A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has remanded 23-year-old Lateef Abdulahi, in a correctional centre for allegedly stealing five pieces of used roofing sheets and escaping from police custody. Abdulahi had pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge bordering on stealing, escape from lawful custody, and …
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THE Ondo State Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has reassured residents of its resolve to combat the surge in kidnapping and banditry in the state. The Commandant of the Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, stated this after a meeting with lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday in …
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THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has launched a resettlement package for 33,692 trained beneficiaries across the country under the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI). The Director-General of NDE, Mr Silas Agara, disclosed this during the Resettlement of Beneficiaries under the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative on Tuesday in Yola. Agara, who was represented by the Director …
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THE Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos on Tuesday, handed over 287 seized bags of foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Navy Capt. Oyeleye Omotayo, the FOB Commanding Officer, said the bags of rice were seized by the operatives in different operations along …
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THE stock market continued on a positive trend, with investors gaining N26 billion and performance indices rising by 0.04 per cent on Tuesday.Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation increased by 0.04 per cent to N66.214 trillion from an opening of N66.188 trillion recorded on Monday. The All-Share Index …
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THE Plateau Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in the state. The Corps Commandant, Mr Ishaku Musa, made the disclosure at a news conference on Tuesday in Jos. He said the arrest was in line with the subsisting order issued …
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THE Police Command in Anambra has detained two suspected cultists and armed robbers in separate operations, recovering arms and other incriminating items. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrests and detention in a statement on Sunday in Onitsha. According to Ikenga, the Commissioner of Police, CP …
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THE Federal Government says it will upgrade the Benue swine and crop improvement project in Yadev town of Gboko Local Government Area to full capacity. The Minister of Livestock Development, Alh. Idi Maiha, stated this on Saturday when he visited the project site at Akperan Orshi Polytechnic, Yadev. Maiha said …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigating Okorie Sunday, arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with $578,000 by the Nigeria Customs Service. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, saying that the suspect would be charged to court following the …
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ALIKO Dangote Foundation on Saturday donated and distributed 30,000 bags of 50kg rice to support vulnerable residents in Niger. Ahmed Hashim, Group Managing Director, Dangote Group, Abuja, said the donation was part of the foundation’s efforts to alleviate hunger and poverty among vulnerable Nigerians in the state. According to him, …
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