Metro
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Police arrest five cultist robbers, in Delta
The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested suspected armed robbers, and cultists in Oghara, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, and recovered AK-47 magazine. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, stated this in a statement on Monday in Asaba He said, “Sequel to series of cult-related…
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119 Escape Death As Max Air Loses Tyres During Takeoff
Before taking off from Yola Airport to Abuja, the aircraft’s first rear gear tyres burst, and the remaining two tyres also burst during the taxing off process. However, no fatalities or injuries were recorded, according to a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigerian…
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Banditry, illicit mining, and other factors exacerbate the instability of the North West – Lagbaja
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the insecurity bedevilling the North West region of the country was being made worse by criminal elements involved in illegal mining, banditry, and cattle rustling, among others. He added that their continuous activities had led to the destruction of…
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Tragedy as Bandits Kill Lecturer in Katsina, Abduct Children
A devastating attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State, leaving a lecturer dead and two of his children abducted. Dr. Tiri Gyan David, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the university, was killed in the…
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Three rescued from Abuja collapsed building
Three people have been rescued from a collapsed building at Unity House, Area 11 in Abuja. The Federal Capital Development (FCT), Police Command confirmed that the building collapsed on Monday July 1, 2024 around 8:40 pm at Unity House, Area 11 by Nkwere Street. The three victims were evacuated and…
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Panic As Terrorists Leader Offers To Protect Residents, Farmers
Our correspondent gathered that Gide had taken an unusual stance by offering protection to residents and farmers in community, urging them to go into their farmlands without fear of being kidnapped. His offer has since sparked a mix of reactions among the residents of the area and the surrounding communities.…
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Cause of Abuja market fire still unknown – FEMD
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department has again underscored the importance of access in firefighting operations. The agency stated this while mentioning that the cause of the fire incident at the old Karu Market was still unknown. The Acting Director General of FEMD, Mrs. Florence Wenegieme, stated this at…
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Court jails woman for Currency Racketeering in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, announced the sentencing of one Adeyinka Bilikis Gbadamosi to six months imprisonment for currency racketeering. Gbadamosi was arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on a one-count charge bordering on currency Racketeering. The count reads:…
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Police pursue hit-and-run driver for killing Ogun pedestrian
The Ogun State Police Command is currently looking for a hit-and-run driver suspected of running over pedestrians on the Benin-Sagamu Expressway, killing a 22-year-old-Elizabeth James, a female, and hospitalising another yet-to-be-identified male victim along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at about 9:40 a.m.,…
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Woman bags six months jail for hawking naira notes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Crimes Commission says it has secured the conviction of a woman, Bilikis Adeyinka, for hawking naira notes in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. The EFCC in a statement on its Facebook page on Thursday disclosed that the convict was arrested while hawking a sum…