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Crime
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Gunmen Hijack Two Buses On Kogi Road, Kidnap Scores Of Passengers As Driver Escapes With Injuries
14 Travellers in two buses have been abducted in Inele-Eteke Ogugu new road in Kogi east Senatorial district of Kogi state. The passengers kidnapped were traveling in two…
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Tramadol, Fried Rice, Energy Drink, N15 Million Paid As Ransom For Ekiti Students’ Release: Parents
Parents of kidnapped Ekiti pupils said fried rice, black bullets, energy drinks, milk and N15 million were offered to secure the release of their children. The schoolchildren attend…
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Rapper, Killer Mike Arrested At Grammys After Winning Three Awards
America rapper, Michael Render, also known as Killer Mike, was taken out of the Grammy Awards in handcuffs on Sunday, February 4, night. In a video shared by…
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Police Arrest 22 Cultists Over Inspector’s Murder
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested 22 suspects in connection with the murder of one inspector, Usang Egbe, and for cult-related activities in the state. Inspector…
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Pregnant Woman Arrested For Killing Mother Over Plantain In Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a pregnant woman identified as Blessing Godday for allegedly stabbing another woman, Mrs Imeran Idema, to death over a bunch of…
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Violence Mars Akwa Ibom By-election As IGP Squad Arrests Key PDP Officials
Despite the Police deployment of 2,000 operatives, the by-election for Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State was marred by late arrival of materials and violence on Saturday,…
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EFCC Recovers N30bn From Humanitarian Ministry’s Looted Funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N30bn from the N37,170, 855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under the former minister, Sadiya…
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ISWAP Terrorists Attack Nigeria Police Headquarters In Borno State, Kill Four Officers
The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād has killed at least four policemen…
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EFCC Recovers N70bn In 100 Days – Report
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a total of N70,556,658,370.5 within 100 days, between October 2023 and January 19, 2024. Details of the recovery outlined…
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Abducted Ekiti School Pupils Regain Freedom After Four Days
The abducted pupils of the Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School in Emure Ekiti, who were kidnapped on Monday by armed herdsmen, have been released. The children regained…