Metro
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Military vows to retaliate IPOB’s killing of soldiers in Abia
The Military High Command has promised to bring overwhelming military pressure on the proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra over the killing of five soldiers at a checkpoint at Aba in Abia State on Wednesday. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on…
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EFCC arrests 40 internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom raid
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom State on Thursday. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement and pictures shared on X.com on Friday. The anti-graft agency said the suspects were arrested during early morning sting…
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Woman docked for allegedly attacking police officers
A 30-year-old woman, Yinka Afolabi, was on Tuesday, arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly assaulting police officers. Afolabi, whose address was not provided, is being charged with conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor,…
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Two sentenced to death in Ekiti for armed robbery
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced two persons, Benjamin Joseph (32), and Stephen Orban (25), to death by hanging for robbing two persons of cash and valuable items. The convicts were arraigned on December 30, 2022, on four counts bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery. The…
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Controversy surrounds the death of an Ebonyi varsity student after failing an exam
Controversy has surrounded the death of a final-year student of the Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, identified as Favour Ugwuka, on Wednesday night. Our correspondent gathered that Ugwuka took her life in her hostel at the Ishieke Campus of the school in Abakaliki. Further investigations revealed that the deceased, a final…
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Police in Abuja detain a cop after an unintentional firing
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has detained one of its officers over an accidental discharge that led to the death of one Oyebuchi Anene in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Adeh…
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Masquerader arrested for assaulting woman in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest and arraignment of a masquerader for allegedly assaulting a woman in the Nsukka area of the state. A statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday said the masquerader was intercepted and arrested on May 12, 2024, around 3.45…
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Trigger-happy Policeman Kills Man With Teargas Canister In Abuja
A Policeman on patrol at Kubwa, Abuja, has allegedly killed a man identified as Onybuchi Anele, with a teargas canister after a minor accident involving a motorcyclist. Goldmyne TV learnt that the accident happened on Wednesday night close to Haj Estate, where the deceased lived with his young wife and…
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Armed men invade Plateau community
Armed men have invaded the Zurak community in Bashar District of Wase local government area of Plateau State. Multiple sources confirmed scores of residents were killed, others injured and many property including houses burnt on Monday evening. Neither the Operation Safe Haven OpSH keeping the peace in the State nor…
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Osun court jails man caught with over 1,000 Tramadol capsules
A man caught with 1,010 capsules of tramadol in Osun State, Nwoke Ifeanyi, was on Monday sentenced to two years jail term by a Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo. The illicit drug Ifeanyi had in his possession at the time he was caught along Gbongan/Ibadan Expressway was said to…