EFCC, suspects, phones, operation

EFCC arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission agents detained 17 alleged online scammers in Abuja on Friday. This was revealed in a statement endorsed by Dele Oyewale, the head of the commission’s media and publicity. The EFCC recently declared that 30 additional suspects, including four brothers, had been taken into custody for their involvement in online […]

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NDLEA, drug dealer, lawyer, abia

NDLEA nabs Abia drug dealer, seizes 1.217 kilos of drugs

On Wednesday, a combined taskforce team from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and Abia State Homeland Security apprehended more than five alleged drug dealers and seized various substances valued at more than 1.217 kilos. The late “Joekin Jagwa’s” daughter Adaobi Nweke was arrested during a joint team raid at 23 Arochukwu/Calabar Road in Umuahia […]

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Public outrage grows as kidnapping epidemic worsens

Public outrage grows as kidnapping epidemic worsens

Concern about the nation’s growing level of insecurity increased on Thursday as concerned parties called for the Federal Government to take severe measures against kidnappers. The National Association of Nigeria Students, South-South governors, the Supreme Council for Sharia, and citizens of impacted communities provided advice to the Federal Government regarding the abduction crisis. Formerly confined […]

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Edo state, apkata, labour party

Edo 2024: Ex-NBA president, Akpata, to contest under Labour Party

Olumde Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, has announced his desire to run for governor of Edo State on the Labor Party’s platform in 2019. On Thursday, Akpata stated that the Labour party is the only party that is people-oriented, which is why he chose to run for the top state seat […]

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hoodlums, weapons, Jigawa police,

Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue victim in Jigawa

According to the Jigawa State Police Command, its agents successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt and successfully freed the victim without incident. This is stated in a statement released by DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the command’s public relations officer, a copy of which was provided to newsmen in Dutse on Monday. According to information from a […]

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NYSC member visits late dad’s graveyard to show him his success (video)

A Nigerian National Youth Service Corps member has set the internet atmosphere cold as he storms father’s graveyard to report success. An emotional video making rounds on the internet shows a corps member who returns to his father’s graveyard after NYSC completion. The young man took to the graveyard to give hearty cheers and salutes […]

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Kwara apprentice escapes with boss two-month-old baby

Usman Idris, a two-month-old infant, whose mother apparently lost custody of him during a school graduation in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, has reportedly been stolen. According to sources familiar with the situation, the incident happened at 3 p.m. on Saturday during an event held at the school’s premises in the Deeper Life neighborhood […]

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policewoman, anambra, death, two children

Accommodation seeker burns Anambra policewoman, two children to death

On Sunday, Nnaemaka Nwosu allegedly set a policewoman and her two children on fire in the Nnokwa community of Anambra State’s Idemili South Local Government Area. The suspect, who is from the Amawbia village, became homeless after her husband divorced her and was in desperate need of lodging when the policewoman offered her a room […]

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