DEFENSE Headquarters, DHQ, reports that in the course of various operations across the nation over the past week, the military has killed no fewer than 185 terrorists and kidnappers and captured 212 more. This was announced in a statement released in Abuja on Friday by Director of Defense Media Operations Maj.-Gen. …
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THREE persons have been apprehended by the police in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, for allegedly defrauding four residents of food grains worth over N81m. The police arrested the suspects for criminal conspiracy, cheating, and criminal breach of trust. The suspects were identified as 44-year-old Hajiya Zainab Ahmed of Anguwan …
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UNKNOWN gunmen have attacked a police patrol team in the crisis-prone Ngbo-Effium axis in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Reports indicated that the incident which occurred on Thursday led to the killing of a police officer, while another one was injured. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, …
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THE Naira closed the week positively, appreciating marginally against the US Dollar at the Foreign Market amid the Central Bank of Nigeria’s sweeping policy interventions. Data from FMDQ showed that the Naira appreciated N1,435.53 per US Dollar on Friday from N1461.90 on Thursday. This represents a 1.8 per cent or …
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A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has purchased his expression of interest and nomination forms for the governorship primary election of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled September 21 for the conduct of the Edo …
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THE customs officials at the Delhi International Airport in India have arrested a Nigerian woman, whose identity was not disclosed, for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth N75 million into the country. Newsextra24 learnt that an official statement issued on Thursday, February 1, 2024, disclosed the accused was intercepted after she arrived from …
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THE Gombe State Police Command has apprehended 12 individuals associated with two counterfeit syndicates operating within the state. Among the suspects, six individuals from each group were discovered to be in possession of $56,300 in counterfeit US dollars and N265,000 in fake Nigerian naira notes. The Police stated that both syndicates …
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A retired civil servant, Kehinde John, has expressed displeasure over the worsening economic situation in the country. Newsextra24 reports that Kehinde, in a viral video online, said he regrets voting for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 Presidential election. According to him, the removal of fuel subsidy failed to impact positively on the …
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THE Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has urged the Federal Government to halt the Navy’s demolition of refining sites labelled as “illegal” in the Niger Delta region. The President of NULGE, Ambali Olatunji, appealed during a press conference concluding its National Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday in …
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