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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested seven notorious kidnappers. Men of the command also recovered N9 million ransom from the kidnappers. Parading the kidnappers on Wednesday, the FCT Police Commissioner, Benneth Igweh, said the wanted kidnappers were arrested by operatives of the Utako police division led by CSP Victor Godfrey in a coordinated […]
Dr. Sam Maduka Onyishi, the founder and chancellor of Maduka University Enugu, has stated that the institution is committed to nurturing the next generation of Nigerian leaders. According to him, Maduka University stands as a beacon of transformative education in the region. He said, “I have told them already. Our mission is clear: we are […]
Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Cross River State, Zemoh Andrew has said the scheme stopped posting corps members to Bakassi Local Government Area, and other volatile places in the state. This is even as 1,734 more corps members have arrived the State to commence service. He spoke during an interview in […]
Nigerian Singer, Inetimi Alfred, popularly known as Timaya has opened up about his past struggle with drug addiction. In an interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos which was shared on the station’s Instagram account on Thursday, the renowned singer revealed that his battle with drug addiction began during the COVID-19 […]
A homeless man who stole dummies from babies’ mouths did so to “soothe himself”, a court heard. Josh Guilder, 23, was jailed for 14 months for taking soothers from five youngsters around Harlow in Essex between February 10 and August 7 this year. He would then sit in a tent and use the soothers himself, the court was told. […]
America rapper, Michael Render, also known as Killer Mike, was taken out of the Grammy Awards in handcuffs on Sunday night. In a video shared by an Hollywood Reporter, Chris Gardner, Mike was seen being escorted through Crypto.com Arena by police. The Los Angeles Police Department in a post on X on Monday said the […]
Ibadan Explosion Deaths Rise To Five, Soldiers Occupy Site The Oyo State government on Thursday said the number of fatalities from friday explosion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, had risen to five. This was as a group of stern-looking soldiers, on Thursday, took over the site and barred people from the area. The Special […]
The Cross River State Government on Thursday 18th January 2024 announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in Ejah community of Osupong Ward 1, Obubura Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a notification by Dr Henry Ayuk, Cross River Commissioner for Health in Calabar. Ayuk were he also confirmed that the state government […]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that he would not ban mining activities in the state. He said this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics on Wednesday 17th January 2024. In his words he said, “I will not go out to ban mining activities because there are people who are legally mining […]
Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year – but this year’s festivities might be destroyed thanks to four major viruses sweeping the globe. From the latest Coronavirus strain to the mysterious pneumonia-like virus sweeping China, the Daily Star will be your science guides. We have put together this handy guide of each of the […]
