The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday, April 15, 2024, received 22 abducted students and staff of Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara, who were rescued after 207 days in captivity. The victims, comprising 15 students and seven workers of the university, were abducted from the university in September 2023. According to the NSA, the rescue operation was coordinated by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, NCTC, on Sunday Mr Ribadu who received the rescued victims on Monday …
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The National Bureau of Statistics NBS says Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to 33.20% in March 2024 compared to February 2024 headline inflation rate which was 31.70%. A report released by the NBS on Monday, April 15, reads “Looking at the movement, the March 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 1.50% points when compared to the February 2024 headline inflation rate. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 11.16% points higher compared to the …
A man from Milwaukee, US, allegedly murdered a college student after a date and then dismembered her body with a saw and spread the remains across the city, according to court documents. Maxwell Anderson, 33, was charged with murder on Friday, April 12, for allegedly killing 19-year-old Sade Carleena Robinson, who vanished after excitedly heading out for a date allegedly with him on April 1. Robinson was studying criminal justice at Milwaukee Area Technical College. She reportedly …
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The Anambra State Police has reacted to the confusion surrounding the burial of the victims of the Anam boat mishap by the riverside. According to the police, three of the deceased were buried by the riverside but actor Junior Pope and one other are still in the morgue. The police added that one of those buried by the riverside has been exhumed and taken back to her state for burial. Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer, …
A 40-year-old widow and mother of two, Mrs. Theodora Ita was on Monday 8th of April, arrested at Bassey Edom, Calabar, by NDLEA operatives for producing and selling a lethal new psychoactive substance, NPS, locally called ‘Combine’, which is a mixture of different strains of cannabis and opioids soaked in raw gin. At the time of her arrest, 18 litres of the dangerous substance in used paint drums were recovered from her. In her statement, she claimed she started …
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The Lagos State Police have arrested eight members of a gang that specialize in subjecting their victims to several hours of anal sex after dispossessing them of their properties and cash. The suspects were arrested in the highbrow areas of Lekki, Ajah and Ikoyi. Police are making efforts to apprehend fleeing members of the vicious gang made up of young men between the ages of 23 and 40. Police sources said the young men usually rent living apartments …