The Nigerian Army has announced that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole killed 105 Boko Haram members in a recent offensive that was carried out against the insurgents. In a statement released by the Nigerian Army spokesman Col. Sagir Musa on…
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 86 new cases, 70 in Lagos, 7 in FCT, now 627 cases and 21 deaths
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 86 new confirmed cases in Nigeria for the 19th of April 2020, bringing the total confirmed cases to 627, OYOGist.com reports. The latest NCDC report was released by 11:50 PM on…
Protesters burn patrol vans, barracks as drunken policeman kills resident
Angry youths in Ohafia, Abia State, have set ablaze three police vans, a police barracks and a magistrates’ court to protest against the killing of an indigene, Friday Arunsi, by a police corporal. The policeman reportedly shot Arunsi dead on…
Boy dies as hoodlums attack Ondo ex-monarch home
Hoodlums , numbering about 50 , on Thursday night , allegedly attacked the residence of the deposed monarch of Ugboland in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State , Adebanjo Mafimisebi , allegedly leading to the death of a…
Husband Bathes Wife With Pepper-Laced Hot Water Over Infidelity
A husband who suspected his wife of having an affair has been arrested by the police after he bathed her with hot water mixed with pepper. A 27-year-old man, Adeniyi Akinde, has reportedly bathed his wife, Deborah, with hot water…
Father arrested for allegedly inviting friends to have sex with his underaged daughter in Imo
A 44-year -old- man has been arrested by the Imo State police command for allegedly having sex with his 15-year-old daughter and inviting his friends to do same in Orji, Imo state. Chimnonso Okonkwo was also accused of inviting his…
How police arrested 130 hoodlums over Lagos attacks
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 130 suspects in connection with the unrest and attacks by hoodlums in various parts of the state during the lockdown . This followed insidesources magazine story that residents of some…
Umahi Orders Arrest of Monarchs over Missing Naval Officer
The Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi , has ordered the arrest of the traditional rulers of Umuogodoakpu -Ngbo and Ohankwu communities in the Ohaukwu and Ikwo local government areas of the state . The order came over the missing…
police raid rivers kidnappers’ den, kill one, recover arms
The Rivers State Police Command on Saturday raided suspected kidnappers ’ den in Ogu / Bolo Local Government Area of the state , killing one fleeing suspect in the process . The police also recovered a cache of arms and…
Man arrested for allegedly defiling neighbour’s one-year-old child in Lagos.
The police in Lagos have arrested a 34 – year -old man , Kehinde Frederick , for allegedly defiling his neighbour ’s daughter in the Ikorodu area of the state . It was learnt that the victim ’s mother had…