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EFCC nabs 34 currency speculators in Abuja

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2024April 27, 20240

Personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attached to the Taskforce on Currency mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud. In a statement by EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, they were arrested on Friday in a sting...

Fire razes building housing 40 rooms in Kwara

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2024April 26, 20240

A fire disaster struck in a compound housing 40 rooms in the early hours of Friday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The fire incident occurred 02.40a.m at No E143, Ile Muse, off Emir’s road, in the Ilorin metropolis. Firefighters of the state fire service battled to save the fire...

14 suspected thugs arrested over attack on electoral officials

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2024April 26, 20240

No fewer than 14 suspected political thugs have been arrested for attacking electoral officials and allegedly snatching ballot papers meant for election in Kajola local government area of Oyo State slated for Saturday. Chairman, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, Isiaka Olagunju, confirmed the attack on Friday. Olagunju maintained that...

Road accident claims three lives in Ondo

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2024April 26, 20240

At least three persons died in a road accident that occurred along the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. It was gathered that the crash involved a Toyota Camry car with number plate LND 592 GX and two commercial buses. An eyewitness said...

Police arrest two fake Inspectors, others over N20m drugs

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2024April 26, 20240

The Edo State Police Command has paraded two fake police inspectors arrested in connection with illicit drugs valued at N20 million in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City, said they were among the five-man criminal gang specialized in dealing in...

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...