TWO brothers have been killed by suspected militias in Wapan Nghaku, a quiet community in Hospital ward of Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State, on Friday, April 4. The victims, Masandi Moses Bulus and Mikhima Moses Basungyu, were reportedly tending to their farm, when they were attacked and killed. Newsextra24 …
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GUNMEN have abducted the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Blessing Adagba. The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident on Friday, April 4, 2025. “Yes, Adagba was abducted in the Okposhi Eheku community of Ohaukwu Local …
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THE police on Friday dragged two persons before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing N40 million. The defendants – Chinecherem Ibezim, 23; and Nonso Onwuakpandu, 29; are standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has seized a truck carrying 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This information was shared in a statement issued by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Afolabi Babawale, on Monday, March 31, in Abuja. Babawale noted that the …
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A 34-year-old man, Iyayi Omokaro, has allegedly killed his 38-year-old elder brother, Friday Omokaro, during a violent dispute at Uzalla in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Yamu said …
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A prime suspect (name withheld) in the kidnapping and killing of a Catholic priest in Kaduna State, Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, has disclosed reasons for kidnapping the cleric. The suspect spoke at the Headquarters of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), where he is being held in Jos, the capital of …
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A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has remanded 23-year-old Lateef Abdulahi, in a correctional centre for allegedly stealing five pieces of used roofing sheets and escaping from police custody. Abdulahi had pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge bordering on stealing, escape from lawful custody, and …
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A Nigerian Navy officer attached to the Defence Headquarters, Navy Lt. Cynthia Akor, has been kidnapped alongside two others by gunmen in Abuja. The victims were taken from their residence in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday night. A source disclosed that on Saturday, the kidnappers …
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JUSTICES M.S. Abubakar and R.J.Egbe of the Federal High Court, sitting in Makurdi, Benue State have convicted and sentenced 20 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are: Abdulazeez Musa, Akpam Demetrius Oderdoo, Idris Musa Oguga, Godwin Chibuike Dimoji, Egbo Emmanuel Chimezie, Godwin Nnamdi Marcus, Cyprian Okafor, Adewale Lukman, …
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GUNMEN have abducted an officer of the Benue State command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nathaniel Kumashe, in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SRC Ngozi Ahula, confirmed the abduction on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Ahula said the FRSC officer serving in Wannue, Tarka Local Government Area of Benue …
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