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Police alert public on one-chance robbery as victim loses N700,000 in Ogun

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

The Ogun State Police Command has alerted members of the public of a notorious one-chance gang operating within Sagamu, Ijebu Ode to Mowe Expressway. Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, in the late hours of Wednesday, made the announcement in a statement obtained by newsmen. She said the command had received...

Police arrest man for suspected counterfeit currency in Bauchi

NewsDeskNgAug 14, 2024August 14, 20240

The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a 62-year-old man identified as Tahir Ahmed on suspicion of possessing counterfeit currency. A statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesman of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, stated that the suspect was found with a total of N238,000 in suspected fake currency...

Accident claims 16 lives in Ibadan

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

Not less than 16 people were reported to have lost their lives in a road accident that occured in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The accident occured around Agbowo Expressway along the Ojoo Iwo Road in Ibadan on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that four vehicles were involved in the accident....

Man arrested for impersonating EFCC, Army, one other for vandalism in Ogun

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 30-years Oluwatobi Salami for impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as well as an officer of the Nigerian Army. The suspect was paraded alongside 20-years Idris Zakari who was arrested for vandalising...

Miner jailed for defrauding women in Plateau

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 26- year-old miner, Anas Abubakar, to two years imprisonment for defrauding a woman of N800, 000. The magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Abubakar after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokos, in his judgment, ordered the convict to pay...

NEMA confirms four dead in Sokoto boat mishap

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

No fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead following a boat mishap that occurred at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area, LGA of Sokoto State. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident happened on Sunday. The Head of the Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management...

Accident claims two lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Sector Command, has confirmed the death of two persons in a road accident that occurred on the Long Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash, which happened at about 5:38 a.m. on Monday, involved a Mazda bus with registration number EDE217XB and a MAN diesel truck...

Over 30 bandits die, many injured as rival groups clash in Zamfara

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

No fewer than 30 bandits have been killed and one injured as rival bandit groups engaged in a bloody clash in the Kawaya community of Anka Local Government in Zamfara State. Newsmen gathered that several bandits sustained various degrees of injuries during the clash between the groups. According to one...

VIDEO: ‘l was fed up’ – Woman who tore husband’s passport opens up

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

A woman, identified as Mrs Favour Igiebor, in a video circulating online tearing her husband’s passport, has said she had been bearing a lot in the marriage and had to act for herself. Sharing her own side of the story, Mrs Igiebor said her sacrifice of many years with her...

Police recover 15 pump action rifles from gunrunners in Niger

NewsDeskNgAug 8, 2024August 8, 20240

The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Police Command, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman has recovered 15 pump action rifles from suspected gunrunners and arms dealers in the state. The Commissioner made the disclosure on Wednesday during a press briefing and the parade of some 23 suspected criminals at the State Police...