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EFCC arrests nine suspected internet fraudsters

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2024April 26, 20240

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters in Rivers State. The Commission made this known in a statement on its X page on Thursday. EFCC said the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences. Different brands of mobile...

Militias kill two in Taraba community

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2024April 25, 20240

Suspected militias reportedly killed two persons in Gbuo village, Akate Ward, in Donga Local Government Council of Taraba State on Tuesday. The attackers, newsmen learnt, stormed the village and shot sporadically, killing two persons. Confirming the report on Thursday, the traditional ruler of the Tiv ethnic group in Donga Council,...

Nigerian Navy impounds illicit drugs, nabs 3 suspects in A’Ibom

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2024April 25, 20240

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has impounded some illicit drugs and arrested three suspected drug dealers in the state. The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke, made this disclosure in Ibaka on Thursday while handing over the suspects to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA....

Police rescue three, kill 8 bandits in Bauchi

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2024April 25, 20240

Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command, in collaboration with local hunters, have rescued three kidnapped victims from captivity. The command equally killed eight bandits operating between the Bauchi and Plateau states borders in the operation carried out on April 22, 2024, following credible information received regarding their suspicious activities. A...

Pregnancy-related complications, not negligence responsible for student’s death – Ilaro poly

NewsDeskNgApr 25, 2024April 25, 20240

The management of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, has attributed the death of one of its students, Abimbola Ajayi, to a pregnancy-related complication and not negligence on the part of the institution’s clinic. This was in response to the allegations by some students that Ajayi’s death on Wednesday was...

Many dead as two Navy helicopters crash after colliding mid-air in Malaysia

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

No fewer than ten people have been confirmed dead after two navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a military training and rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade. According to BBC, one of the choppers clipped the rotor of the other before the two crashed down, leading to the death...

Birnin Gwari people lament spate of banditry

NewsDeskNgApr 23, 2024April 23, 20240

The Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union, BEPU, in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State, has expressed concern over the spate of banditry in the area. The union called on the government and the security agencies to do the needful to save lives and property. A statement by the group’s...

Police confirm killing of varsity professor, abduction of two in Ogun

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2024April 22, 20240

The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed the killing of a lecturer with Babcock University, Mr Yinka Olowojobi, by gunmen and the abduction of two others at an event centre in the Iperu area of Ogun. SP Omolola Odutola, the Spokesperson for the command, said in a statement in Abeokuta...

Rainstorm throws parts of Ogun into darkness

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2024April 22, 20240

Forty communities in Ogun State have been plunged into darkness following a rainstorm on Sunday. The downpour which began around midday, destroyed electricity facilities in some parts of the state, leading to a blackout. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, in a statement on Sunday, listed the communities affected by...

EFCC arrests six suspected internet fraudsters in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2024April 22, 20240

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested six suspected internet fraudsters in the State. The Commission in a statement on Sunday said the alleged fraudsters were arrested at Bafra Hotel, Alkali Road, Kaduna State. Their arrest followed actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement...