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Apr

2024

IGP Orders Massive Promotion Of Junior Police Officers

IGP Egbetokun Orders Massive Promotion Of Junior Police Officers The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday authorised massive promotion of junior rank officers to their next rank. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the under the initiative, nine thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one (9,831) Police Constables will be elevated to the rank of Corporal while eighty-one (81) Corporals will be promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Also, six hundred and sixty-nine (669) officers are to be elevated from the rank of Sergeants to Inspectors. According to the statement, the Deputy…

Apr

2024

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Court Summons Five For Alleged Defamation Of Mercy Chinwo, Husband…

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Summons Five For Alleged Defamation Of Mercy Chinwo, Husband Mercy Chinwo’s husband, Blessed Uzochikwa has filed a direct complaint against five social media peddlers for ‘criminal defamation’ through his lawyers led by Pelumi Olajengbesi of Abuja-based media firm, Law Corridor. In the wake of the complaint, the Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2, summoned the five social media users for attempted reputation damage of gospel singers Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa. Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna, in the court summons dated April 3, 2024, ordered the five defendants to appear in person before the court on…

Apr

2024

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EFCC Grills Bobrisky For Naira Abuse

Crime, Economy, Environment, News Flash

EFCC Grills Bobrisky For Naira Abuse Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying Naira notes. The EFCC had invited the 31-year old following a video report of spraying and flaunting wads of new Naira notes at the premiere of a movie, Ajakaju, produced by Eniola Ajao, a Nollywood actress and producer, at Film One Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos on March 24, 2024. Investigation also revealed that he had also committed the alleged offence at some other event centres and parties at different…

Apr

2024

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Court Adjourns Binance Tax Evasion Case To April 19

Crime, Business, CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, Judiciary

Court Adjourns Binance Tax Evasion Case Till April 19 A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case involving Binance Holdings Limited and its executives. The Federal Inland Revenue Service had dragged the firm to court for tax evasion. Also joined in the suit are officials of the company, Tigran Gambaryan, and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla. In the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, Binance was accused of failing to register with the FIRS for the purpose of paying all relevant taxes administered by the service. The FIRS also alleged that while it was offering taxable services to subscribers on its…

Mar

2024

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Traditional Ruler Declared Wanted By DHQ For Killing Soldiers In Delta Surrenders To Police

Crime, News Flash, Security

Traditional Ruler Declared Wanted By DHQ For Killing Of Soldiers In Delta Surrenders To Police A traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo Ogenerukeywe, has been detained by the Delta State Police command in connection with the killing of 17 officers and soldiers of the Nigeria Army 15 days ago. The state Police Commissioner Abaniwonda Olufemi said Oghenerukevwe, who is the Urhukpe I of Emu Kindom, “turned himself in” shortly after the Defence Headquarters declared him and seven other wanted. Okuama where the military men comprising a Leutenant Colonel, two Majors, one Captain, and 13 soldiers were gruesomely killed, is a clan in…

Mar

2024

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Nigerian Army Declares 8 Persons Wanted In Connection With Killing Of It’s Personnel At Okuama Community, Delta

Crime, News Flash, Security

Nigerian Army has declared 8 persons wanted in connection to killing of its personnel at Okuama community, Delta In an update posted Nigerian Army official page on X, and sighted by our correspondent, the military revealed names are photos of the wanted persons. The names released contains 7 males and a female. The names are: WANTED PERSONS IN CONNECTION TO THE KILLING OF 17 NIGERIAN ARMY PERSONNEL AT OKUAMA COMMUNITY Akeywru Daniel Omotegbono (AKA Amagbem) Prof Ekpekpo Arthur Andaowei Dennis Bakriri Igoli Ebi Akata Malawa David Sinclear Oliki Clement Ikolo Oghenerukevwe Reuben Baru See also I Am Prepared To Help…

Mar

2024

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Official Document Exposes 54 Individuals Behind IPOB Activities In 22 Countries

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Security

Official Document Exposes 54 Individuals Behind IPOB Activities In 22 Countries Documents by Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has exposed the sources of funding for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The NFIU has also uncovered 27 cells belonging to the IPOB in 22 countries across the globe, including the United State of America and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The NFIU said the US and the UK house the largest numbers of these IPOB cells per country, with seven and six operating IPOB cells respectively in both countries. Details of the development were revealed in a newsletter…

Mar

2024

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Kidnappers Must Be Treated As Terrorists – President Tinubu Declares

Crime, News Flash, Presidency, Security

Kidnappers Must Be Treated As Terrorists — Tinubu Declares President Bola Tinubu has declared that individuals involved in despicable crimes such as kidnapping must be treated as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, the President said those who resort to kidnapping children are cowards, incapable of confronting the might of the Nigerian Armed Forces. ”We must treat kidnappers as terrorists,” the President said, according to a statement by his spokesman,…

Mar

2024

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Army Set To Release 200 Detainees Cleared Of Ties To Boko Haram

FGN, Crime, News Flash

Army Set To Release 200 Detainees Cleared Of Ties To Boko Haram The Nigerian Army is set to release more than 200 detainees cleared of links to the Boko Haram sect. The detainees were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency. According to Daily Trust, finding shows that they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society. The event will take place at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday morning. ” Not fewer than 200 cleared Boko Haram suspects that are being cleared of any wrongdoing by security…

Mar

2024

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Details Of Gumi’s Meeting With Security Agencies Revealed

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security

Details Of Gumi’s Meeting With Security Agencies Revealed Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has confirmedsecurity agencies invited him over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. The Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday, revealed that Gumi had been invited over some of his remarks. The minister said Gumi was not above the law and would be interrogated if security agencies deemed his comments reckless. This comes after Gumi continued his advocacy for amnesty for bandits in a recent radio interview, saying that many took to banditry because of alleged neglect and marginalisation…