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Police operatives arrested for allegedly assaulting man who refused to offer N1 million bribe

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The police in Rivers State have arrested some operatives for allegedly assaulting a man who refused to offer them N1 million bribe for an expired tinted permit. "The police office... Read More


Police rescue 20 Ghanaians allegedly trafficked to Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have rescued 20 Ghanaians allegedly trafficked into the state. Timfon John, the police spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement sent ... Read More


Police arrest man for allegedly macheting girlfriend to death

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The police in Rivers State have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly macheting his 44-year-old girlfriend to death. The police spokesperson in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, di... Read More


Ex-convict arrested for fresh theft, seven days after completing jail term for theft

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The police in Delta State have arrested an ex-convict for an alleged fresh motorcycle theft seven days after serving a two-year sentence for stealing a motorcycle. In a video sent... Read More


Nigerian Army accused of detaining community leaders for one year without trial

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Indigenes of the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have lamented the continuous detention of their leaders by the Nigerian Army without trial, ... Read More


Man allegedly stabs girlfriend to death

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- A man has allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death over infidelity in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria. Punch newspaper reported that the incident occurred on Sunday in Okereke ... Read More


15,000 applied for 3,000 Akwa Ibom civil service jobs - Eno

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State said that 15,000 youths in the state have applied for 3,000 civil service jobs in the state. Mr Eno, who disclosed this on Saturday at a monthl... Read More


Police arrest suspected fake doctor administering olive oil for eye treatment

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a suspected fake doctor parading himself as an ophthalmologist. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the police spokesperson... Read More


Petroleum marketers suspend strike in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Akwa Ibom State has suspended its strike in the state. The association had embarked on the strike because of ... Read More


Police arrest cleric for allegedly camping children in church for "spiritual cleansing'

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The police in Rivers State have arrested a cleric for allegedly camping some children in a church and "dehumanising" them under the guise of "spiritual cleansing." In a statement ... Read More