NO fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead in a cult clash in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident on Monday, January 6, 2025. Odunlami said the killing occurred during a violent clash among …
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SOME yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed a Catholic Church priest, Reverend Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, in Anambra State. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi which announced the incident on Friday said that Rev. Fr. Okonkwo, who was also a trained pharmacist, was fatally shot dead by the assailants on Thursday, the …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a businessman for an attempt to smuggle 256 wraps of cocaine into the country through Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano. The NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs …
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THE Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos says it has detained two suspected international fraudsters that allegedly specialised in forging foreign certificates in Lagos and Ghana. The AIG in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayaode, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Fayoade said that the suspects …
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday, sentenced a 20-year old tailor, Ahmad Garba to three months imprisonment for stealing six shirts and six trousers. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokkos in his judgment, ordered the convict to pay …
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THE Police on Friday arraigned Mr Odebamowo Goke, 46, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for allegedly stealing mobile phone worth N215,000. Goke, whose address was not provided was charged with stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp Olalekan Adegbite, told the court that the defendant allegedly …
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AN Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday, sentenced a 45-year-old man, Sunkanmi Amosun to a term of one year imprisonment, for stealing items worth N72,000 Amosun, with no fixed address, was convicted on a two-count charge bordering on burglary and stealing. He pleaded guilty to the charge. The Magistrate, Mrs O.O …
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THE Police Command in Kano State says it has recovered counterfeit foreign currencies equivalent to N129.542 billion in its recent anti-crime operations. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Salman Garba, disclosed this while addressing a press conference at the command’s headquarters, Bompai, Kano on Tuesday. Garba, represented by the …
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OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), have arrested twenty-two suspected (22) internet fraudsters. They were arrested on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Umuagu and Olokoro in Abia state in a sting operation. Items recovered from them include six exotic cars, eight laptops …
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Directorate, have arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters. Its Spokesperson, Mr Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the suspects were arrested on Friday in Lokoja following credible intelligence about their suspected involvement …
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