Arsonists have set a residential building ablaze in Katsina State over alleged blasphemy against Islamic faith via a Facebook post. Multiple reports said the incident occurred in Sabon Garin Alhaji Yahuza village of Batagarawa Local government Area of the State. Abubakar Mani, also known as Sadi, according reports, escaped being lynched by irate youths who...
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Actress gets six months jail term for naira abuse at social event
A Lagos-based socialite and actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin has been convicted and sentenced, to six months imprisonment for spraying and abusing new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos. The defendant was nabbed by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on February 1, 2023, and was handed over to...
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2,645 guards pass out in Zamfara, ex-DMI Gusau warns against abuse
The first batch of 2,645 Zamfara State Communities Protection Guards have graduated and passed out after a rigorous training and extensive drilling aimed at crime fighting, prevention, protection in the State, North East region, with the former Director of Military Intelligence, Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (Rted) warned against abuse. Speaking at the Ceremony on Wednesday,...
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EFCC uncovers religious institutions behind terrorism
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has uncovered some religious and sects funding terrorism in Nigeria. Chairman of the anti-graft Agency, Ola Olukoyede made the allegation at a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion and the Fight against Corruption,” held the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja in Wednesday. Olukoyede stated that EFCC has commenced...
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Police arrest suspected kidnapper while collecting N500,000 ransom
The Nigeria Police Command in Ogun State has arrested Mr Adekunle Michael Gerard while attempting to collect the sum of N500,000. (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) ransom for Mr Osoba Raufu’s life, after threatening to kill him if he defaults. Briefing the Media on Monday at the police headquarters in Ogun State, he State Commissioner, CP...
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NSCDC loses Director of critical national assets, Infrastructure
The Acting DCG in charge of the Directorate of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, CNAI, ACG Helen Omavuayen Amakiri has lost her life battle. The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi said ACG Amakiri gave up the ghost in the early hours of Monday January 29, after...
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Police hold training for Special Intervention Squad Commanders
The Nigeria Police have held a training programme for the newly launched Special Intervention Squad (SIS) Commanders towards enhancing the capabilities of the personnel in the discharge of their assigned responsibilities. This is contained in a statement issued by Force Public Relations officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on behalf the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode...
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Borno LG chairmen to sign register four times daily over absenteeism
27 elected chairmen of Local government Areas in Borno State have been asked to sign attendance register four times daily as part of measures to check absenteeism. Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum issued the directive on during the swearing-in chairmen Monday in Maiduguri where he also sworn-in 29 Special Advisers, and seven (7) Permanent Secretaries....
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Kidnappers attack Cops as Obaseki profiles 6,500 security agents
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers attacked some police personnel after temporarily taken over security checkpoint on Saturday in Edo North Senatorial District, amid surge in violent crimes and cult related killings in some parts of the State. Governor Godwin Obaseki said this during security briefing on Monday at the Solomon Arase Command and Control Centre...
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You can contest 2027 election, Uzodimma taunts Atiku, Obi
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has taunted former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, urging defeated contestants in the 2023 to re-contest the 2027 general elections if they so wish. Speaking on Channels television Sunday Politics, Uzodimma implored Atiku — the 2023 Presidential Candidate of Peoples...