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A 33-year-old old security guard, Sunday Adeniyi has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Morolake Sunday by smashing a sledgehammer on her head. Magistrate Patrick Nwaka of the Yaba Magistrate’s Court ordered that the suspect be remanded after he was brought to court on Monday on a one count charge of murder. The police prosecutor, Thomas …

Federal University, Gusau on Sunday asked students living in the off-campus area of Damba to relocate over the activities of bandits. In a statement issued by the university’s Information Officer, Malam Umar Usman, the institution’s management advised the students to relocate to the Gusau metropolis or to the Sabon Gida area now secured by security operatives. The management lamented that …

The University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) administration has declared a more than 100% increase in undergraduate tuition fees. The declaration was made in a statement that was provided to newsmen in Calabar on Monday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In a statement, the institution’s spokesman, Mr Effiong Eyo, said the upward review of the fees was taken at …

For the students community of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Saturday, 2nd December 2023 will ever remain a sad memory which will linger following the gruesome murder of one of its students, a 500-level Geology student, Joseph Obiaje Agabaidu, by unknown gunmen. He was said to have been stabbed to death by suspected armed robbers who tried to steal his …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen reportedly killed three people at Imatom village in Logo local government area of Benue State on Saturday night. A community leader, Anawa Joseph, confirmed the incident to journalists on Sunday. He listed the victims as Tertsea Terkimbi Adagundu, Tertsea Mkposu, and Mimidoo Umburga. READ ALSO: Suspected herdsmen attack Benue passenger bus, kill one The community …

The death toll from the boat mishap in Mokwa local government area of Niger State had risen to 30. Emergency responders had on Sunday evening recovered 26 bodies from the scene of the accident. A wooden boat conveying passengers from Gbajibo water side to Tungan-Mango for farming activities capsized in the communities between Jebba and Kainji Dam in Mokwa local …

Suspected kidnappers said to be fully armed, have attacked Gamji village in Burra District of Ningi LGA of Bauchi State, killing a personnel of the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and abducted one person. Reports have it the Civil Defence personnel was shot and killed by the unknown gunmen who had laid ambush when …

Armed bandits, on Saturday night, kidnapped two students from the Federal University of Gusau in Zamfara State once again. According to eyewitness accounts, the two students—a male and a female—were kidnapped on Saturday night at 9 o’clock in the Sabon Garin Damba neighbourhood of Gusau, the state capital. The bandits allegedly broke into the neighbourhood shortly after 8 o’clock and …

The management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has issued a stern warning to filmmakers and skitmakers against using its uniform for recording movie scenes or skits without being duly issued a permit. The warning was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, who warned that offenders will face …

Fire on Friday razed three shops in the Bakin kasuwa area in Hadejia local government area of Jigawa State. The spokesman for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday in Dutse, said valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed by the fire. He added that a …