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The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday paraded a suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, alias John Lion, at the Police Officers Mess, Yenagoa. Kidnap The command also paraded no fewer than 10 other suspects, who were arrested for crimes bordering on alleged cultism, murder, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and pipeline vandalism. Ewa, 30, was paraded alongside three members …

A former staff  member of a new generation bank and leader of a notorious kidnap gang in Bayelsa State, who notoriously flaunts dollar bills on social media, John Ikechukwu Ewa (aka John Lyon), has narrated how his gang carried out high profile kidnappings in the state. Ewa, who was among four members of his gang paraded by the Bayelsa State Police …

…Resist inducement – Okoh charges voters The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians to be optimistic about the 2023 general elections, saying that the elections would usher in a new Nigeria where justice and equity will prevail. Vice President Osinbajo spoke on Sunday at the 62nd Independent anniversary service held at National Christian Centre Abuja. He said Nigerians …

The Northern Elders Forum on Sunday night says it will subject candidates of various political parties seeking the votes of the north to a rigorous interrogation exercise until they are convinced about who has the capacity to fix the country. This clarification was made by NEF Spokesman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, when he appeared on ‘Politics Today,’ a popular programme on …

Nigeria’s average fixed broadband internet speed is so slow the country ranked 151st amongst 182 countries in the latest Speedtest Global Index published by U.S.-based internet speed analysis firm Ookla. Nigeria came far behind Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Burkina Faso that are relatively smaller, economically. It recorded 20.97 megabits per second download speed, while the world’s fastest, Singapore, scored 298 …

A video of John Lyon, an alleged kidnapper known for flaunting dollars on social media, has gone viral with Lyon weeping like a child in police custody. In the video, the suspect popularly known as “Lion White” was shirtless, putting on only boxers and kneeling down. Lyon pleaded for mercy, saying he was only involved in kidnap operations twice. He …

Signs Multi-Year Partnership Deal With Flutterwave Women’S 100 metres hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan, believes grassroots development programmes and top-notch training will help the country discover more athletics world champions.Speaking in Lagos at a dinner organised in her honour by The Plug, an entertainment firm, tagged ‘Tobi Amusan’s Homecoming,’ she blamed the exodus of the Nigeria’s top athletes to …

The APC governors suspect their political future is not secured in the hands of Mr Tinubu, whom they accused of sidelining them. Some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have threatened to sabotage the presidential campaign of their party and its candidate, Bola Tinubu, in their respective states. The aggrieved governors, under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), …

By Okhide Em’ya David Decomposing body of a murdered thirty-five-year-old Kidnapping Victim, Mr. Shegu Oyekanmi has been recovered in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria by the Police. Edo State Police Command however said that one suspect has been arrested out of the five-man kidnapping gang responsible for the heinous Crime. The Suspect Mallam Usman Muhammed …

*VP adds: It will be “a nation of opportunities, of equity and justice, a secure and prosperous nation, a nation of laws & righteousness” Despite its challenges, the future of Nigeria will be far more glorious and peaceful than her past, and the nation’s lights will shine bright, with opportunities, equity, justice, and righteousness, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, …