A 55-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trafficking in 120kg of cocaine disguised as frozen chicken products, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Friday. The man is alleged to have been involved in an attempt to move the drugs from Melbourne to Sydney in a van loaded with …
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THE police in Kano on Friday, brought a 27 year-old man, Muhammed Hamisu, before a Sharia Court sitting in Kano for allegedly stealing 24 pieces of fabrics worth N74,000. The defendant, who lives in Mandawari Quarters Kano, is charged with theft. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. …
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THE Lagos State Police Command said it had identified the police officer who shot a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, at a petrol station on Wednesday. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Thursday. He said: “The person behind the …
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THE authorities of Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, have debunked media reports suggesting that its late student “had stab wounds”. Ben Agande, Head, Corporate Affairs and communications of the institution said “while we at Veritas University extend our deep condolences to the parents and family members of our late student, we …
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Murjanatu Zubairu, 400-level female student of the University of Abuja, who was declared missing on Friday, 26 April, 2024, has been found dead in a car accident on the Lugbe – Airport Road, Abuja. Zubairu, a student of the Department of Arts Education in the university left home for school …
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THE Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight suspected motorcycle snatchers. A statement by the police spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the suspects were arrested by the Rapid Response Squad of the Command. The statement reads: “Due to the recent incessant robberies especially snatching of motorcycles within Ado-Ekiti and other …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested a fake doctor, Oladiti Saheed, after delivering a pregnant woman of baby which led to her death. NSCDC accused Saheed, 32, of parading himself as a medical doctor without the required qualifications for the past six years. NSSDC’s …
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THE Anambra government on Thursday said the police had arrested a 75-year-old barber, Nwankwo Nweke, who allegedly defiled an eight-year-old girl in Awka. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told journalists in Awka that the arrest followed a report by the girl’s parents to the …
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A 53-year- old woman, Olokunlade Olateju, was on Thursday docked in an Ogudu Magistrates’ court in Lagos State, for allegedly obtaining N850,000 under false pretence. Olateju, who resides at Odumosu Street, Ketu, Lagos is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretense and stealing by conversion. The defendant, …
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada on Thursday ordered forfeiture of an internet fraudster Precious Ogheneviomeze’s iPhone. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Ogheneviomeze with cheating by impersonating an American doctor. He pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency. Delivering judgment, …
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