In what appears to be the biggest singular cocaine seizure in the history of Nigeria’s anti-narcotic agency, officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA), have busted a major warehouse in a secluded estate in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, where 1.8tons (1,855 kilograms) of illicit drugs worth over $278,250,000, an equivalent of about
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The Chinese Business Community in Nigeria (CBCAN) has reacted to the murder of Ummukulsum Buhari in Kano. The lady, also known as Ummita, was allegedly murdered Friday nightby a Chinese national, Geng Quanrong. A statement on Monday by CBCAN Head, Mike Zhang condemned the gruesome killing. Zhang said the criminal act should be allowed to be
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia. They were accused of conspiring and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu Hafia at about 5:30 pm on June 23, 2014, at Kara Street,
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has destroyed 2.768 tonnes of illicit drugs estimated at over N2bn in Akwa Ibom State. Ekikere Umoh, the press secretary to the Deputy Governor in the state, Moses Ekpo, in a statement on Thursday, confirmed the development. He said the Chairman, NDLEA, Mohammed Marwa (rtd), who was represented by
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The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said a combined troops of Operations Delta Safe, Octopus Grip and Dakar Da Barawo, intercepted petroleum products worth N3, 708,259,338.00 from suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta within two weeks. The military high command also said troops of the Nigerian Army’s Guards Brigade raided suspected terrorists’ hideouts at Deidei
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Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, on Friday, sentenced an 82-year-old Village Head of Efen Ibom, Ika Local Government Area of the State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong to death by hanging for murder. The convict, who is married to 12 wives with 60 children, was standing trial on a four count charge of
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Opeyemi Ganiyu, for allegedly beating his mother-in-law, Abosede Oyewole, to death. Ganiyu was arrested on Wednesday in the Atan Ota area of the state after he reportedly pounced on the deceased for trying to mediate in a fight with his wife and in
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The Zamfara notorious bandits leader, Auwalu Daudawa who had earlier repented and surrendered 20 AK 47 and RPG to the state , and six members of his gang had been killed. The Daily Vendor learnt that Auwalu who was accommodated by the State Government along with his family in the out skirt of Gusau the
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The killer policeman, Inspector Jonathan Kampani (AP No 278055) who killed Jelili Bakare at Quinox Lounge, Sangotedo area of Lagos State for demanding to know why he wanted to search him has been sacked by the Lagos police command. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), for the command, Muyiwa Adejobi (CSP) revealed this in a
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Unknown gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint in Omagwa community in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State. The Rivers State Police Command confirmed that there was an attack on security agents by unknown gunmen in Ikwerre. The Daily Vendor gathered that the gunmen had around midnight on Saturday, attacked the military checkpoint located near
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CP Charges Operatives To Sustain War On Crime The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Monday Bala Kuryas(CP) has charged operatives of the command to sustain and increase the tempo on the onslaught against crime in the state. The CP made this charge on Sunday as the operatives of the command successfully arrested five male suspects
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An Instagram comedian and social media influencer, Nwagbo Chidera, also known as Pankeeroy, has been arrested for alleged Internet fraud. Chidera was arrested alongside 34 others at the James Court in the Lekki area of Lagos State by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged involvement in computer-related fraud. The other suspects include Chinedu
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested no fewer than five suspected individuals for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. This fact was contained in a press statement signed by Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Ikechukwu Adinde. Adinde said that the hitch-free operation was carried out by a joint
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Two men have been arrested by the security personnel of the University of Calabar for snatching a phone worth N88,000 from a 100-level Computer Science student of the institution, Godwin Okoro. The suspects, identified as Kingsley Mathias, 22, and Bassey Edet, 23, said they sold the phone for N10,000. According to the victim, he was
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A suspected notorious major supplier of illicit drugs in Abia State, Chibuike Apollos, was on Wednesday arrested during an early morning raid on his hideout at Mbausi in the Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, in said a statement that Apollos had
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