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By John Ikani Unlike Nigeria's majority Islamic north, the predominantly Christian region in the east often experience difficulties in burying their dead. This is as funerals have become an expensive affair in eastern Nigeria, with traditional...

By John Ikani  Bayelsa State High Court 2 sitting in Yenagoa, the state capital, has sentenced a Police Sergeant, Timade Emmanuel to death by hanging for the extrajudicial killing of a teenage student, Tarila Nikade in...

By John Ikani  Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has reportedly died. According to a source, the 64-year-old died at the National Hospital, Abuja. Mailafia was born on 24...

  By Chioma Iruke The Nigerian Government has said it was considering granting inmates voting rights in the country during the 2023 general election. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said this on...

By John Ikani Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, have arrested a Beninese immigrant, Adamu Sime, for incest. The Command’s Spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi, confirmed this in a statement...

By Chioma Iruke A 22-year-old youth corps member, Arnold Maniru has been arrested in Abuja, Nigeria for importing 4 kilograms of drugged candies from the United Kingdom. This was even as the nation’s anti-narcotics unit, the...