. The former student, who has a Masters degree in graphics, sold some of his ‘artwork’ to chatroom …