Category: Crime
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APPOINTMENTS: Delta Govt cautions against falling prey to scammers
By Lateef Taiwo Delta State Government, Monday, warned Deltans against falling prey to con artists, whose specialty is fooling the unwary public in order to obtain unfair and unjust financial favours under the guise of giving them appointments. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, who gave the warning for the second time…
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VICTIMS OF RAPE, OTHER ABUSES : ANYANGWU CALLS FOR JUSTICE
By Lateef Taiwo The Member representing Ika Nation on the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Hon. Cordilia Anyangwu, has called for stiffer punishment for those found guilty of rape. Hon. Anyangwu made the call when members of the Choice of Women Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, paid her a…
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NDLEA Destroys Cannabis worth millions Of Naira In Edo
By Lateef Taiwo The Edo Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday destroyed eight hectares of cannabis sativa farms in the state . Aljazirah Nigeria reports that the farms, two in number are located in Upokhoten forest, Uzzebba village in Owan West Local Government Area of the state. Operatives of the…
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Two company drivers brought before court for alleged theft of paper reels
Company drivers charged in court for allegedly stealing 18 rolls of paper reels worth N10 million. The two suspects, Paul Izehi (35) of 197 Old Abeokuta Road, Agege and Akpan Aniema (58) of Shasha area, Lagos, are charged with conspiracy and stealing from the organisation’s warehouse. The Prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that…
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Attack on Okorocha’s Convoy Leaves Policeman Dead.
Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha narrowly escapes convoy attack by gunmen…. On Friday, as former governor Rochas Okorocha’s convoy was returning to Enugu after dropping him in Owerri, they encountered a sudden hail of gunshots at Ihube, located along the Okigwe-Enugu Expressway.The hoodlums, who probably saw the convoy when it was en route to…
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EFCC Arraigns Katsina Deputy Accountant General and Another for N289m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought charges against Saadu Maiwada and Sani Lawal BK before Justice Musa Abubakar Danladi of the Katsina State High Court. The defendants, who held positions as Sub Treasurer and Deputy Sub Treasurer in the office of the Accountant General of Katsina State, are accused of conspiring and…
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Deadline set by terrorists for payment of ransoms for 56 abducted Niger State residents
No fewer than 56 kidnapped residents of Kaffin-Koro community in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State kidnapped by terrorists have cried for help as the bandits issued an ultimatum for payment of ransom for their release. Recall that since May 10, 2023, the terrorists stormed Kaffin-Koro community and kidnapped scores of residents who…
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Suspected gunmen kill UI lecturer
Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed Opeyemi Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo State. Ajewole was reportedly murdered last night by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The PUNCH gathered that he was killed while returning home. A member of the faculty, Oladoyin Adebowale, said he was killed at…
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NDLEA Intercepts 140.7 KG Of Cannabis Sativa In Borno
***Arrests Two Suspects By: Ali Musa Biu After weeks of Surveillance, following a tip off officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA from the Biu Area command in Borno State, may have made a breakthrough in the war against hard drugs and narcotics. Our correspondent reports that, about 150 kilograms of drugs, suspected…
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NEWS Timothy Adegoke: Another defendant sentenced to two years imprisonment
Adedeji Adesola has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Osun State High Court in Osogbo. Adesola was found guilty of altering the receipt issued to Timothy Adegoke before his death at Hilton Hotels in Ile-Ife, Osun State. This judgment follows the high-profile sentencing on Tuesday, in which Rahman Adedoyin, the Chairman…