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Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji-Adele Annex, have busted a two-man robbery gang, operating on, Ikotun and Igando areas of Lagos State. The robbery suspects – Sunkanmi Emmanuel, aka Federal, 30 and 28-year-old Ahmed Agunbiade, aka Omojoyibo – were arrested while they were reportedly going for a robbery operation. It was learnt that the suspects are experts in robbing club goers of their belongings, including motorcycles in the communities. One other man with the name Ogunsanya, aka Dotman, was also arrested for buying stolen phones and motorcycles from the suspect while a commercial motorcycle rider, Nurudeen Agbeyewo, was nabbed for allegedly taking Federal and Omojoyinbo for operations. City Round gathered that a team of detectives swooped on the gang following complaints to the officer-in-charge of FSARS, Adeniji, DCP Ibrahim Kaoje. It was gathered that the team, led by one SP Olaniyi Festus, also tracked down two members of a gang, Segun Okiande and O...

Reports have it that a Nigerian man identified as Ugochukwu has been arrested by security agencies in Malawi.  Sources has it that the suspect was apprehended today after a 28-year-old Malawian woman alleged to be his lover was arrested at an  International Airport in Malawi where she went to collect a package containing hard drugs. Police have revealed the lady as Josephine Jumbe, a business lady based at Area 25 in Lilongwe. The package containing cocaine belong to a Bolivian woman identified as Julia Cale Kentaholder. According to a police report,  a owner of passport no 8837259 from Bolivia (South America) arrived in Malawi through the International Airport but her luggage was left behind. “Then on Tuesday the luggage arrived and Jumbe went to KIA to collect on her behalf. That’s when she was caught at security checkpoint with bag containing illicit drugs suspected to be cocaine,” says the report. It adds that the Bolivian woman is believed to be recently based...

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on Tuesday said he was hungry and ready for a rematch with Tyson Fury, after the two undefeated boxers fought to an entertaining, but controversial split decision draw in Los Angeles, Reuters reports.   The American knocked his opponent down twice, including a brutal takedown in the 12th round, but the Enduring Fury dominated much of the fight, leaving some not least the Briton himself to claim he was robbed by the judges wrong decision.   Wilder said he wanted a rematch “ASAP’’ to settle the question of who was the better boxer, adding he would be willing to take on the former champion as early as March or April 2019.   But on the contrary, promoters suggested it would not come that soon.   “There are so many opinions, so many mixed emotions surrounding the first fight,”  Wilder said.   “The second fight is all about proving a point. Who won the first fight? That’s enough right there to get you...

        Kevin Hart has recorded another vital achievement in his career as a comedian following the announcement on Tuesday night that he will host the 91st Academy Awards in February 2019 joining a lineup of iconic comedians to have filled that role, including Chris Rock, Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Crystal, Johnny Carson and Bob Hope.   In an emotional Instagram post, the comedia wrote, ' 'for years I have been asked if I would ever host the Oscars and my answer was always the same. I said that it would be the opportunity of a lifetime for me as a comedian and that it will happen when it's suppose to. I am so happy to say that the day has finally come for me to host the Oscars. I am blown away simply because this has been a goal on my list for a long time. To be able to join the legendary list of hosts that have graced that stage is unbelievable". Before this recent announcement, The comedian has previously hosted award ceremonies like the BET A...

woman bathe her houseboy with hot water for stealing, and she has been arrested. According to Punch Nigeria, the lady was alleged to have poured hot water on the young boy and also injured him with a razor blade for allegedly stealing some  of her household items. The State Commandant, NSCDC, Mr Pedro Awili, while parading the suspect at the command’s headquarters,  on Tuesday, said the lady with the name Abimbola was fond of maltreating the young boy. He said; “Abimbola inflicted series of injuries on the boy with a razor blade and poured hot water on him; she accused the boy of stealing her things. “Our investigation revealed that the boy is from Benin Republic and the woman got him through his master in Abeokuta, Ogun State. “She brought him to her house as a houseboy and paid N120,000 to his master. We are going to arrest the man in Abeokuta, because this is a case of  human trafficking. “The woman has been maltreating the boy. She didn’t allow him to...

        CARDI B   has just made a shocking announcement that she and her husband OFFSET  are separated. The rapper and mother of one who share a five-month-old daughter,  KULTURE,  with her husband, OFFSET revealed on her Instagram page on Tuesday night that she and her husband of just over a year are 'not together anymore.' In the video, which she is seen topless, Cardi said: “We got a lot of love for each other, but things haven’t been working out between us for a long time.”

  According to Fox News, an Amedican woman from Maryland, was stabbed to death after she stopped her car to give money to a needy woman who was holding a sign that read,  “Please help me feed my baby,”  police said. Jacquelyn Smith, 52, was murdered   while she was in her automobile with two other relatives in Baltimore after returning from a family meeting, FOX Baltimore reported. Smith was in the front seat of the car, when she saw a lady who was holding a baby and a cardboard sign asking for help. “This was a good Samaritan who saw an individual holding a sign, who appeared to be down on her luck,”  said Jeremy Silbert, Baltimore police’s public information officer.  “So, they stopped the car and gave her money.” After Smith rolled down her window, a mysterious man approached their vehicle to thank her for her kindness, police said. The man then allegedly tried to steal Smith’s belongings, which led to a struggle between ...