At least seven persons kidnapped by Boko Haram on Tuesday have been freed, an official has said. The oil explorers hired by the state oil firm, NNPC, were kidnapped by the terror…
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Iheanacho, a Nigerian bags life sentence in Britain for beating son to death
A Nigerian man, Marvyn Iheanacho who battered his five-year-old boy to death in a park for losing a trainer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 18…
Read More Iheanacho, a Nigerian bags life sentence in Britain for beating son to deathCustoms CG, Ali orders removal of illegal checkpoints
Following a presidential directive, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hamid Ali, has ordered the dismantling of all checkpoints mounted outside 40 kilometers to the border. Also, the…
Read More Customs CG, Ali orders removal of illegal checkpointsAt last, Osinbajo to swear in new ministers Wednesday
Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will swear in two new ministers on Wednesday, according to the Presidency. The two ministers, Stephen Ocheni from Kogi State and Suleiman Hassan from Gombe…
Read More At last, Osinbajo to swear in new ministers WednesdayNigerian police dismiss three officers for N200,000 extortion
Three police officers attached to the Lagos command of Nigerian police force have been dismissed for illegal arrest and extorting residents. Their dismissal was contained in a police bulletin issued…
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