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Hit-and-run driver injures FRSC officer in Osun

22 June 2024

The incident occurred when FRSC officers at a roadblock near the Osun Sector Headquarters waved the driver to stop, but he ignored their signals and continued driving at top speed. Despite the officers’ attempts to stop him, the driver recklessly hit the FRSC officer and dragged him along the road until he fell off the […]

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Mob beats man to death in Bauchi for promoting ‘new religion’

22 June 2024

The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed that the incident happened on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. In a statement  signed by Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on behalf of Commissioner Auwal Musa, the Bauchi Police Command stated that an individual named Usman was involved in sharing information about a new religious movement known as the […]

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Court orders to forfeit N12bn properties linked to Emefiele

22 June 2024

The court ordered the final forfeiture of the properties after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, filed a motion to that effect. The judge, Chukwujekwu Aneke,  had ordered an interim forfeiture of the properties on June 5.  The properties are said to be  located in upmarket areas of the federal capital territory ,FCT. Aneke ordered the […]

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One shot dead in Nairobi as mass protest hits Kenya

21 June 2024

The deceased was said to have participated in a protest in the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday evening, when thousands of people took to the streets across the country. The protest was reportedly due to a parliamentary debate and vote on the controversial law.According to a lawyer representing the family, the man was shot in the […]

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Fake EFCC operatives bag 46 years jail term for impersonation, fraud

16 June 2024

According to a statement , the duo were arrested in May 2021 at New Horizon Estate, Lekki, Lagos, following credible intelligence received by the commission. At the time of their arrest, they were caught in the act of carrying out an illegal operation.  Items recovered from them at the point of arrest included fake EFCC […]

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FCT: Police uncovers bandits’ hideout, kill suspect

16 June 2024

The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen. She said the operation, which was carried out between June 8 and 13, 2024, was a product of the continuous effort against criminality in FCT. According to her, the sudden appearance of the police operatives at the kidnapper’s […]

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Court sentences native doctor to death for kidnapping in Akwa Ibom

15 June 2024

Andrew, a native doctor from Ikono Local Government Area of the state, was said to have conspired with others, now at large, to commit the offence at Nkemba Street, Uyo on November 29, 2015, and harbored the victims in his shrine at Ikot Enua, Ikono, demanding N50m as ransom. The convicted native doctor was standing […]

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Court remands traditional ruler, four others over alleged murder of security operatives

7 June 2024

Herbert Ukuta, the traditional ruler of Igga Community in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state was arraigned  alongside four others allegedly involved in the murder of the operatives. The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement last night. Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, identified four other suspects as […]

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