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N80bn fraud: EFCC accuses colleagues, others of shielding Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing…
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Corporal dismissed for misusing firearm, faces criminal charges
The Abia State Police Command has dismissed Police Corporal Obagi Njok from the Nigeria Police Force for discreditable conduct and misuse of firearms. This followed the incident of…
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Police arrest man with eight skulls, human parts in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Yusuf Adenoyin for possessing eight human skulls in Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area.…
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Gunmen abduct former principal in Akwa Ibom; Demand N20 Million
Gunmen have abducted a retired Principal, Akparawa Ezekiel Paul in Ikot Abasi Akpan in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State demanding N20 Million. He was…
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Security guard kills man with stick over phone theft
A 26-year-old man, Muhammed Abubakar, employed by a businessman (name withheld) to guard a building in the Ajaka area of Sagamu has allegedly killed an unidentified man over…
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists kidnap passengers along Maiduguri-Kano highway
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped commuters on the Maiduguri/Kano highway. According to Daily Trust sources, the insurgents struck between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari hamlet near Auno, which…
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Bandits abduct Catholic priest in Kaduna
Bandits have abducted the presiding priest of St. Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo Community, in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Rev. Father Gabriel Ukeh. The…
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Major shake-up as PSC promotes AIG, 10 CPs, other 111 senior police officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has made a significant shift in its leadership by promoting Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Yahaya Sahabo Abubakar to the rank Deputy…
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NGE, SANs slam police over journalist’s unlawful detention
The Nigeria Guild of Editors and some Senior Advocates of Nigeria, on Thursday, condemned the continued harassment of journalists by the police, using the Cybercrime Act. The condemnation…
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Akwa Ibom Police Command arrests one, Edidiong Matthew, for criminal activities, to appear in court soon
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command in its intensified effort to rid the state of criminal elements, has arrested one Eddiong Anthony Matthew, M, an ex-convict, for criminal…