Taofik Bankole

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Missing Yobe Students: Buhari risks making Jonathan’s mistake on Chibok girls’ abduction

The President needs to react swiftly to the reports of missing students in Yobe.

Confusion grows over whereabouts of scores of Yobe students after Boko Haram invasion

Parents of missing students were said to have stormed the school to demand information on their missing children.

“Stormy weather reason for aircraft overshooting runway, no cause for panic” – Dana Air

The airline said there was severe wind upon landing, which made it difficult for the aircraft to land with ease.

CLOSE! Dana Air plane skids off runway, lands in bush in Port Harcourt

Reasons for Tuesday’s incident are yet unknown.

6-man gang in police nest for robbing victims of phones, hacking into account details

The syndicate allegedly transferred a sum of N1,153,000 from one of their victims’ account.

CCTV foils pickpockets’ activities in Oshodi; Ex-convict, 3 others arrested

The installed CCTV is helping the Rapid Response Squad with arrests of notorious pickpockets at Oshodi.

17 die, more feared trapped under pile of refuse in Mozambique

A pile of waste, said to be as high as a three-story building, fell on at least seven houses.

INCREDIBLE: Indian farmer mounts ex-porn star’s raunchy poster to ward off “evil eye” from farm

Chenchu said the trick, aimed at keeping warding off unwanted attention from his farm, is working so far.

Ex-convict in trouble for impersonating Ogun Director of Finance to commit fraud

Luck ran out on Balogun when he was trying to defraud another woman on Facebook.

Zamfara Mass Murder: Police arrest three “principal suspects”

Three suspects in their 40s have been arrested as “principal suspects” according to the Police.

Nigeria International Petroleum Summit: Long queues miraculously disappear in Abuja

Abuja residents are certain the queues will be back.

We are all contributors to a lawless, dangerous Nigeria; Here’s why

All passengers kept mute as the driver swerved wildly to avoid hitting school children attempting to cross the road.

How Police officer “shot cab man dead over obstruction” in Port Harcourt

The unidentified officer allegedly shot the cab driver for refusing to pave way for a truck.

JUST IN: Veteran Playwright, Prof Akinwunmi Isola dies aged 79

Prof Isola was a renowned culture activist, scholar and actor.

“How popular ex-NURTW chairman contracted me to kill rivals” – Notorious assassin

Ade Lawyer said Olorunwa had contracted him to kill as many as four people.

One Out of Many: Family finally get justice for undergraduate unjustly killed by trigger-happy policemen

A high court judge in Umuahia ruled that the officers were guilty of indiscriminate killing.

Zamfara Massacre: How bridesmaids, young, old were gruesomely murdered in brutal community clash

The incident was as a result of a violent clash among hunters, local vigilantes and the bandits.

Chinese man lands in Customs net for exporting N493m worth elephant tusks

The occupant of the building, Chinese man Kio Sui-Ying, has been arrested as a suspect.