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Police dismiss one, suspend two officers over alleged extortion in Rivers
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed an officer and suspended two others involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 USDT from a Port Harcourt resident. The affected officers were Inspector Michael Odey (Dismissed), ASP Doubara Edonyabor (Suspended) and ASP Talent Mungo (Suspended). A statement issued by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this on Sunday.…
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Kaduna School students abduction was planned- ACF claims
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said the abduction of 287 students at Kuriga community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State appears to have been planned by the bandits. WesternPost reports that Bandits had stormed LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School and took away the students. Days after the abduction, the ACF said the incident was…
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Wigwe’s father slumps, rushed to hospital
Syngle Wigwe, the biological father of billionaire business mogul and late former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe on Saturday slumped and was rushed to a nearby hospital for immediate treatment. This was made known by a popular influencer on X(formerly Twitter), Tony Ogbuagu who denied the purported death of the late billionaire’s father. He wrote: “Herbert…
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Relocate service chiefs to terror ravaged states, Adeyanju urges FG
Innocent Raphael Human Rights Lawyer and convener of Concerned Nigerians group, Deji Adeyanju has enjoined President Bola Tinubu to direct all Service Chiefs to relocate to Kaduna and Borno, where about 800 children and women have been abducted by bandits of recent. In a statement made public, Adeyanju condemned the recent invasion of a mosque in Kaduna by terrorists yesterday,…
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Largest tomato processing factory in West Africa commissioned in Kebbi
The largest tomato processing factory in West Africa has been commissioned in Gafara, Ngaski LG of Kebbi. A Spanish multinational group, GB Foods, launched it in Nigeria. The commissioning was witnessed by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Muhammed Idris. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu,…
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Police arrest woman for killing her baby with Sniper in Lagos
The Lagos police has arrested a mother for attempting to kill her sick child using a poisonous insecticide known as “Sniper’’. Spokesman for the State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Saturday said that the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, reported the attempt to the police on Friday. He said the chief security officer at the hospital reported to the police…
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BREAKING: Again, Bandits attack Kaduna mosque, kill two
Bandits have attacked a mosque in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two worshippers in the process. The police authorities in Kaduna state have not confirmed the attack. However, a community leader, Sani Usman, told journalists that the bandits invaded the Mosque at Anguwar Makera in Kwasakwasa community in the local government at about 2 p.m. on…
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Gombe-born Hajara wins international Qur’anic competition as NAHCON celebrates
Innocent Raphael The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, has congratulated Hajara Ibrahim Dan’azumi, the first prize winner at the 18th Edition of the Hashemite Jordan International Qur’anic Competition for Females. The prestigious competition which is organized annually by the Ministry of Endowments, Islamic Affairs, and Holy Places of Jordan, was…
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IPOB faults State Police creation, canvasses regional policing
Innocent Raphael The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has faulted the move to create state police in Nigeria. Emma Powerful, spokesman of IPOB, said regional policing remains the answer to insecurity. In a recent statement, Powerful alleged that creating state police will provide an opportunity for pro-terrorist governors to provide a safe haven for criminals and terrorists in their states.…
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Sowore departs Nigeria for USA, to return soon
Innocent Raphael Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 general elections and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed he would be leaving Nigeria for the United States to reunite with his family after the Federal Government discontinued the treasonable felony case against him. In a lengthy post on his X handle on Friday, the publisher of…
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