A 52-year-old suspected kidnapper, Christopher Yaro, has been apprehended by the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. Newsextra24 learnt that Yaro was nabbed in the Ago-Iwoye area of the state. According to the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, Yaro was implicated in the abduction of two reverend fathers in Pankshin LGA …
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ULAGU Philemon Chukwuma has been taken into custody by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command for the kidnap of his employer’s son, Justin Nwankwo. The suspect allegedly conspired to perpetrate the crime with one McDonald Arinze, who is now at large, according to a statement released on Sunday by …
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THE Taraba State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force has commended four mobile police officers for refusing N8.5 million bribe from a suspected bandit. Newsextra24 learnt that the officers were on a routine stop and search operation when they nabbed the suspected bandit and subsequently rejected the bribe he offered them. The …
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A 65-year-old clergyman, identified as Timothy Adedibu, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl in Magboro, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. Newsextra24 learned that the survivor’s uncle raised the alarm over the incident, which happened on February 15. The suspect, who was …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Maj.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure (rtd), former Director General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and four others to form a special committee on campaign against social vices in tertiary institutions. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the …
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THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said his job is the second most difficult in the world. Cardoso made the assertion on Sunday in Abuja at the opening of the 2024 First Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The apex bank boss …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been advised by the Coalition of Katsina Groups for National Unity and Integration to shelve its planned protest and strike action. Newsextra24 reports that the group’s coordinator, Comrade Hamza Umar Saulawa, gave this advice in a co issued on Sunday. Saulawa hailed the Federal Government’s …
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THE Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has given reasons President Bola Tinubu will not resign despite the economic crisis facing the nation. The minister, who was reacting to the call by the Peoples Democratic Party governors on President Tinubu to quit if he cannot proffer solutions to …
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, has described state policing as the only lasting solution to address the menace of insecurity ravaging the North and the country at large. Sani stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Recall that bandits recently attacked the Gindin Dutse Makyali village …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reportedly requested a significant change regarding the schedule for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which is set to be held in Morocco. The recently concluded 2023 edition of the tournament in Ivory Coast received widespread acclaim. It not only witnessed …
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