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The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of three suspected armed bandits believed to be terrorising road users on the Kano-Zaria expressway. The Police Public Relations Officer, Aminu Lawal, confirmed the killing but refused to give further details. “The incident happened and police are still investigating the matter,” he said. Investigation conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria, however, revealed that the incident occurred on Monday night at Hawan Maimashi, near Maraban Gwanda in Sabon-Gari Local Government Area. A reliable police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said one of the suspects died instantly during an exchange of fire with the police at the scene. “The second died later; the body of the third suspect, who ran away with gunshot wounds, was recovered from the bush and taken to the Zaria Police Station,” the source said. NAN also learnt that two locally-made guns were recovered from the deceased. Follow us on Twitter:   Click ...

A Consultant Neurologist, Prof. Adesola Oguniyi, on Wednesday in Lagos said that red pepper was a natural pain killer and an alternative to medication. Oguniyi, who works with the University of Ibadan, said   that extracts from red pepper were essential in pain treatment. “Studies have shown in some parts of the world that extracts from red pepper, especially the capsicum specie, can actually be used to treat pain. “It is not the pepper that will be rubbed directly on the affected area, it is the extracts from it which would have been processed in a laboratory. “It is useful as a topical preparation; when you apply it on the skin, initially, it burns, but after a while, the person does not feel the pain again,“ he said. According to Oguniyi, red pepper extract is safe for most people, although it is not supposed to be applied directly on open wounds or irritated areas. He said that various types of mild and moderate pains could be controlled with red pepper extracts as an al...

More than 4,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Keffi and Kokona local government areas of Nasarawa State. A correspondent report that the defectors were formally received into the PDP fold at Keffi and Garaku, the headquarters of Keffi and Kokona local government areas, respectively by the state’s Chairman of the party, Mr Yunana Iliya. Speaking while receiving the defectors, Iliya commended their decision to join the PDP and urged members of other political parties in the state to also join the party. He commended their courage of the defectors and urged party loyalists to embrace the new entrants. The PDP state chairman assured that the party would continue to initiate programmes aimed at bringing development to the people. Iliya appealed to the electorate to vote for PDP candidates in the upcoming local government elections in the state as as well as in subsequent elections. He said that, if elected, th...