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Jun

2024

‘My Pastor Said She’s Behind My Predicament ‘ – Daughter Sets 86-Year-Old Mom On Fire; Dies In Hospital

‘My Pastor Said She’s Behind My Predicament’ – Daughter Sets 86-Year-Old Mum On Fire; Dies In Hospital A 45-year-old housewife, identified as Abiodun, nicknamed Iya Sunday, has given the reason for setting her 86-year-old mother ablaze in Ondo town, Ondo State. The suspect said her pastor told her that her mother was behind her predicament. After the ugly incident, the victim reportedly sustained burns from head to toe and is currently on admission at an undisclosed hospital, in the town. Police said the aged woman later died in the hospital. An eyewitness account said that the suspect, who visited her…

Jun

2024

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Police Arrest Reverend Sister, Others Behind The 3 Rescued Abducted Ikwuano Children

Crime, Abia State, News Flash, Security

Police Rescue Three Abducted Children, Arrest Reverend Sister, Others Operatives of the Abia State Police Command have rescued three abducted children from their abductors in Anambra and Delta States. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, adding that the rescue mission led to the arrest of five suspects, including a Reverend Sister. The statement read, “On May 10, 2024, the Abia State Police Command received a report that three male children, namely: Gideon Osinachi (eight years old), Obioma Divine Osinachi (six years old), and Israel Osinachi (four years old), were abducted by an unknown…

Jun

2024

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Policemen, Armed Robbers Die As Security Agents Foil Bank Robbery

Crime, News Flash

Policeman, Armed Robbers Die As Security Agents Foil Abuja Bank Robbery Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command and their military counterparts on Thursday repelled an attack on a branch of First Bank Plc and a police divisional headquarters located in the Abaji Area Council. The armed robbers were said to have attacked both the bank and police divisional headquarters simultaneously on Thursday. The armed robbers numbering 15 were said to have attacked their targets with dynamites. However, security forces who were mobilised to the scenes engaged the criminals in a fierce gun duel, leading to the death of…

Jun

2024

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Youths Set Ablaze Nigerian Pastor’s Houses Over Alleged ‘Fake Prophecy’

Crime, News Flash, Religion

Youths Set Ablaze Nigerian Pastor’s Houses Over Alleged ‘Fake Prophecy’ Irate youths in Agharoza village, Iboko community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, reportedly demolished and set ablaze their kinsman’s houses over alleged fake ‘prophecy’. The youths also burnt his other valuable property and destroyed his yam barn and farms. The youths carried out the dastardly act following a prophecy by a prophet, who is simply identified as Prophet Ubadimma. The youths claimed that according to Ubadimma’s prophecy, the victim was responsible for the backwardness and other misfortunes prevailing the community. An indigene, Nwota Gabriel, told Vanguard that…

Jun

2024

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N80bn Fraud: EFCC Accuses Colleagues, Others Of Shielding Yahaya Bello

Crime, News Flash, Politics

N80bn fraud: EFCC accuses colleagues, others of shielding Yahaya Bello The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a familiarisation visit to the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Asaba, Delta State capital. The EFCC is having a running legal battle with Bello over alleged N80.2bn fraud. Following a failed attempt to arrest him and…

Jun

2024

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400-Level University Student Fakes Kidnap, Demands N50Million Ransom From Parent

Crime, Education, News Flash

400-Level University Student Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N50Million Ransom From Parent The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Nelson Eserada, a 400-level student of Banking & Finance of the Delta State University, Abraka for arranging his own abduction. The suspect had demanded a ransom of fifty million naira (N50,000,000) in bitcoin, according to the police. The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe made this known in a statement on Thursday, noting that the suspect’s father had already paid a sum of N5 million through a bitcoin account belonging to his son’s accomplice, Jerry Lawrence. Edafe said…

Jun

2024

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Appeal Court Throws Out Yahaya Bello’s Suit Against EFCC Chairman

Crime, News Flash, Ports/Maritime

Appeal Court Throws Out Yahaya Bello’s Suit Against EFCC Chairman The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the contempt proceedings instituted by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede. In a unanimous judgment, the three-man panel of justices; Justice A.M. Talba, Justice D. Z. Senchi, and Justice Joseph Oyewole, set aside the proceedings. justice Oyewole, while delivering the lead judgment, overruled the respondent’s preliminary objection, citing technicalities. The appellate court said the high court judge failed to extend the orders of February 9,…

Jun

2024

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Police Arrest Three For Falsification Of JAMB Admission Letters

Education, Crime, News Flash

Police Arrest Three For Falsification Of JAMB Admission Letters The police have arrested three members of a syndicate that specializes in falsification of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admission letters. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the three suspects were arrested in connection with the case of Conspiracy, Computer Related Forgery and System Interference contrary to sections 8, 13 and 27 of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015 as amended. The arrested suspects are Effa Leonard Mpama, Ibang Ernest Jerome and Eshiet Odotukana Benson, all male of ages 34, 38…

Jun

2024

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Yahaya Bello To Appear In Court On Thursday

Crime, News Flash, Security

Yahaya Bello To Appear In Court On Thursday The immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello is expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, June 13. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Bello alongside his Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80.2 billion. The former governor evaded arrest by EFCC officers in April over alleged threat to his life. The former governor finally agreed to submit himself to the court at the last adjourned date. Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed…

Jun

2024

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President Tinubu Removes Solomon Arase As Police Service Commission Chairman, Appoints Replacement

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Security

Tinubu Removes Solomon Arase As Police Service Commission Chairman; Appoints Replacement President Bola Tinubu has appointed Hashimu Argungu, a retired police officer, as the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). He will be replacing Solomon Arase who has just been removed from the position. Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, announced the appointment in a statement released on Monday. See the press release below: PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW LEADERSHIP FOR POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION AND NIGERIA POLICE TRUST FUND President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The President…