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Couple jailed 16 years for N52m fraud in Lagos

5 December 2024

A Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne) alongside Temple International Church. Justice Mojisola Dada handed down the verdict after finding them guilty of the offences preferred against them. The judge also ordered that the third defendant, (Temple International Church), should be […]

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Gunmen Invade Hotel, Kill Lodger In Ogun

4 December 2024

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a lodger, Gideon Ebukwe by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Ok Winners Hotel, Igbosoro, Igode in the Sagamu Local Government area of the state. 

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Osun Government mourns Customs officer, family’s death in house fire

3 December 2024

The Osun State Government has condoled the family of Tijani Kabiru and the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, over the loss of its personnel, Tijani Kabiru.

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Fire razes parts of popular Damaturu market

3 December 2024

A late-night inferno has gutted some parts of the Popular Bayan Tasha market in Damaturu, destroying shops and goods worth millions of Naira.

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Osun Amotekun nabs 27-year-old suspect for theft of agricultural produce

2 December 2024

The Osun Amotekun Corps operatives have arrested a 27-year-old man, Adekunle Obideyi, for the theft of cocoa, banana and other farm produce.

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Locals foil attack by suspected Bello Turji’s gang in Zamfara

2 December 2024

It was reported that the vigilante group engaged the bandits in an operation fire for fire. According to a resident of the area, Yakubu Ishiaku, the bandits planned to terrorize the area before the locals engaged them in the operation. He said that the local security outfit, known as Yan Sakai, mobilized swiftly and confronted […]

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Fire guts Abuja Estate market

2 December 2024

While the cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained, a resident of the area, said his attention was drawn to the incident at about 4 am today.

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Fire guts shops at Lagos spare parts market

30 November 2024

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement said the fire occurred last night. Oke-Osanyintolu said a preliminary investigation showed that multiple buildings used as shops for sales of car spare parts were razed. He disclosed that the LASEMA Shark Response Team, LASEMA Fire Unit, LASEMA Tiger Response […]

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Abuja herbalist hospitalised after shooting self while testing ‘bulletproof’ charm

30 November 2024

Usman was said to have picked a locally fabricated gun after he had fortified himself with the charm he had prepared and shot himself in the stomach. Unfortunately, the charm failed to protect him, leaving him severely injured. Confirming this in a statement, the FCT police command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said the police received a […]

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Suspected herdsmen kill Ogun chief on farmland

29 November 2024

The Ogun State Police Command, confirming the incident, disclosed that the 49-year-old man was shot dead by suspected herdsmen. The Baale was said to have been attacked by the gunmen while he was working on his farm. A source, involved in the investigation, who pleaded to remain anonymous, disclosed that the Baale was shot multiple […]

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