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A horrific crime has shaken the city of Ilorin, Kwara State, after a final year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, was found murdered and dismembered. According to reports, Yetunde attended a naming ceremony on Monday, February 10, 2025, where she received a call from a friend. She stepped out to answer the call and was never seen again. Her parents reported her missing at the Oja Oba Police Station in Ilorin the following day. The police used her phone number to track her last call, which led them to a suspect living in the Offa garage district area of Ilorin.  Initially, the suspect denied knowledge of Yetunde's whereabouts. However, after a search of his house, he confessed that Yetunde had died from an asthma attack after he called her to come over. Further investigation revealed that Yetunde's body had been dismembered and hidden in a bowl, along with the equipment used to dismember her. The suspect, reportedly the son of a w...

The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that 800 former Boko Haram fighters who surrendered to the military are currently undergoing deradicalisation for onward re-integration into the society.    Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Emeka Onumajuru, who disclosed on Channels TV Morning Brief on Monday, February 10, 2025, said one year is sufficient enough to re-orient and reintegrate the ex-terrorists into the larger society.   He noted that while 129,000 Boko Haram fighters and their families had so far surrendered, only a select group had been chosen for rehabilitation.   Onumajuru explained that all surrendered individuals are subjected to legal scrutiny, with those found guilty facing prosecution, while others deemed fit for rehabilitation are placed in the deradicalisation programme tagged Operation Safe Corridor.    “To get the numbers right, right now, (we have) about 129,000 surrendered BH (Boko Haram) members and their families," h...

The Federal Government has said that Nigeria’s health sector has greatly improved so much so that it is now attracting patients not just from the West African subregion but also from countries as far as the United States and the United Kingdom. This Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, February 4.  “People are now beginning to come from the subregion, and even from faraway places like the UK and the US, to receive quality healthcare in Nigeria. Despite the challenges we face, significant progress is being made, and the transformation promised by President Tinubu is already taking shape.” Pate said

A woman has sought legal protection from her husband, accusing him of threatening to burn down their cabin whenever she refuses his demands for intimacy, including during her menstrual cycle. The Zimbabwean woman, Grater Nyambizi told the court she lives in constant fear of her husband, Trust Chinyanga, whom she believes might act on his threats in a moment of rage. “I am terrified by his actions. Every time I deny him s3x, he pours fuel around our cabin, threatening to burn it down with me inside. He even wants me to have s3x with him when I am on my periods, yet I am not comfortable with it,” Nyambizi said. She also alleged that Chinyanga often accuses her of infidelity and has attacked her with bricks when she returns home late from work. “He accuses me of having extramarital affairs and attacks me with bricks each time I come home late from work,” she claimed. In his defence, Chinyanga admitted that issues around intimacy were a source of conflict in their marriage but ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully rescued a young woman from the clutches of a suspected armed robber and ritual!st, launching an immediate manhunt for the fleeing suspect. A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, says On January 31, 2025, at approximately 11:30am, the Command received a distress call from a hotel in the Wuse area of the FCT, reporting suspicious activity in one of their rooms.  Responding swiftly, police operatives arrived at the scene and discovered a 25-year-old woman, Promise Eze, from Ebonyi State, tied to a small chair with her mouth covered in plaster. She was found unconscious and in distress. Officers acted immediately, freeing her from captivity and rushing her to Wuse District Hospital, where she was resuscitated. Preliminary investigations revealed a disturbing pattern of deception and violence. The victim had checked into the hotel a day earlier, on January 30, 2025, at about 7...

"TALK N DO" is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, and other platforms promises to captivate listeners worldwide. About Houston Grey  Anthony Houston Grey, widely known by his stage name Houston Grey, is a Nigerian musician, songwriter, and producer with a rich history in the entertainment industry. Born 38 years ago in Warri, Delta State, and originally from Anambra State, Houston Grey is now based in Lagos, Nigeria, where he continues to craft and share his inspiring sound. Music has always been at the core of his life, growing up in a family deeply rooted in the art. His father, Tony Grey Ozimba of Africa, was a trailblazer in the Nigerian music scene of the 70s and 80s, paving the way for Houston to discover his passion at a tender age. He began his musical journey 18 years ago, performing with boy bands like Climax Boiz and Da Millions before going solo. His breakthrough came in 2012 under Revolution Records after competing in Nigerian Idol...