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Abba Kyari released after 27 months in detention ....
After being held in custody for 27 months, suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari was released from the Federal Capital Territory's Kuje Custodial Centre. After being taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on February 14, 2022, Kyari was susp ....
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Amotekun arrests ex-convict for theft of mosque's amplifier in Osun ....
Tajudeen Ridwan, an ex-convict, has been taken into custody by Osun Amotekun agents for suspected amplifier theft from a mosque. In the Osogbo neighbourhood of Isale Osun, Ridwan was taken into custody by Osun Amotekun Corps agents. The Osun Amotekun spokesperson, Idowu Yus ....
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Abia workers to join NLC, TUC indefinite strike ....
The Nigeria Labour Congress's Abia State branch has pledged to follow the Trade Union Congress' and NLC's instruction to launch an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday. Following the Federal Government's inability to complete and enact a new National Minimum Wage Act and undo the incre ....
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EFCC arrests 40 online fraudsters in Abuja raid ....
In Abuja on Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detained 40 alleged online scammers. 18 individuals were apprehended in the Dawaki area of the capital city as a result of the morning operation, which was conducted in response to reliable information regarding the s ....
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Police arrest member of gang kidnapping Uber drivers in Rivers ....
A graduate of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, has been detained by the Rivers State Police Command on suspicion of enticing taxi drivers to ritualists. The State police leadership said that he will be charged in court. This was revealed by SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the ....
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JAMB releases more witheld UTME results ....
3,921 more Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results that were previously delayed for additional inquiry have been made public by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). A news release issued on Sunday by JAMB's spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, revea ....
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ASSU, others join NLC nationwide strike ....
In response to the two labour unions' call for an ongoing nationwide strike, some unions have closed their locations. Organised labour declared on Friday that it will go on an indefinite statewide strike in response to the Federal Government's unwillingness to raise the recommended minim ....
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Lagos courts shut down as strike kicks off ....
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated a nationwide industrial action on Monday morning that has begun to negatively impact the judiciary. Attorneys and litigants were barred from accessing the Federal High Court located in Ikoyi and the Lagos ....
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Israeli declares four hostages dead in Hamas captivity ....
Following the collection of fresh intelligence, the Israel Defence Forces declared on Monday that it has verified the deaths of four Israeli captives held by Hamas. During a press briefing, IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated that while the military would conduct a thorou ....
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74-year-old Nebraska woman pronounced dead is found alive at funeral home ....
Local law enforcement reports that a woman who was declared dead at a nursing home in Nebraska was discovered to be alive on Monday after being brought to a neighbouring funeral parlour. The Mulberry at Waverly nursing home in Waverly, Nebraska, announced the death of a 74-year-old re ....
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NLC, TUC halt strike for five days ....
According to an NLC leader who spoke with our correspondent in Abuja, members of organised labour, which includes the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, decided to call off their strike on Tuesday for a period of five days. Not long before talks with the government ....
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EFCC arraigns two women over N6m land fraud ....
Blessing Nchelem and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Jack, have been charged with repeated fraud by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The charges were brought before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Thi ....
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California rock climber sentenced to life imprisonment for sexual assault ....
A California rock climber who repeatedly assaulted a lady in Yosemite National Park in 2016 with severe physical force received a life sentence on Tuesday, according to officials. In February, a jury found forty-year-old Charles Barrett guilty of one count of abusive sexual contact and two ....
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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao begins prison sentence in California ....
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, has formally started serving his prison term in California. The former CEO of the top cryptocurrency exchange has, in fact, reported for his fourth month of incarceration at a federal prison located in the city of Lompoc. Zha ....
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Police search for tenant as landlord dies during argument over rent ....
The state's Sagamu Local Government Area's tenant, Mr. Emmanuel, lives in Arigbabu village in Sotubo. His landlord, Benjamin Apeh, is said to have fallen and died after a fight with him, leading the Ogun State Police Command to search for him. It was said that Emmanuel and Apeh we ....
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FAAN to disconnect power at Lagos airport ....
Due to repairs, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has stated that power would be turned off at the Lagos airport on June 5. Obiageli Orah, FAAN's director of public affairs and consumer protection, stated in a statement on Tuesday that the urgent problems with th ....
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Police arrest woman for child maltreatment in Lagos ....
Following the discovery of a video on the internet showing Funmi Faith, 32, abusing a female kid, the Lagos State Police Command has taken her into custody. This was verified in a statement released on Wednesday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the stat ....
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Naira Abuse: EFCC drops petition against Cubana Chief Priest ....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) moved to drop its lawsuit against famous barman Pascal Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest) for allegedly abusing Naira, and the Federal High Court in Lagos granted the application on Wednesday. On April 17, Cubana Chief Priest was ....
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NDLEA apprehends two suspects during cocaine shipment in Lagos ....
On Wednesday, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents raided a hotel and apprehended individuals who were getting ready to consume 200 wraps of cocaine. Based on intelligence, the operation went after those trying to smuggle drugs into Saudi Arabia in preparation for the on ....
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AIG Yetunde Longe becomes first female police secretary ....
The first female secretary of the Nigerian Police Force, Yetunde Longe, is the Assistant Inspector General of Police, appointed by Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun. The appointment was made in support of the goal to guarantee female inclusivity and equity in ....
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Lagos court jails businessman for drug trafficking ....
A 28-year-old businessman named Peter Ugwu was given a three-year prison sentence by a Federal High Court in Lagos for trafficking in 7.50 kg of narcotics. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) re-arrested the convicted person on an upgraded nine-count drug trafficki ....
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EFCC arrest five suspected online scammers in Abuja ....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has declared that five alleged online scammers have been taken into custody in Abuja. This was disclosed by the commission on its X page. They were detained, according to the statement, after a predawn sting operation at the Ipent ....
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Man dies of electrocution in Rivers wine bar ....
A young man working at a Rivers State wine bar by the name of Austine was electrocuted. The unfortunate event happened on Wednesday at a well-known wine bar in the state's Rumuekini Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. According to reports, the man, an electrician from Kogi St ....
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Former Ghanaian footballer Lamptey narrates his reaction after discovering that the three children he raised with his kids weren't his ....
Former Ghanaian football player Nii Odartey Lamptey has opened up about how deeply his discovery that the three children he raised with his ex-wife, Gloria Appiah, were not his own children caused him immense emotional distress. In a recent interview, Lamptey stated that the realisati ....
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EFCC arrest 11 suspected online scammers in Port Harcourt ....
Eleven alleged online scammers have been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, according to its agents at the Port Harcourt Zonal Command. The suspects were taken into custody on Friday following a sting operation that was conducted in the ....
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EFCC arrests groom-to-be at bachelor’s eve party in Ondo ....
The capital of Ondo State, Akure, was invaded by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday, leading to the arrest of suspected online fraudsters in several lounges and clubs. One of the individuals detained by the anti-graft agency was a prospect ....
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N105,000 proposed minimum wage not officially or unofficially before us—NLC President, Ajaero ....
Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has denied rumours that organised labour is pressuring the Nigerian government to set a new minimum salary of N105,000. Ajaero stated that organised labour was not the source of the N105, 000 minimum wage. ....
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NAF tears down 2 illegal refining site in Imo ....
Operation Delta Safe's Air Component has destroyed two Illegal Refining Sites (IRS) near the Imo River's banks. On June 7, 2024, the attacks were carried out a few hours after Abia State Governor Alex Otti and Chief of Staff Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar discussed the establishment o ....
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Gunmen abduct Catholic priest in Kaduna ....
Rev. Father Gabriel Ukeh, the parish priest of St. Thomas Parish in the Zaman Dabo Community in Kaduna State's Zango Kataf Local Government Area, has been kidnapped by bandits. Reports state that early on Sunday morning, the parish priest was reported to have been kidnapped fro ....
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Rivers court declares 25 Rivers lawmakers as PDP members ....
The 25 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by the honourable Martin Amaewhule, have been ruled by a Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt to remain PDP members. The court dismissed a lawsuit on Monday that was submitted by Wosa Amadi and three other people, requesting that the ....
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Gunmen abduct Abuja-based pastor ....
Suspected abductors are said to have taken a pastor from Abuja, known only as ?jà yÃ, from the El-Rufai Estate in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Following a recent spate of kidnappings in the Federal Capital Territory, the locals had enjoyed a brief time of ....
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IGP Egbetokun orders monitoring unit to probe Ochekwo's murder ....
The Monitoring Unit has been instructed by IGP Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, to carry out a comprehensive and intense investigation into the possible murder of Andrew Ochekwo. This directive is issued in the midst of the case's many accusations, debates, an ....
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EFCC raids students' lodges, arrest three in Nasarawa ....
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission allegedly apprehended over three unidentified people after breaking into the off-campus lodges of Nasarawa State University, Keffi students in the Angwa Karim Area. According to other students, the men broke into their compound as early ....
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DJ Cuppy set to get fourth degree at 31 ....
Nigerian disc jockey Florence Otedola, well known as DJ Cuppy, has disclosed her intention to go back to school at the age of 31 in order to obtain a fourth degree. She revealed this on Monday in a video posted to her Instagram page. DJ Cuppy added that although she already hol ....
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Kaduna court reinstates dethroned monarch ....
Chief Jonathan Pharaguwa Zamuna, the paramount monarch of Piriga Chiefdom, Lere Local Government, was dethroned, but his dethronement was invalidated by the National Industrial Court, sitting in Kaduna on Monday. After establishing that the Industrial Court possesses the authority to ....
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Cholera outbreak in Lagos leaves five dead, 60 hospitalised ....
A severe cholera outbreak has left five people dead and sixty more ill in Lagos. The state government has called for increased monitoring and the implementation of preventive measures. In a statement released on Tuesday, the administration stressed the need of preventing the disease's ....
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30 kidnapped passengers in Nasarawa regain freedom after five days in captivity ....
Thirty passengers who were kidnapped in Nasarawa-Keffi are now free. After being held captive in the kidnapper's cave for five days, the victims were freed Friday night. It was unclear if a ransom was paid to get them freed. ....
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Aiyedatiwa affirms N35,000 monthly wage award for Ondo staff in tertiary institutions ....
The governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has authorised the payment of a N35,000 monthly wage award to employees of tertiary institutions controlled by the state. According to Aiyedatiwa, the wage award would start to be paid out this month (June 2024) and last for six month ....
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June 12: Nigerians protest economic hardship ....
Some irate Nigerians staged protests against the current situation of the nation on Wednesday as the country observed June 12th as Democracy Day. Nigerians, who were furious, protested in the streets against poverty and hunger. Some demonstrators from Lagos State congregated in ....
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Lagos airport resumes operations as Labour halts strike ....
At the Muritala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, local airlines have recommenced their operations following the statewide strike by Organised Labour on Tuesday over the increased minimum wage and energy bill hike. Following a temporary deal on the new national minimum wage agreed on Monday ....
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Police arrest man caught with eight skulls, human parts in Ondo ....
Yusuf Adenoyin, a man who was found in possession of eight human skulls in Isua, the Akoko South-East Local Government headquarters, was taken into custody by the Ondo State Police Command. On Wednesday, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the state police public relations officer, gave an ....
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US rapper Enchanting dies at 26 ....
Enchanting, an American rapper and former artist of 1017 Records, passed away at the age of 26. The rapper, whose true name is Channing Nicole Larry, was reportedly put into cardiac arrest last night as a result of an overdose and was subsequently moved to the intensive care un ....
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Court sentences Nigerian student for scamming Chinese woman ....
Adakole Peter, a 21-year-old student, was given a one-year prison sentence by the Gwagwalada Division of the FCT High Court on Thursday for scamming a Chinese woman of $50. The defendant was charged with two counts of impersonation and pretending to be a military man by the Economic and Financial ....
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Tinubu celebrates with Okonjo-Iweala as she marks 70th birthday ....
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu wished Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, a happy 70th birthday. Ajuri Ngelale, the president's special adviser on media and publicity, said in a statement on Thursday that the president celebrated t ....
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NSCDC builds 500 housing units for officers ....
In Plateau State, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has started building 500 mass housing units for its officials and soldiers. At a foundation-laying ceremony on Friday to kick off building of the housing project located on a 30-hectare plot of land in the Du villa ....
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Ebonyi community gets traditional ruler after 19 years ....
After nineteen years, the residents of Anioma Isu independent community in Onicha Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, have chosen and installed Mr. Wisdom Chukwuma Okoye as their traditional ruler. People from all walks of life attended the celebration, which was held at the comm ....
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N250,000 minimum wage not financially feasible, CNP opposes ....
The latest demands by organised labour for a N250,000 minimum salary, according to the Concerned Nigerian Patriots (CNP), present a serious risk of bringing Nigeria into yet another recession and making the financial difficulties that President Bola Tinubu's administration has been assidu ....
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Anambra offers appointment to former tennis champion Tania Okpala ....
Tania Okpala, a tennis star who has undergone rehabilitation, has been extended an immediate appointment as a Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Works in the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare by the Anambra State Government. This was revealed to journalists on F ....
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NDLEA nabs drug cartel, seizes cocaine, others ....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency caught a cartel led by a drug baron and his sister as part of a huge crackdown on drug trafficking, seizing cocaine and methamphetamine valued at over N4.1 billion. This was announced in a statement posted on the Agency's website on Sunday and sign ....
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Police nab notorious terrorist gang leader in Yobe ....
The Yobe State Police Command has declared the arrest of Haruna Mohammed, the 40-year-old commander of a well-known terrorist organisation. In a statement posted on Facebook on Monday, state Police Public Relations Officer Dungus Abdulkarim said that Mohammed was captured on Ju ....
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NAFDAC warns against storing cooked food in refrigerator for more than three days ....
Nigerians have been advised not to keep cooked food in the refrigerator for longer than three days by Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control. Adeyeye issued a warning that cooked food kept in the fridge for several da ....
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Police burst IPOB camp in Anambra, arrest four ....
According to the Anambra State Police Command, they conducted a raid on a camp in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area, that was occupied by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network. Four individuals were taken into custody, according to a statement released on ....
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Tinubu touched down in South Africa for Ramaphosa's inauguration ....
In order to witness President Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration, President Bola Tinubu has travelled to South Africa. On Tuesday night, Tinubu arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, which is located outside of Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa. South Africa a ....
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Police rescue two abducted Fouani brothers in Lagos ....
The two Lebanese, the boat captain and his assistant, who were kidnapped along with Mohamed Fouani, the Managing Director of the Fouani Company and a well-known spokesperson for LG and Hisense, have been freed. With the help of the Nigerian Navy and the Lagos State Marine Polic ....
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Two die after getting hit by driver on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway ....
Yahaya Suleiman and Emeka, two male tourists, were attacked and killed by a suspected hit-and-run driver who also knocked them off the overhead bridge at the Kara Market on the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway. According to PUNCH Online, the driver lost control of his car on Monday at 3:3 ....
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Fire guts Ado Bayero mall in Kano ....
A portion of the Ado Bayero Mall on Zoo Road in Kano, which was formerly home to Game Stores, was severely damaged by an unexpected lunchtime fire outbreak on Wednesday. The mall's lease manager, Elizabeth Adeyemo, reported that firefighters are currently working feverishly to ....
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Anambra community celebrates as it gets first pipe-borne water ....
The first pipe-borne water supply to ever arrive in the historic Olumbanasa hamlet in Anambra West Local Government Area, Anambra State, has left the inhabitants thrilled. On Wednesday, people of all ages flocked to the water delivery facilities to celebrate the arrival of clean water ....
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First Bank appoints Alebiosu as MD, Ebong as DMD ....
Olusegun Alebiosu has been officially appointed as First Bank of Nigeria Limited's Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Alebiosu's nomination is contingent upon Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) clearance, as stated in a note sent on Wednesday by the company's secreta ....
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One arrested for destroying barricade in Lagos ....
On Wednesday, representatives of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment announced that they had taken into custody a man, whose identity was not released, on suspicion of damaging iron barriers located in the Odo Iya Alaro district of the state. The ministry's director of public affa ....
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Lagos govt trains at least 60 engineers on bridge construction ....
At least sixty engineers were trained in bridge construction by the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure on Thursday. The Ministry's Office of Infrastructure is hosting a three-day training session at the Public Service Staff Development Centre in Magodo, Lagos Stat ....
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Ogun NMA vows to to go on strike over poor work condition ....
Due to the unfavourable working conditions faced by medical professionals in the state, the Ogun State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, or NMA, has vowed to go on strike. This was revealed on Thursday during a news conference at Doctors' House, Lukosi, Abeokuta, by NMA chairman Dr. Kun ....
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Amotekun arrests 48 suspected kidnappers, others ....
48 suspected criminals have been arrested by members of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, often known as the Amotekun Corps, for a variety of offences in various sections of the state. The two female suspects were taken into custody on charges of armed robbery, kidnapping ....
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Naira rises to N1,485/$ in parallel market ....
On the parallel market yesterday, the value of the Naira increased from N1,490 per dollar on Wednesday to N1,485 per dollar. However, in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, or NAFEM, the value of the Naira decreased to N1,485.36 per US dollar. The indicative e ....
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Naira depreciates at parallel market ....
At the parallel segment of the foreign currency (FX) market on Friday, the value of the naira decreased to N1,495 per dollar. When compared to the N1,490/$ transacted on June 19, the current rate reflects a decrease of 0.33 percent. Currency dealers, often referred to as bureau ....
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Police intervene as mob lynches Bauchi man ....
In the wake of the man who was lynched by a mob for allegedly supporting a religious movement, the Bauchi State Police Command has called for calm. On behalf of state Commissioner of Police Auwal Musa, state Police Public Relations Officer Ahmed Wakil acknowledged that the even ....
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Police detain officers over unauthorised duty, civilian's death ....
Two police officers who went on an unauthorised assignment and resulted in the death of a civilian have been apprehended by the Lagos State Police Command. This was announced in a statement released on Saturday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Command. The two officer ....
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EFCC apprehends ex-bankers over N4.2 million fraud ....
Two former Union Bank workers have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for embezzling N4.2 million from the account of a deceased customer. Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, the former workers, were taken into custody by the commission on Friday in Makurdi, B ....
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Court forfeits ex-CBN governor Emefiele’s N12bn property ....
Federal Government property valued at N11,140,000,000 billion and N1.04 billion connected to Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been permanently ordered to be forfeited by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos. After ....
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American rapper Julio Foolio shot dead in Tampa on his 26th birthday ....
The 26-year-old Florida rapper Julio Foolio, whose true name is Charles Jones, was shot and died early on Sunday morning. The event happened in a Tampa Holiday Inn's parking lot. Lewis Fusco, the attorney for Jones, informed CBS News station WTSP-TV of Jones' passing. ....
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Security forces arrest female terrorist arms' supplier in Katsina ....
Aisha Abubakar, a lady, was reportedly detained by security forces in Katsina State for allegedly supplying ammo to militants. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and expert in counterinsurgency, reported the occurrence on Monday. Makama claims that the ammo was found when Abubakar's ....
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Police arrest killers of Retired Army General in Abuja ....
In connection with the death of Army Brigadier General Uwem Udukwere in Abuja Sunshine Estate, the FCT Police Command has detained four suspects. Two of the thieves, who are currently at large, fled with the retired general's pistol, according to Benneth Igweh, the Commissioner of Pol ....
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Man suffers electric injury while stealing from FAAN power installation ....
An unnamed individual who was allegedly trying to steal electrical lines from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) powerhouse at the Lagos airport was shocked by electricity. At the inauguration of a 30-man security team that would work at the Lagos airport on Monday, FAAN ....
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Shoprite set to shut down Abuja branch June 30 ....
Shoprite Mall has said that it will close one of its locations in Abuja on June 30, 2024. The branch is located in Wuse Zone 5 near Novare Central Mall. This was stated in a memo that our correspondent received on Monday and that was signed by the retail supermarket's chief exe ....
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Seven dies in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash, 11 injured ....
Around 9:33 p.m. on Monday, there was a crash near the Ogere sector of the Lagos-Ibadan motorway that resulted in the deaths of seven people and the injuries of eleven more. A truck without a number plate and a Mazda bus with the registration number MNY894 were both involved in the co ....
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Anambra woman hit by stray bullet to be buried Thursday ....
Mrs. Ifeoma Amarachukwu Ochiagha, an Anambra State native, will be buried this Thursday. She was one of the victims of the gunmen's attack in Nnobi last Monday. Amarachukwu was struck by a stray bullet last Monday during a standoff between vigilantes and gunmen at Nnobi Junction. ....
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