Nigeria Customs Service has stated its position on the tragic incident surrounding the murder of teenager on Saturday February 3, 2024 during anti smuggling operation at Jibia Border Area of Katsina State. In a statement on Monday, the Spokesman of the Agency, CSP Abdullahi Maiwada alleged that the victim was crushed to death by a...
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General overseer in EFCC custody for duping Nigerians N1.3 billion
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, leaving his members and Nigerians befuddled. Operatives of the anti-graft Agency picked Ebonyi for defrauding church members and other Nigerians to the tune of N1, 319,040,274.31(One Billion Three Hundred and...
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How deaf, dumb was caught with 150 grams of cannabis in Zaria
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a deaf and dumb suspect at Samaru area of Zaria, Kaduna State for possessing 150 grams of cannabis Sativa. Femi Babafemi, spokesman for the Anti-narcotic Agency alleged in a statement on Sunday that the male illicit drug dealer, was nabbed while selling the psychoactive...
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Shettima slams Nigerians for celebrating Naira’s fall on ‘X’
Vice President Kashim Shettima has slammed unpatriotic Nigerians for celebrating Naira devaluation on ‘X’ formerly known as Twitter. Shettima disclosed this in Thursday in FCT, Abuja, while reacting to comments by Nigerians who have criticized the measures taken by government to reflate the economy. He urged Nigerians to come together and fashioned out how to...
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‘Arsonists’ set house ablaze over alleged blasphemy in Katsina
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...