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EFCC Names Ex-gov, Yahaya Bello In N100 Billion Corruption Case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has drags former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, to court over the diversion of about N100 billion, PoliticsNigeria reports. The Chief…
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Navy Intercepts Boat With ‘10,000 Litres Of Petrol’, Arrests Three ‘Smugglers’ In Akwa Ibom
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Akwa Ibom says it has impounded a boat with 10,000 litres of petrol and arrested three suspects. Uche…
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Some Kidnap Cases In FCT Staged-managed – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that most cases of kidnap in the FCT in recent times were stage-managed. He also declared that…
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‘I Am Sad,’ Okonjo-Iweala Calls On FG To Recover Abducted Kaduna, Sokoto Students
Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on the federal government to secure the release of the students abducted by bandits in Sokoto and…
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61 Feared Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Another Kaduna Community
Barely six days after the abduction of 287 pupils at Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area, bandits have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 61 persons during an invasion…
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School Abduction: Gumi Offers To Negotiate With Bandits
Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has revealed his intention to dialogue with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in…
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Probe: Knocks For EFCC, Presidency Over Silence On Edu, Halima
A cross-section of Nigerians, on Monday slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Presidency over their long silence regarding the alleged fraud case against the…
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Kidnappers Demand N40trn, 11 Hilux Vans, 150 Bikes Ransom For Kaduna Residents
Kidnappers have contacted families and Kaduna community for a ransom of N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for their abducted kinsmen. Bandits on Wednesday 28 February…
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EFCC Grills 10 Suspected Oil Thieves In Akwa Ibom
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of 10 suspected oil thieves. The oil thieves were handed over to the…
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Many Tsangaya Students Feared Abducted In Sokoto
Bandits have reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state. This came less than 48 hours after…