THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sokoto State has arrested 65-year-old Musa Arzika for allegedly being in possession of 12.7 kg of Cannabis sativa (otherwise called marijuana) and 12 grammes of tramadol. The State NDLEA Commander, Mr Adamu Iro, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in …
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THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by the EFCC operatives on Friday, May 31, 2024. While 28 of them were arrested at Dawaki axis, the remaining 12 suspected internet …
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A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court, Tudun Wada, Kaduna State by his wife , Murja Abdullahi has denied making three divorce pronouncements on her. Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s neighbours testified …
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BANDITS in their numbers reportedly killed more than 40 persons, including vigilantes, during an attack in Zurak village in Bashar District of Wase local government area of Plateau State. Newsextra24 learnt that the incident occurred around 5: pm, on Monday, when residents of the community were going about their everyday activities. …
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AT least 20 people were abducted by some gunmen in military uniforms, who raided the Dawaki community in Abuja According to Daily Trust, witnesses described it as yet another daring onslaught by the attackers, referring to them variously as bandits, armed robbers, terrorists, and other names. Dawaki, home to thousands of …
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THE Imo State Police Command has arrested a former Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Special Duties, Chinasa Nwaneri, for alleged forgery and illegal use of the state government’s authority. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, Henry Okoye, confirmed the arrest of Nwaneri on Monday in Owerri, the …
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THE Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the killing of two persons in an attack on Ikachi Village in Akparata area of Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ezza and Effium have been enmeshed in a deadly clashes since 2021. …
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THE Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have killed two suspected bandits allegedly terrorising residents and recovered two AK-47 rifles from them. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Sunday. Hassan said, “On Saturday …
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A football coach working with a male football team in Osogbo, Osun State, was apprehended by the operatives of the Department of State Security for trying to sodomise one of his players. Sources who spoke to Punch said the suspect, identified as Adebisi, was arrested in the area last Wednesday by …
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IMO State Police Command has dismissed the confessional statements of three suspects arrested over the alleged kidnapping and killing of Retired Major General Richard Duru. Newsextra24 recalls that Major General Duru was kidnapped on September 27, 2023, along Bishops Court, Area 7 Orji/Uratta Owerri, and his black Mercedes Benz G.L. 450 car …
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