Crime

By Our Reporter A housewife who allegedly poisoned her husband in Kano has been arrested. The Police Command in Kano State arrested the 15-year-old housewife, Hassana Lawan, of Bechi village, in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the North Western state who allegedly poisoned her 33-year-old husband, Sale Abubakar. Police Public Relations’ Officer (PPRO),DSP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the arrest in a …

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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday dismissed corruption charges involving alleged mismanagement of about N115m public fund preferred against the suspended Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo; and a commissioner of the commission, Zakwanu Garuba.

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Judgement in the trial of Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), for a six-count charge of fraudulent declaration of assets will be given on Thursday, April 18, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has announced.

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Acting Force Information Officer of Operation Sharan Daji (OPSD), Major Clement Abiade, has disclosed in a statement that troops have killed 35 bandits and rescued 40 hostages being held by bandits in Zamfara State.

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**Marking five years since Chibok abduction, UNICEF urges protection of children’s rights Bayo Akinloye More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict in north-east Nigeria – UNICEF said today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok …

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Julian Assange, computer programmer and founder of whistleblowing website Wikileaks, has been arrested by British Police.He was arrested on Thursday at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

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A Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, Lagos State, has summoned a brother of the Ooni of Ife, Prince Tunji Ogunwusi and his company, Prime Waterview Holdings over the botched housing scheme for which payments made by over 800 Nigerians remain unaccounted for.

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Unknown gunmen Thursday killed Bursar of the Akure Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Mr. Gabriel Kola Abiodun.

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Nigerian Stock Exchange commemorated the 2019 Global Money Week themed, Learn Save Earn, between Monday, March 25, 2019, and Friday, March 29, 2019, with series of educational programmes

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The U.S. Mission to Nigeria has commended the Edo State government and the traditional institutions in the state for efforts being made to combat human trafficking. This is as it also pledged its commitment to expanding the scope of collaborations with states in Nigeria “serving as a source or transit point for human trafficking.” The U.S. Chargé d’ affaires, David …

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