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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sorrow over the death of Madam Rekiya Momoh Bello, the stepmother of Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi.The President’s condolence message was conveyed in a statement issued by his Senior Special…

The Ogun State Government has expressed shock over the death of the former deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Rafiu Ogunleye.Ogunleye who died at the age of 79 on Monday morning, was the deputy of the second democratically elected…

A commercial motorist, Taiye Musa, on Friday appeared in an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly driving in a dangerous manner and causing the death of a one-year-old child.Musa, 25, whose address was not provided, is…

AN Abeokuta High Court on Tuesday sentenced one Lebaran Abass to death by hanging for trailing a bank customer and robbing him at gunpoint shortly after making a withdrawal.Justice S.A Olugbemi sentenced Abass on a two-count charge of…

THE Kogi Government has renewed its resolve to end preventable maternal, newborn and child death in the state.Dr Saka Audu, the state Commissioner for Health, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lokoja.…

AN Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered that a man, Bidemi Mojuba, who allegedly stabbed a sex worker to death with a knife, be remanded in prison, pending legal advice.Magistrate O.A. Olagbende who did not take the…

The 27-member joint committee that investigated the murder of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), on December 18 2018, on Wednesday, said contrary to insinuations, there was no political undertone.…

AN Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that one Umar Abubakar, who allegedly hacked his neighbour, Umaru Mohammed to death be remanded in prison, pending a further police investigation.Magistrate Jumoke Bamigboye, who did not…

A housewife, one Makoduchukwu Ndubisi have stabbed her husband John Bosko Ngu to death in Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State.Tribune Online gathered that the suspect had a scuffle with her husband of the same…

The management of the Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree, on Saturday ordered the closure of the institution following a violent protest by the students over the death of a Higher National Diploma (HND) 1 student, identified as Hammed…