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Delta Teenager Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N2m From Parents

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2023May 13, 20230

A 17-year-old boy, Ade Segun, who planned his kidnap with his friends, Precious and Nonso, to defraud his parents of the sum of N2,000,000 has been arrested in Delta State. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on his Twitter page on Friday. Edafe went...

10th NASS Leadership: Disquiet Over Zoning Arrangements as Middle belt Members-elect insist on Independence of Legislature

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2023May 13, 20230

The last is yet to be heard of the zoning arrangements proposed by the APC as more Members Elect have continued to reject the plan in his entirety. Recall that the All Progressive Congress(APC) zoned the Speakership and Deputy position to the Northwest and Southsouth, respectively, while the Senate President...

We hold the ace to who becomes 10th House of Reps Speaker – Betara

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2023May 13, 20230

Amidst growing tension as to who succeeds the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives, the leading contender for the exalted position, Hon. Mukhtar Aliyu Betara has said that the coalition of seven contestants now known as G-7 will determine who finally emerges. Hon. Betara who spoke at the unveiling...

INTERPOL Donates Investigation Kits To Police, Navy

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

The International Criminal Police Organisation, known as INTERPOL, has donated crime scene investigation kits and other equipment to the Forensic Department of the Nigeria Police Force and the Maritime Crime Investigation Desk of the Nigerian Navy. The INTERPOL Vice President (Africa) and Head of INTERPOL NCB in Nigeria, AIG Umar...

Danish Worker Shares Nine-year Transformation Of Abandoned Child Labelled Witch

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

A Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén, has shared photos of a girl child who was abandoned nine years ago due to allegations of witchcraft in a village in Nigeria. She shared the photos via her Facebook account on Friday and wrote, “Can we all agree that children are not...

Musk Unveils New Female Twitter CEO

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

Elon Musk on Friday unveiled advert executive, Linda Yaccarino, as the new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. Yaccarino was the chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, where she worked for over a decade. Musk made the announcement on his Twitter page on Friday. He tweeted, “I am excited...

Buhari, Aisha Relocate To The Glass House

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

The President Muhammadu Buhari and his family have moved into the Glass House at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was disclosed by the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, in a video shared on her official Instagram page after taking the...

US: YouTuber Who Staged Plane Crash Faces Up To 20 Years Jail Term

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

According to US officials on Thursday, a YouTuber pilot who intentionally crashed his plane into the ground in mid-flight to increase the number of viewers on his channel could spend up to 20 years in prison. In the “I crashed my aeroplane” video, which has been viewed by almost three...

Restaurant Employees Find Body Of Female Colleague Inside Freezer

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

Workers of Arby’s restaurant in Louisiana, United States have found a female colleague’s body inside a freezer at their place of work. Police revealed that the body of a female staff member was discovered around 6 pm on Thursday in one of the fast food chain’s outlets in New Iberia,...

Atiku Attends PDP’s Reception For New, Returning Governors

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, attended the reception ceremony for new and returning governors elected on the platform of the party in Abuja on Thursday. He shared pictures from the reception via his Twitter handle on Thursday night and wrote,...