Gunmen abduct ex-lawmaker, another in Anambra 
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Gunmen abduct ex-lawmaker, another in Anambra

‘The former lawmaker was reportedly abducted alongside another person close to a Military checkpoint along the Ring Road area in Awka’ A former member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Okeke, has been kidnapped. The former lawmaker was reportedly abducted alongside another person whose identify is yet-to-be ascertained close to a Military

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Tension in Lagos community over mysterious death of 20yr old student
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Tension in Lagos community over mysterious death of 20yr old student

‘Before his death, the boy reportedly said his two friends invited him over for food, adding that after he ate the meal, he slept off’ Temu, a community in the Ikosi-Ejinrin Local Council Development Area, Epe, Lagos State has been thrown into a pensive mood following the death of a 20-year-old student, Nureni Kekereowo. The

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Woman seeking spiritual help swindled of N7.5m, suspects nabbed
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Woman seeking spiritual help swindled of N7.5m, suspects nabbed

‘They were apprehended when they arranged to get another batch of funds from the woman’ The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected fraudsters for swindling a yet-to-be-identified woman out of N7.5m in the Ikorodu area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin(SP) said the

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NSCDC arrests 4 suspected armed robbers in Jigawa
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NSCDC arrests 4 suspected armed robbers in Jigawa

‘Upon investigation, the suspects confessed to have been terrorizing Takur Addu’a and its neighborhood’ The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps(NSCDC) has arrested four suspected armed robbers in Dutse Local Government, Jigawa State. Spokesman of the Jigawa State NSCDC command, CSC. Adamu Shehu disclosed this in a statement. He said the suspects have been terrorizing

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Pregnant woman, nursing mother, others arrested for drug related offences
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Pregnant woman, nursing mother, others arrested for drug related offences

‘Operatives raided a location in Potiskum where they recovered 56 blocks (31kgs) from two suspects: Mohammed Mamuda and a married pregnant woman, Hauwa Haruna’ A pregnant woman, a nursing mother and a 200-level university student are among 28 persons arrested with 9,437.6kgs of cannabis and 138,053 tablets of pharmaceutical opioids among others by the operatives

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EFCC arrests 12 bankers for suspected insider job in Enugu
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EFCC arrests 12 bankers for suspected insider job in Enugu

‘The bankers allegedly stole funds from some dormant accounts’ The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday,  October 14, 2022 arrested twelve (12) bankers for suspected insider fraud. The suspects are: Odeniyi Anthony, Deki Kingsley Onyekachi, Oguchukwu Ene, Elendu Chizaram, Anyakora Uchenna, Onah Kingsley, Akwe Elizabeth and Chinenye Grace

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31yr old student bags jail term in Kwara over $9,891 fraud
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31yr old student bags jail term in Kwara over $9,891 fraud

‘The convict is a student in the Marketing Department of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin’ Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Bashiru Azeez, to six months imprisonment over $9,891 fraud. Justice Adebayo Yusuf handed down the sentence while ruling on a fraud case

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Gunmen invade Ebonyi community, 17 killed, scores kidnapped
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Gunmen invade Ebonyi community, 17 killed, scores kidnapped

“Some gunmen we believe are Fulani herdsmen invaded Obeagu community again“ Yet to be identified gunmen have invaded Obeagu community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, kidnapping undisclosed number of people on Thursday night. Reports has it that suspected herdsmen on March 29, 2021, invaded the community and killed 17 persons. However, despite

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School Fees Palavar: Man kills wife in Ogun
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School Fees Palavar: Man kills wife in Ogun

‘She got into an argument with her husband over the payment of their three children’s school fees’ A 40-year-old woman, Folasade Badejo, has been allegedly killed by her husband, Oluranti Badejo, at their house in Orimerunmu, Mowe, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Sources claimed that Folasade, a fashion designer, on Wednesday,

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