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Troops rescue 10 abducted NECO candidate in Borno, intensified search for remaining victims
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have rescued 10 National Examinations Council (NECO) candidates and teachers abducted during an attack by suspected ISWAP terrorists on Lassa Community in Askira/Uba Local Government…
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NDLEA intercepts China-bound businesswoman with large consignment of cocaine
By Ebinum Samuel
A 38-year-old businesswoman Iwebema Ogechi Peace has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of a large consignment…
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Kebbi raises alarm over emergence of new terror group, “Sai Malam”
The Kebbi Government has raised the alarm over the infiltration of a new terror group identified as “Sai Malam” in the state.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security and Home Affairs, Col. Hassan Riba (rtd),…
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Murder of Ace Broadcaster : Ogun Police Identify A Labourer As Prime Suspect, Alongside A Security…
By Ebinum Samuel
In a swift move by the police in Ogun state, three young men have been nabbed by the police in the state over last week murder of a veteran broadcaster, Madam Olakitan Oyesiku and her security guard,…
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US court sentences Anambra LG chairman to five years imprisonment for $3.5m romance scam
A 42-year-old Nigerian national, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for his scheme to steal some $3.5 million from eight different victims via an online romance…
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NDLEA uncovers another industrial scale clandestine meth laboratory in Oyo forest
By Ebinum Samuel
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a…
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Ogun Police Chief Inspects Site Where Media Personalty Was Killed With Her Security Guard
By Ebinum Samuel
The Ogun state police spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said that further to the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of retired broadcaster, Ms. Kitan…
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Police arrest couple for dumping lifeless body of their twin infants inside drainage in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a couple following the grim discovery of their twin infants’ lifeless bodies dumped in a drainage channel in the Okpoko area of Ogbaru Local Government Area on Sunday, June 21.…
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Two grandpas arrested for selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students
By Ebinum Samuel
An 84-year-old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora are now cooling their heels in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following their arrest for dealing in…
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Oba of Benin summons native doctors, traditional priests as Edo battles kidnapping, cult violence
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has called an emergency meeting of native doctors, traditional priests and priestesses as concerns grow over the security situation in Edo State and across the…
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