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Security operatives have gunned down some armed robbery suspects after tracking down to a hotel in Delta. It was gathered that the security men who had been on the manhunt for the notorious robbers, traced them to a brothel along Adeola by Crudas road junction in Sapele of the state - where they were probably having fun on Wednesday (yesterday). According to reports, the robbery suspects were gunned down while trying to take off after sighting by the security agents. It will be recalled that some parts of Sapele over the last few months have been under siege of armed robbery attack as residents lamented and called on the security agencies to step up to the insecurity in the area. This is coming days after police cop attached to the Delta State Police Command, was killed by suspected bandits in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Two rifles and a pistol were also reportedly carted away by the bandits during the attack on the policemen, who were said to be on a stop – and – search dut...

This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 16, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the testing of a “ultramodern” new weapon, Pyongyang’s state media reported on November 16, in a move that raises the temperature over denuclearisation talks. KCNA VIA KNS / AFP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the testing of a “newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon”, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Friday, a move seen by analysts as more of a political message than a serious provocation.

A case of financial fraud involving one Mrs. Sally Dagun, the relationship manager of Union Bank, Dede, Abuja, has been reported to us. It was alleged that Mrs. Dagun, stole the sum of N8.8Million from one Mr. Mansur RIMI, a customer of Union Bank in Abuja. According Mr. Mansur, he discovered his money was missing from his account with Union bank, he immediately summoned Mrs. Dagun, his account officer, over. During the interrogation, Mrs. Dagun, who later got to discover that his invitation was in connection with the missing fund, decided to confess, saying that she has been stealing his money since September, 2017, adding that the total amount she withdrew from Mr. Mansur’s account from last year till date is N8.8Million. It was also gathered that Mrs. Dagun, apart from being the Relationship Manager at Union Bank, Dede, she is happily married to a pastor of an undisclosed church, having three kids with him. The matter has been handed over to the CID and Anti Fraud Unit of t...

In 1997-1998, Apapa was adjudged as the golden local government in Lagos. This is due to the fact that the area and its environs are always neat and timely but now, Apapa LGA may rank as one of the dirtiest in the state. For everyone who has been in Lagos for quite some time, Ijora-Badia won't be a new name to your hearings as you may at a point in time pass through this area either by car or by bus. For those who are not in Lagos, permit us to do a quick introduction of this area. Ijora-Badia is a rural area in Apapa-Iganmu LCDA, it has close boundaries with Apapa, Ajegunle, Oyingbo, Orile Iganmu and of course Amukoko. Ijora used to be a bobbling city with lots of industries in its hay day. Industries like Michelin Tyres, Emel, Total, Mitsubishi Motors, also the headquarters of the 7up bottling company is sited at this area also around these areas. Badia is a rural area and its estimated to have a population of 500,000 people living in this area but we can report that most...

There was a mild drama inside an Ojo-Egbeda/Iyana Ipaja bus, yesterday, as a concerned lady tackled the driver and conductor for putting passengers at risk. It was gathered that the bus had parked, wrongly, to pick more passengers, not minding a container truck behind them. All entreaties by the truck driver, fell on deaf ears until the lady stood up to engage the conductor in a fight.