A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 33-year-old teacher, Emmanuel Okoriko, be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged armed robbery. The police charged Okoriko, who lives in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue with armed robbery and attempted culpable homicide. However, Magistrate Roseline Iyorshe did not …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said a High Court sitting in Kaduna, presided over by Justice Darius Khobo, had convicted and sentenced one Solomon Eke to three years imprisonment for impersonation. The anti-graft agency wrote on its verified Twitter handle @officialEFCC, on Monday that Eke, who had operated a …
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About 76.9kg of Canadian loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, from four used vehicles, in a container marked MSDU6686346 from Canada, have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers State. A joint inspection of the shipment with …
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The police, on Monday, arraigned a 32-year-old man, Bello Ismaila, before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly receiving stolen cattle. The police prosecutor, Insp Johnson Okunade, told the court that the defendant allegedly received two stolen cattle from one Abdulkadril Buba around 5 pm on May 21 at …
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GUNMEN operating in Anambra State have kidnapped a priest of the Nnewi Catholic Diocese, Rev Fr Stanislaus Mbamara. The young priest was kidnapped on Friday evening while driving from Awka, the state capital, to Nnewi, where he serves. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi disclosed the development in a statement where …
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A group, Center for Democracy and Human Rights, has frowned at what it called lip service on the war against drug trafficking by the national drug law enforcement agency, NDLEA. The group said its latest condemnation comes against the backdrop of seeing one of the biggest drug barons in the …
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…Recovers 390kg illicit drugs in Kano, Kaduna, Borno, Oyo OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted not less than 76.9 kilograms of Canadian loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, from four used vehicles in a container marked MSDU6686346 from Canada, at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, …
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A total of 67 Biafra separatists arrested in various parts of Enugu State as part of Governor Peter Mbah’s efforts to end sit-at-home protests in the state have been remanded in prison custody. Five members of the group were also allegedly killed by combined security agencies who were allegedly ordered …
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INDICATIONS emerged that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has uncovered National Assembly members’ uncompleted constituency projects worth over N45 billion. Documents exclusively obtained by our correspondent indicated that the projects were tracked by sectors and states, showing the numerical and percentile breakdown of the projects. This …
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AT least 25 persons have been reportedly killed in an early Saturday morning attack by unknown gunmen, on Imande Mbakange and other neighbouring communities in Mbacher Council Ward of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. The attackers who were reported to have razed many houses and farmlands in …
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