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Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Sanusi Umar, a 23-year-old suspected homosexual, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old boy with mental health issues. Spokesperson of the Command, Ahmed Wakili, in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that Umar, a vendor who sells garden eggs, tigernuts, and other items, was apprehended by operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace (ORP) on March 28, 2024, around 9:00 pm. The suspected homosexual reportedly enticed the minor with N30 worth of sweets before assaulting him behind the AIB filling station in Kofar Ran. Following preliminary investigations, it was revealed that Umar, originally from Jingino village in…

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The Lagos State Government is set to demolish some portions of Landmark, Oniru on Victoria Island to give way for the proposed Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. This was contained in a letter to the property owner/occupier, dated March 19, 2024, and signed by the Deputy Director (Development Matters Department) Tpl Shomolu O., on behalf of the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. According to the letter, the state government noted that the sections of the property billed for demolition such as the Beach Resort, Kids and Bay Arena, Members Area, Lagos Beach Club fall within…

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Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State.(C) Nigerian Governor’s forum.As part of measures to improve on its digital infrastructure, Niger state government has approved a pioneering digital involving the installation of a 40-kilometer fiber metro ring across the state capital. This is part of the private sector partnership initiative by the Governor Mohammed Umar Bago-led administration as the company has promised to provide public Wi-Fi services, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity, fixed telephony, and internet access at all state-owned tertiary institutions within Minna, the state capital ring. The Commissioner for Communications & Digital Economy, Hon. Suleiman Isah, disclosed this in a statement…

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The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has threatened to revoke its partnership with developers who fail to deliver contracted housing projects on time. The Managing Director of the agency, Oyetunde Ojo, sounded this warning when he inspected the FHA housing project at Ajoda, Ibadan. The over 1,000-unit Ajoda project, which spans over 50 hectares, was incorporated four years ago through a private-public partnership and entrusted to six developers with a mandate to complete the project within a specified timeframe. Addressing newsmen while on the site for inspection, the FHA boss expressed dissatisfaction with the level of work done, saying only one…

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In the aftermath of the tragic killing of 16 soldiers in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, the military has intensified its efforts to apprehend the alleged militant leader responsible for the attack. Reports indicate that soldiers have tracked the militant leader to the riverine Igbomoturu community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. However, their operation met resistance from local youths, resulting in clashes and the destruction of several houses belonging to militants. The military operation extended to the Akugbene community in Bomadi Local Government Area, where suspects were believed to have fled. The community chairman…

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Officers are appealing for information from the public to assist their searches for a missing woman from Dorchester.Saima Noreen, aged 36, was reported missing after having last been seen in the Poundbury area at around 8pm on Saturday 3 February 2024. Saima is described as being five feet four inches tall, slim build with long, black hair tied back in a pony-tail. She is wearing a pink T-shirt, pink trousers, black hooded coat, black flip-flops and carrying a maroon handbag with a long-strap. Police Inspector Gareth Bishop, of Dorset Police, said: “Saima’s disappearance is described as out-of-character by those who…

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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, is up in arms with his former sister in-law, Lilian Onoh, a former Nigerian ambassador to Jamaica and Namibia, over allegations bordering on defamation and financial misappropriation. Lilian is the daughter of late Christian Onoh, a former governor of old Anambra State. She is also the sister of Onyeama’s ex-wife, Nuzo Onoh. Both are sisters to Bianca Ojukwu, a former beauty queen and widow of late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Onyeama and Onoh have been involved in a legal battle in Nigeria and the United States, accusing each other of defamation. The ex-minister,…

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