THE Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, sentenced Serikin Fulani of Kwara, Usman A Adamu, his brother, and one Gidaddo Idris to life imprisonment on Thursday for conspiracy to kidnap and kidnapping itself. The convicts were accused of kidnapping Abubakar Ahmad and allegedly collected a ransom …
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JUSTICE A.A Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, has convicted and sentenced a fake beauty promoter, Ogunleye Samson Oluwasola to ten years imprisonment for cheating and obtaining by false pretense. He was jailed after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on cheating and obtaining by false pretense, preferred against …
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THE Port Harcourt’s Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a couple, Emmanuel Dike and Ugochi Eziaku Dike for alleged N500 million (Five Hundred Million Naira) investment scam. The couple was arraigned alongside their company, Dike & Phil Associates Ltd on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, by the Port …
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EXECUTIVE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across the country to join the Commission in driving its anti-corruption campaigns to the grassroots. He made the call on Thursday, November 30, 2023 in Sokoto, at a One-day Engagement …
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THE Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested eight suspects over alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in the state. The spokesman of the Command, ASP Mansur Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said operatives of the Command from the Divisional Headquarters Maigana arrested the suspects on …
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ENGLISH football agents have won a lawsuit against the world football governing body, FIFA, which means that there won’t be a cap on fees paid to agents during transfers. A group of football agents from big agencies like CAA Base, Stellar, and Wasserman dragged FIFA to a court in the …
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A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, has sentenced the Osolo of Ado-Odo, Mufutau Dosunmu to six months in prison for parading himself as an Oba. Trojan News Media understands that the Osolo title, which is one of the high chiefs in Ado-Odo, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, …
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LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited, a premium microfinance institution in Africa, wins the Develoent Bank of Nigeria awards for “Microfinance Bank with the Highest Impact on MSMEs in Nigeria and PFI with the Highest Impact in the South-South, respectively. In a release by the bank, Oluremi Akande, Director, Marketing & Communications, …
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THE Federal Government has disclosed its plan to make food available to Nigerians in the coming year. The FG, through the Ministry of Agriculture, said that it is working towards producing around 31 million metric tonnes of grains in 2024. It said this was part of its efforts to combat …
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STATISTICIAN-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, on Wednesday, launched the Nigeria Flood Impact, Recovery, and Mitigation Assessment Report with the goal of measuring the impact of the 2022 floods on families. Speaking at the event, Adeniran stated that the survey report was produced in partnership with the National Bureau …
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