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EFCC Orders Probe Into Alleged Assault Of UUTH Professor
Sunday May 17, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has ordered an investigation into the altercation between operatives of the commission and the staff of the…
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Terrorists ‘Abduct 42’ Schoolchildren In Borno
Sunday May 18, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria’s deepening security crisis assumed fresh urgency at the weekend after terrorists reportedly abducted 42 schoolchildren in Borno State, even as the Nigerian military,…
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Police Bust Alleged Baby Trafficking Ring, Recover Firearm, Drugs In Akwa Ibom Raids
Friday May 15, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State says it has intensified its crackdown on criminal networks, arresting three women over the alleged sale…
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EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged ₦36m Fraud
Friday May 15, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned social media personality and self-acclaimed relationship adviser, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka,…
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ECOWAS Parliament Adopts Resolution Banishing Children From Streets
Friday May 15, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a resolution directing member states to take immediate action toward protecting street children, ending child exploitation, and banishing them…
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Criminals Flee As Police Recover Stolen Goods, Vandalized Transformer Cables In Akwa Ibom
By Idorenyin UMOREN Private Investigator and Security Evaluator Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have recovered suspected stolen goods, vandalized transformer cables in Nsit Ibom local…
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EXCLUSIVE: Security Expert, Saviour Akpan, Carpets EFCC Over Invasion, Arrest At UUTH
Tuesday May 12, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Private Investigator and Security Evaluator The Executive Director of COMPPART, Foundation for Justice and Peacebuilding, Saviour Akpan Esq, has condemned the…
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Police In Akwa Ibom Arrest Suspected Vandals From Accidented Truck
Monday May 11, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded another operational breakthrough following the arrest of suspected vandals involved in the looting and theft of…
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Gunmen Storm TCN Substation, Abduct Workers
Sunday May 10, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that armed attackers invaded the Offa 132kV Transmission Substation in Kwara State, holding workers hostage at gunpoint…
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Cyberattacks: Nigeria Records 281,500 Breached Accounts In Q1 2026 – Report
Saturday May 9, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria recorded 281,500 leaked accounts in the first quarter of 2026, ranking 34th among the world’s most breached countries, according to a new report…