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A businesswoman, Olayinka Adisa, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for ingesting 80 pellets of cocaine. A Saudi Arabia-bound passenger, Ms Adisa was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while ostensibly on her way to perform Umrah (lesser Hajj). NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, …

A syndicate in the Federal Ministry of Justice has been selling off forfeited and recovered assets belonging to the Federal Government, investigation by Newsextra24 has revealed. The syndicate, comprising top justice ministry officials, including directors, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (name withheld) and political aides to the Attorney-General of the …

EFCC Arrests 60 at Yahoo Boys’ Awards Night Operatives of the Lagos Command of the EFCC have arrested 60 suspected internet fraudsters during an awards ceremony at the Conference Hotel in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The event tagged “Peer Youths Awards”, investigation revealed, was organized to reward high-level internet fraudsters. Items …

A suspected thief has been nabbed at Tinacious junction in Edepie, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, Newsextra24Reports. From The Information Gathered By Newsextra24, The suspect was caught after he and his accomplice allegedly snatched money from a driver conveying passengers to Delta state on Saturday, November 27. Read the report …

Two persons suspected to be ritualists have been nabbed by locals in Amaeze autonomous community, Ugwueke in Bende local government area of Abia State during a ‘juju’ section near a river called Eze Stream, Newsextra24 reports. They were accused of being behind the deaths of many locals in the community, …

No fewer than 11 persons were reportedly killed and 262 inmates escaped following the attack on Nigeria Correctional Service, Jos Custodial Centre by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The Controller of the Jos Correctional Service Centre, Samuel Agunda, confirmed that nine fleeing inmates, their Armed Guard and one of …

The Katsina Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted a vehicle loaded with more than N71,350,000 suspected to be for laundering. Acting Controller at the command, Dalhat Wada-Chedi, made the disclosure on Monday, November 29, while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command for the …

There was palpable tension in Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State, as a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, were shot dead on Monday evening when armed robbers attacked a branch of an old generation bank located in the community. This was …

Gunmen and the military are said to have in a heavy shootout at Mgbidi and Akata in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State. A source from the area told our correspondent that the incident began as early as 6 am today when the hoodlums allegedly enforcing the partial …

Abia state police command has arrested six suspected kidnappers who terrorized the people of Abia and environs, Newsextra24 reports. Police Commissioner in the state, CP Janet Agbede while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Umuahia gave names of the suspects as Shalom Chijioke Timothy 32, Favour Samson 27, Uchemadu …