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KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY Sule Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded some suspected criminals arrested for allegedly terrorising residents of the state in recent times. The suspects were paraded at the headquarters of the command in Akure. One of the suspects, Idris Sule, was arrested for being in possession of human parts. He was alleged to have severed the head and arms of a yet-to-be identified man in Isua Akoko, headquarters of the Akoko South East Local Government Area of the state, and kept the parts in his house at Shinabole village in the Ose Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, who paraded the suspects, said Sule committed the offence two weeks ago. He stated, “One Ahmed Odere, aka Teacher, who has a farmland at the Shinabole Camp, returned home and discovered that something smelt badly in the house he was staying with three other tenants. When nobody could explai

KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY Agonwu Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, Promise Agonwu, has explained that he went into armed robbery because he could no longer cope with the hardship in the country. Agonwu, who is an OND 2 student, was one of the six suspected cultists and armed robbers paraded in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura. It was gathered that the suspect was arrested alongside another member of his robbery gang in a forest in Etche. Agonwu told our correspondent that he was arrested at the Agip area of Port Harcourt during a robbery operation. He stated, “I was arrested because I was involved in armed robbery. The robbery took place at Agip in Port Harcourt. I went into robbery because of hardship. “I am an OND 2 student of Computer Science at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, in Imo State. I am Promise Agonwu from the Etche Local Government Ar

KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY Olanrewaju Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta A 40-year old man, Olanrewaju Adeyinka, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his younger brother, Gabriel, to death with a window louvre for bringing two life parrots home. Olanrewaju was paraded on Thursday alongside 48 other suspected criminals by the state Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, at the state command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta. The suspects were apprehended for various offences, including murder, robbery and kidnapping, among others. While speaking with journalists, Olanrewaju said he mistakenly stabbed his brother, who brought two strange parrots into their home in the Ilaro area of the state. The suspect explained that a fight ensued between them after Gabriel refused to take the birds out of the house. He stated that while struggling with his brother, he pulled a broken louvre and stabbed Gabriel to death. Olanrewaju s

Kenya, Ghana, and Gabon, on Friday, reported their first confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus. In East Africa, Kenya reported one case on Friday, while in West Africa, Ghana reported two cases just as Gabon said it had logged one case. This, however, raised the total number of African countries affected by the pandemic to 15. According to Kenyan Health Minister, Mutahi Kagwe, the patient is a Kenyan citizen who had recently travelled to the US. The Gabonese Health Ministry said that the infected person in Gabon was a national who had returned from a trip to Bordeaux, France on March 8. The ministry added that Gabonese authorities were in the process of tracing all contacts the patient had since his arrival in the capital, Libreville. According to the Ghanaian Health Ministry, both infected individuals returned from Norway and Turkey. The Ghanaian Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, said that both patients were currently being kept in isolation

KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday, met with the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, in Awe, Nasarawa State. Details later…

Black Diamond Entertainment boss, Wande Coal has secured a new artist management deal under Oladeinde Fajana’s management company. The Nation was reliably informed that Wande Coal and Fajana both consented to the management deal which will see Fajana’s coy representing Wande Coal. It was further revealed that Fajana has begun work on the activities of Wande Coal for the year. “The management deal had been signed long before Wande released his last Ep, ‘Realms’. The two are friends, who have come a long way and it’s only expected for them to work together,” an insider source told The Nation.   Wande Coal was first signed under defunct Mo’Hits record before joining Mavin Record in 2012. The singer quit Mavin records in 2018 to begin his imprint, Black Diamond Entertainment. In the same year, the singer sacked his manager to kick off on a fresh slate. Fajana is a popular artiste manager that began his career with ID Cabasa’s Coded Tunes record. He became popular for managi

Comedian and Nollywood actor, Woli Arole has said the Social Media Bill will restrict many youths and Nigerians from lending their voices to current happenings in the country. Arole was a guest on Channels TV during the week when he spoke about the effects of the ‘Social Media Use Bill’ if and when passed into law in the country. “I lend my voice amidst millions of Nigerians to protect our freedom of speech right over the Social Media Bill that is about to be passed into law My take on it is that the Social Media has been a tool of expression for us, so restricting us from talking about matters, limits us from passing messages through our crafts and that means you are practically taking our rights from us,” he said. The comedian is recently on a tour of different Universities across Nigeria, after which he will be paying a visit to the United Kingdom this month.

Each year the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCAs are held, it’s always unsure to tell which moment will become trending the following day. From the heartfelt acceptance speeches of winners to the standout musical performances and shades from award presenters, the night remains one of the most-watched out for by industry players across Africa. While we aren’t psychics, there are a few things we’re looking forward to possibly occur at the 7th edition of the movie awards scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 14 at the Eko expo hall, Eko Suites and Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Here are some of the performances and moments to watch out for 2Baba’s performance Award-winning African music icon, Innocent ‘2baba’ Idibia has been scheduled for a performance at the 2020 edition of the AMVCAs. The Nation was reliably informed that viewers will be able to watch the show and 2baba’s performance live on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv from 4 pm Nigerian time.

Mega music super star, Davido has cancelled his ongoing tour of North America because of the rampaging Coronavirus outbreak. The novel coronavirus has infected more than 125,000 people and killed over 4,600 globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) forcing the agency to declare the outbreak a pandemic. The outbreak forced Davido to postpone his AGT tour of North America which he embarked on to promote his ‘A Good Time’ album. The tour commenced on February 28 and was planned to run till April 11 with 22 shows across major cities in Canada and  United States, including New York and Atlanta. The Skelewu crooner had already taken in sold out shows some major cities including Vancouver, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. But as the world grapples with the outbreak of the deadly virus, the singer was forced to announced suspension the tour indefinitely. He took to his verified Twitter handle to announce the suspension citing the need to ensure the safety

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, during a live update on the case of coronavirus in Nigeria on Friday, disclosed that the second case of the virus in Nigeria tested negative. The Minister also said the patient will be discharged soon.

By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention. Justice Anwuli Chikere made the order in an ex-parte ruling on Friday morning after listening to lawyer to Sanusi, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who argued a motion ex-parte to that effect. The order, made interim, is directed at the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Attorney General of Kano State and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) – who are all named as respondents in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed on March 12, 2020 by Sanusi. Justice Chikere, in the ruling, said: “An interim order of this honourable court releasing the applicant from the detention and or confinement of the respondents and restoring the applicant’s rights to human dignity, personal liberty, freedom of association and movement in Nigeria, (apart from Kano State)