RESIDENTS, parents, teachers and students were thrown into fear on Thursday evening, when suspected Fulani herdsmen shot a female student of St Paul’s College, Eke, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Newsextra24 learnt that the assailants attacked a group of students who were returning home from school and shot …
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THE Taraba State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the death of Bassy Sardauna, a secondary school teacher killed by students on Wednesday in Jalingo. Confirming the incident on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Usman, said the deceased was a staff of Model Secondary School, Jalingo. According to …
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THE Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 6, 2023 arraigned eleven students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The defendants were arraigned on different count …
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AN Ikeja High Court on Monday arraigned one Ibrahim Damana for allegedly stealing a grey Lexus Rx350, worth N7 million. Damana, whose address and occupation was not provided, is facing a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. The Lagos State Prosecutor, …
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The National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have recovered no less than 14,481,519 pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over N13 billion in street value in three significant busts of drug cartels operating in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota and the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Muhammed …
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A traditional ruler in Jigawa State, Umar Ibrahim, has been accused of infecting a lady in his locality with HIV. A letter addressed to the Secretary of Dutse Emirate Council, Dutse Emir’s Palace, by Senior State Counsel in Jigawa State Ministry of Justice, Kabiru Abdullah Esq., claimed that the Village Head …
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THE Rivers State Police Command has intercepted 300 parcels of cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, during an operation in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Nwonyi Emeka, disclosed this to newsmen at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said police operatives attached …
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TWO men have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for stealing a truck belonging to the Dangote Cement Factory in Ibese. Omolola Odutola, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, identified the suspects as Lawal and Mohammed Ndatotu. Odutola said the truck driver attached to Dangote Cement’s transport …
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The 42-year-old farmer, who lives at Korinya Settlement in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue, was charged with culpable homicide. However, the Chief Magistrate, Mr T.K. Atta, did not take his plea for want of jurisdiction. Atta adjourned the matter until Dec. 20, 2023, for further mention. Earlier, the Prosecution …
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THE last victim of the Bethel High School pupil kidnapped in Kaduna, Treasure Ayuba, has been released. On July 5, gunmen invaded the school in Damishi, Kaduna and abducted 121 students. While others were released, Ayuba was the last victim to regain his freedom. The Nigeria Baptist Convention (NBC) confirmed …
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