Crime
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Police nabs two robbery suspects, recover three guns
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two robbery suspects – Ademola Adeniyi, 38 and Anjorin Afeez, 41 – and recovered three locally-made pistols. Police spokesperson in the state, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle @benHundeyin,…
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N6bn fraud: EFCC grills six senior NSCDC officers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over alleged N6bn fraud. The senior officers are currently being grilled by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, The PUNCH can confirm. Though details of the probe are still…
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State police can magnify political hooliganism – Shekarau
Former Kano Governor Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has expressed fears the proposed state police could aggravate political hooliganism if not properly implemented. He spoke on a Kano-based Arewa Radio, expressing concerns about the spate of lingering political violence across many States. “Most atrocities are sponsored and promoted by politicians,” he said. Shekarau’s concerns…
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Army kills IPOB/ESN bomb expert in Imo
Troops of the Army, in conjunction with sister services and other security agencies, have neutralised an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) expert of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsu – Ihitteukwa, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The troops, comprising the…
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Gunmen invade Kaduna community, kill village head, others
Suspected assassins have killed the 30-year-old village head of Marke, Malam Kabiru Mohammed, in Dandamisa Ward, Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Malam Kabiru Mohammed who was turbaned as the village head of Marke in 2018, having sensed the arrival of Gunmen in his domain around 12.30am, on Thursday,…
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Nollywood veteran, Shan George, cries out over N3.6m bank fraud
Nollywood veteran, Shan George, has cried out in a desperate plea for help following an alleged bank fraud which saw the disappearance of N3.6 million from her Zenith Bank account. Speaking in a now viral video posted on Friday, May 3, 2024, she explained that the alleged disappearance of her…
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Appeal Court stops Yahaya Bello’s contempt proceedings against EFCC
The Court of Appeal, Abuja division on Friday, issued an order stopping the contempt suit filed by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Recall that Bello had filed a fundamental human rights suit against the EFCC to protect himself…
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NLC release breakdown of proposed N615,000 minimum wage
Organized Labour, consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has outlined details of its proposed N615,000 minimum wage. The details were contained in a statement released by the NLC on Friday. According to the statement, Food and Transportation took the larger proportion of the…
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Court adjourns Emefiele’s trial till May 9
An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Friday, adjourned until May 9, for defence to study additional proof of evidence submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele was charged with $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud. Justice…
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NSA Ribadu directs enforcement of cybercrimes law
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has ordered full implementation of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Amendment Act, 2024, to prevent terrorists fring the use of social media. In a statement by Zakari Mijinyawa, the Head of Strategic Communications, Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, Ribadu also…