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Pregnant woman, two others kidnapped in Ogun forest during prayer, abductors demand N30m
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have abducted three persons, including a pregnant woman, and demanded N10m ransom for each of them. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Sunday along the Igbo-Ora-Sokoto Road while going to visit their friend in Rounda, in the Abeokuta-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. A source close...
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1EFCC grills 25 suspected oil thieves in Port Harcourt
Twenty- five suspected oil thieves handed over to the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Bonny Island, Rivers State, are being quizzed for their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering. The suspects were handed over to the EFCC,...
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110 arrested for allegedly burning Ebonyi council boss, aide’s houses
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects for allegedly setting ablaze the house of the Chairman of the Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state, Emmanuel Nwangele. The suspects, it was gathered, also allegedly burnt Bosco Guest House, Abakaliki, owned by the chairman’s Special Assistant on Internally-Generated Revenue,...
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12Court jails Lagos prince, other for cybercrime
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has imposed a six-month jail term on one Adedoyin Oyekan, who claimed to be a prince from the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, for offences bordering on cybercrime. A statement on Wednesday by the Head of...
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Police kill one, foil cult initiation in Delta
The Delta State Police Command said it killed one suspected armed robber during a gun duel and foiled a cult initiation in the state. The Police Public Relations Officers in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, stated this on Thursday in Asaba, the Delta State capital. He said, “On September 22,...
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11US To Relax Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Foreign Air Travellers in November
The United States will reopen in November to air travelers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Monday, easing tough pandemic-related restrictions that started early last year. The decision, announced by White House coronavirus response...
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EU, UNICEF: More Than 300,000 Killed in Nigeria’s Northeast Conflict
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have estimated that more than 300,000 children have lost their lives in the troubled north-eastern region of the country. The two international bodies said they were working together to provide community-based psychosocial services aimed at improving mental...
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14Covid-19: Lagos Targets 30% Vaccination in One Year
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state aims to vaccinate 30 per cent of its population within one year. According to a statement, the governor said this at the 2021 Global Citizen Live Concert held at Fela’s Afrika Shrine at Ikeja, Lagos. Audiences in 11 cities across the...
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Two men face trial for N28m bus theft
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday granted two men bail of N500,000 each in a case of theft of a Toyota Hummer worth N28 million. The defendants, Emmanuel Damson, 26; and Isiah Ibrahim, 33, of Idioro area, Mushin, Lagos, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and neglect. The...
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14Truck drivers protesting alleged Police brutality block Numan-Gombe highway
The Yola-Numan road has been blocked by protesting truck drivers. The protest, which started around 9:00am, was trailed by chaos that disrupted vehicular movements and caused gridlock for commuters plying the busy Numan-Gombe highway. The protest was due to allegations of Police brutality. An eyewitness travelling with his family, who...
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19Lagos: Man arraigned for stealing school amplifiers
Twenty-one-year-old Chidiebere Emenike has been arraigned in an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos for allegedly stealing five amplifiers from a school. The defendant was arraigned on two counts of stealing and conspiracy but pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Inspector Kehinde Olatunde, told the court...
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16NDLEA arrests trafficker with N2.3bn cocaine at Abuja airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug trafficker, Okey Eze with 350 wraps of cocaine worth over N2.3billion in street value at Nnamdi Azikiwe International (NAIA) Airport, Abuja . NDLEA’s Spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Babafemi said...
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25Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Injure 3 At Enugu Police Checkpoint
Two policemen have been killed by unknown gunmen who attacked them at a checkpoint at Nachi community in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021, IgbereTV reports. The gunmen attacked the officers at about 9am, leaving three other officers with serious injuries. The officers...
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38ICPC Arraigns Ex-NIS Officer Over Alleged Certificate Fraud
A retired Chief Superintendent of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Imam Aminu, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), over alleged forgery of academic certificates. The commission, in four counts brought before Honourable Justice A.O. Abong of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court...
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Police Arrest Nine Suspects Linked To Kidnapping, Other Crimes In Katsina
The police have arrested nine suspects linked to kidnapping and supplying of fuel and food items to bandits. A 22-year-old disabled man identified as Buhari Haruna of Kankia Local Government Area Katsina State was among the suspects. Haruna was arrested on August 28, 2021, at about 12:00 pm after he...