The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been committed to prison for disobeying court order. The court also directed the Inspector-General of Police to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in Kuje prison for the next 14 days until he purges himself of …
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Fulani herdsmen on Saturday 4th February 2023, attacked Ikobi community of Apa local government area of Benue State, killing three persons. Following the attack, troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPW) were deployed to the area to prevent further attacks. Members of the community said the troops gallantly repelled the invaders. …
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Gunmen killed three persons in an attack on the Maiyanga community in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack, which occurred on Sunday night, also left two other persons with various gunshot injuries. A source told Newsextra24 that those who sustained the gunshots are receiving treatment at an …
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NEW court documents obtained from the State Security Service (SSS) obtained by PREMIUM TIMES have revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been funding “unknown gunmen” terrorising the Southeast region of the country. The secret police known as the SSS or Department of State Services …
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The convoy of Lami, wife of Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri was attacked on Saturday by thugs suspected to be working for Senator Cliff Elisha Abbo. The incident occurred at Muchalla, the hometown of the sex toy patronising senator, Abbo, while Mrs Fintiri was rushing to attend an event hosted …
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THE residents of Imoru, Arimogija and Molege communities in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have called on the state and federal governments to save them from the incessant attack of suspected killer-herdsmen. The residents said no fewer than eight members of the communities had been killed in the …
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A republican councilwoman, Eunice Dwumfour, has been shot dead in front of her home in New Jersey, United States of America. She was the wife of a Nigeria-based pastor, Eze Kings, according to the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. New York Post gathered that Dwumfour, 30, was hit with about 12 …
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THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party in Cross Rivers State, Pastor Usani Usani, on Friday, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. Usani, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, was travelling on the Calabar-Ikom Federal Highway in the afternoon around the Biase Local Government Area when his car was …
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A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, two former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad for extra-judicial killing. Five members of the SARS team, ASP Samuel Chigbu, Shedrack Ibibo, Magus Awuri, Ogoligo, and Olisa Emeka, were standing …
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SOLDIERS have reportedly shot one of the youths protesting the fuel and naira notes scarcity in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The protests which happened across the major cities of the state grounded activities and had youths carrying placards expressing their grievances on the situation since Friday.
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