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Nigeria’s Senate approves death penalty for hard drug dealers, importers
The Senate has approved the death penalty as punishment for the importation of hard drugs into the country. This also applies to the manufacturing, trafficking, dealing in, or…
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Akwa Ibom: EFCC arrests eight suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it has apprehended eight persons suspected to be involved in internet fraud. In a statement…
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EFCC to arraign former Aviation minister, Sirika, daughter, others today, Thursday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to arraign former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory…
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NNPP drags Kwankwaso, 13 others to EFCC over alleged fraud
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has dragged its 2023 Presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and 13 others to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over…
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FIJ reporter Daniel Ojukwu moved to Abuja by Police, held without explanation for five days
Daniel Ojukwu, a reporter for FIJ (Foundation for Investigative Journalism), who went missing on Wednesday, May 1, has been relocated to the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre…
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EFCC dissociates self from alleged list of former governors being investigated for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dissociated itself from a phantom report circulating in sections of the media claiming it has released a full list of…
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IGP hails CP Uche Henry’s election as head INTERPOL African
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has felicitated with CP Uche Ifeanyi Henry, Director of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), on his election victory…
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Process to extradite fleeing Binance Chief Anjarwalla ongoing, says INTERPOL
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has said that the fleeing Binance Regional Manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla will be smoked out and extradited to Nigeria to face…
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Panic as gunmen kidnap four in Abuja community
There was tension on Monday night when gunmen invaded Bmuko, a community at Dutse Baupma in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and kidnapped four…
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Police apprehend four suspected kidnappers, cultists in Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State Command, has said it has apprehended four suspects for cultism and kidnapping around Eket and its environs. The Police Public Relations…