NEWS: National Assembly tightens security following Mace theft

Security was beefed up at the National Assembly complex after Wednesday’s invasion of the Senate by some hoodlums, who made away with the mace.  

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the deployment of heavily-armed security personnel at the complex, who were conducting serious search of vehicles entering the premises.  

Also, an additional checkpoint was mounted at the entrance of the Three Arms Zone, near the Federal Secretariat, with heavy presence of policemen monitoring movement around the area. The doors to Senate Wing lobby, which were hitherto often open were closed and

NEWS: [GRAPHICS] Two policemen killed as robbers attack First Bank in Ekiti State

Days after many people lost their lives and scores got injured in the Offa robbery incident, two mobile Police officers were killed In a fresh Bank Robbery In Ekiti State today.

According to reports, the two policemen were killed when a gang of armed robbers attacked a First Bank branch in Ifaki Ekiti this afternoon.

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NEWS: 45 Officers who arrested billionaire kidnapper, Evans get special promotion by Police Service Commision

Yesterday, the Police Service Commission (PSC) said that 45 officers who participated in the successful arrest of notorious kidnap kingpin, Evans, have been granted special promotion.

A statement by Ikechukwu Ani, a spokesperson for the PSC, said the promotions were ratified yesterday at a plenary presided over by Mike Okiro, chairman of the commission.

Thirteen of the officers were promoted in acting capacity because they weren’t eligible for substantive promotion, the PSC said. The promotions come a year after Evans was arrested in Lagos alongside over 20 suspected members of his gang. The police have been widely

NEWS: President Buhari's government is worst in education funding – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the stifling of education funding under the Muhammadu Buhari government is preparing the country for a greater future doom.

It stated that the nonchalant attitude of the Buhari-led government to education appears to be the worst in the history of Nigeria with about 7 percent allocation to Education.

Chairman, University of Ibadan branch of ASUU, Dr. Deji Omole, who stated this on Monday in an interview with journalists, noted that the failure to vote enough money to public varsity education is already causing gradual crisis of confrontation between University administration and students in some parts of the country.

Omole said, “It will be difficult to have a citizen that will love the country in the future if the current trend of abandoning the poor while taking care of the rich continues. While each

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CRIME: Female Immigration Officer arrested in Lagos, sex victims rescued

The home of a senior female immigration officer was raided and hundreds of international passports were recovered. Young victims she reportedly kept for her sexual desires were also rescued from the home in Lagos.

Police operatives from the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Ikeja, Lagos, raided the home of Deputy Superintendent of Immigration, DSI, Mrs. Ehumibe Moji Dada Omoh at 15 Taiwo Street in Abaranje, Ikotun. 

Mrs. Omoh, an indigene of Auchi in Edo State, claimed to be attached to the Seme border office in Badagry area of Lagos. She allegedly defrauded many intending travelers of millions of Naira and frustrated many as a result of fake documents she procured for them,

CRIME: OAU lecturer in sex-for-marks scandal has been suspended indefinitely

Professor Richard Akindele, the Obafemi Awolowo University OAU lecturer who was recently caught in a recorded audio conversation asking one of his female students, Enitan, for sex in order to pass his course, has been suspended indefinitely. 

The audio conversation went viral last week.

A member of an investigative committee set up by the management of the school to look into the allegation, told Punch that the erring lecturer has appeared before the panel to state

CRIME: [PHOTOS] 2 female thieves beaten to pulp and almost set ablaze in Onitsha

Two women were on Tuesday apprehended and beaten to pulp by security agents attached to Bethel Plaza, Niger street, Onitsha after they stole someone's bag containing huge some of money.

According to reports, the suspects were nearly set ablaze by angry mob.

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NEWS: ''Your son Yusuf is busy riding multimillion power bikes while you insult Nigerian youths'' Reno Omokri tells President Buhari

Reno took to his twitter handle to berate President Buhari for saying Nigerian youths do nothing. Read his tweets after the cut...

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CRIME: Police arrest suspected kidnappers terrorising residents in Katsina State; some disguised as women in Hijab and Niqab

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested suspected kidnappers terrorising residents of the state.

Briefing newsmen on Monday, the Command's spokesperson, DSP Gambo Isa, said the four suspects were arrested following a tip off, adding that they were planning to kidnap four-year-old boy.

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CRIME: Internet fraudster kidnaps his mentor for denying him his share

A yahoo boy identified as Eze Douglas Uchenna, has been arrested for kidnapping his boss, Alvin Onuoha, for sidelining him on a $30,000 deal, TheNation reports. Eze, a native of Imo State, was paraded yesterday alongside his alleged accomplice, Vincent Uchenna by the Lagos State Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal.

Edgal said the suspects and four others at large, committed the offence around 5:20pm, on April 6, at Ajah. He said the suspects bundled Onuoha into a Toyota Camry saloon car, while he was about entering their compound.

Edgal said: “Two of the suspects were arrested when they went to collect the N200,000

ENTERTAINMENT: Kendrick Lamar sets new record by becoming the first rapper to win a 'Pulitzer Prize'

American rapper, Kendrick Lamar has broken the records by winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album, DAMN making him the first rapper and the first non-classical or jazz artist to receive the honour.

The Pulitzer board announced Lamar’s  selection on Monday, calling the 2017 LP “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African American life.”  

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CRIME: EFCC arrest Russian and Two Nigerians for duping people with 'Swiss Golden Ponzi Scheme'

EFCC has recovered a total of N216,402,565.05 from Swiss Golden Investment, an online investment that purportedly deals in buying and selling of Gold Bars. 

The recovery was sequel to a petition the Commission received from thousands of complainants who alleged that they invested in Swiss Golden Investment which was advertised as an online investment that deals with buying and selling of Gold Bars.

The petitioner further alleged that after investing over a billion naira into the business, the company refused to pay them any dividend or pay them back their capital. Through

CRIME: Why we shot two wedding guests - Policemen on illegal duty

There was pandemonium in Anara, in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday as two policemen allegedly shot two persons during a traditional wedding.  

 According to a report by Punch, guests were made to abandon the ceremony and run for dear lives as two policemen, whose identities had yet to be ascertained were said to have escorted two prominent persons to the event.  

 The trigger-happy policemen were whisked away by members of the bride’s family who prevented a mob from attacking them. The policemen, who were said to be at large, did not get the approval of the state Commissioner of Police to be at the occasion.  

A witness, who identified himself only as Ugo, said the cops had first shot into the air before

NEWS: Nigerians now enjoy better electricity than in the past - Minister of power, Babatunde Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says when compared to the past, Nigerians currently enjoy better electricity supply. According to the Minister, this is the feedback he has gotten in recent times from right thinking Nigerians.

The Minister said the right thinking Nigerians have revealed to him that they now spend less amount of money to power their alternative source of electricity and enjoy a good quantity

NEWS: (Graphics) Three dead, many injured as overhead road sign falls on moving commercial vehicle along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

Three persons were killed with many injured on Wednesday morning, after an overhead road sign fell on a fast moving commercial vehicle at Ilasa bus stop, along Apapa -Oshodi Expressway.

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CRIME: 40-year-old man caught in Nasarawa State while attempting to strangle 8-year-old girl after defiling her

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly defiling an eight- year-old girl in Kurikyo area of the Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The suspect identified as Daniel Tahan- Gafera was said to have also attempted to strangle the minor after raping her.

POLITICS: President Buhari meets with APC governors, agree to end Oyegun, others tenure

Barely 24 hours after their first meeting, President Buhari this afternoon met with five APC state governors and they have agreed to end the tenure of the National Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the National Executive Council of the party.

Recall that last month, President Buhari said the tenure elongation for the party's NEC officials will not continue because it is against the party's constitution.

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