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The Nigerian Correctional Service has said that six inmates who escaped during the attack at the correction facility in Owerri, Imo state on Monday, April 5, have voluntarily returned while 35 others refused to escape from custody during the attack.   The acting Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS, …

The leader of a bandit group in Zamfara state has been killed by officers attached to operation Puff Adder II, with an AK47, a military uniform, and a motorcycle recovered from him.   A statement by Mohammed Shehu, the spokesman of the state police command, said police operatives were on a routine …

Governor David Umahi has again accused herdsmen of being behind the attack which left 15 people dead in communities in Ishielu LGA of Ebonyi state.   The Ebonyi state Governor who made the allegation during Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s visit to the state on Sunday April 4, said the herders “deserted” the affected communities …

A chilling video of a Nigerian mum, Mrs. Victoria Agori, sharing gory details of how her 21-year-old son, Daniel, was allegedly shot dead in front of her on the 11th of May, 2019, by officers of the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit in Alu, Rivers state, after they accused him of being …

Yinka Odumakin has died from Covid-19 related complications.   Yinka, who was the National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital isolation centre on Saturday morning, April 3.   His wife, Joe Okei-Odumakin confirmed the news of his passing. Mourning her husband, …

Bridgerton star actor, Rene-Jean Page, who stars as Duke of Hastings is breaking off from the popular Netflix romance series.   A post from the show’s social media account confirms the 31-year-old actor will not be returning for Season 2, which is currently filming in the United Kingdom.   Written in …

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Twitter this evening, mocked Reno Omokri over the #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon protest he staged in front of Abuja house in London today April 2.   Governor El-Rufai saw one of the viral videos of Reno at the ‘protest ground’. The caption on the video read ”Aide to …

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing enough to tackle the nation’s insecurity.   Speaking on a Channels Television Programme on Wednesday March 31, Abaribe stated that no one takes President Buhari serious in handling of insecurity including the service chiefs.   Recounting …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has alleged that some government officials give President Muhammadu Buhari wrong advice, leading to decline in assent to some bills passed by the National Assembly.   Lawan made the claim during a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Health over an Act to amend the Orthopedic …

A woman who sat for her final exams while pregnant and gave birth 3 days after her exams, has become the first person to ever graduate with a first class from the Linguistics and Communications Studies in University of Calabar (Unical)   Colette Offiong Bassey took to Instagram to share …