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Security operatives have arrested a notorious kidnapper, Terry Tinate Augustus, popularly called “Black” in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.    Augustus, an acclaimed pastor from Ajapa community in Ese Odo LGA of Ondo State, was arrested by the Amotekun Corps in collaboration with the Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor on Pipeline Surveillance and Waterways Security, Engr. …

Operatives of the Anambra State Police attached to the Anti-Cultism Squad located at Enugu-Ukwu in Njikoka local government area of the state have arrested two suspected r@pists and armed bandits.   The security operatives also rescued two female victims suspected to have been r@ped by the randy hoodlums. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed …

A Catholic nun in Italy has been arrested alongside 24 suspects for allegedly taking part in a mafia network engaged in extortion and drug trafficking.      The suspects were taken into custody as part of an investigation into the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in the northern city of Brescia.     Sister Anna Donelli, a Catholic nun who volunteers at Milan’s San Vittore prison, is …

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, have arrested four suspects who allegedly r3ped two minors in the state.   The suspects Sadiq Opeyemi, 30, Afeez Olalekan 26, Ismail Ibrahim 30 and Abdulahi Garba 33, were arrested on December 3, 2024, in Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area of the state.   The NSCDC Commandant in …

Actress Bolaji Ogunmola has expressed her thoughts amid reports suggesting that Netflix might be exiting the Nigerian market. Taking to her social media, Ogunmola highlighted the challenges filmmakers face in relying solely on cinemas for movie releases, describing the move as both expensive and uncertain in terms of returns.   She wrote, “Again… Everyone will be forced to put their …

Tobi Adegboyega, a UK-based Nigerian pastor, has reacted to reports that he is set to be deported following an alleged £1.87 million fraud which saw his church, SPAC Nation, shut down.  Responding through a video shared on Instagram, Adegboyega said his supporters have nothing to worry about.  He added that he has “survived all sorts” being in the UK, “a …

Nigerian singer and songwriter Skales has publicly criticised the Nigerian Police Force following an alleged altercation on December 4, 2024. The artiste shared his experience on social media platform X, where he recounted an incident near Magodo in Lagos while en route to an interview at City FM. Calling out the police force, he wrote, “Nigerian police will not stop …

Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State, has tragically passed away following an alleged encounter with police officers at a roadblock in the Upper Sokponba area of Benin City.   Vanguard reports that Eboigbodin was reportedly stopped on Monday, December 2, while driving with his wife. According to Rev. David Ugolor, Executive …

A 13-year-old boy has taken legal action against his UK parents, for “brutally” taking him to Africa where he was enrolled in a boarding school.   The boy, whose identity is protected, contacted the British Consulate and a child welfare organization after his parents took him from the UK to Africa and registered him at an African school before they returned …

The federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted 50 persons alleged to be members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and charged with alleged terrorism.   On Friday, Nov. 29, trial judge James Omotosho ruled that the police failed to establish a prima facie case against the 50 defendants, including four women.   The trial judge upheld the no-case …