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Feb

2024

FCTA Seals Orphanage For Trafficking Of 23 Children

FCTA seals Abuja orphanage over alleged trafficking of 23 children The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi Village, Abuja, after 23 children between the ages of one and 14 were rescued from the orphanage. The children were believed to have been allegedly trafficked from Plateau. Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this while handing over the children to Plateau Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Caroline Dafur, in Abuja on Monday. She said that investigation was ongoing to unravel the facts of the allegation. Benjamins-Laniyi also said that the…

Feb

2024

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EFCC Detains Former Kwara Governor Over Alleged N10 Billion Diversion

Crime, News Flash, North Central

Former Kwara Governor In Hot Water: EFCC Detains Him Over Alleged N10 Billion Diversion The news of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed’s detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sent shockwaves through the political landscape. The once-respected leader now finds himself embroiled in a scandal of alleged fund diversion totaling over N10 billion Ahmed’s detention came as a result of his compliance with an invitation from the anti-graft agency to their Ilorin zonal office. What began as a routine inquiry swiftly turned into a grilling session by EFCC investigators, delving into the murky depths of financial mismanagement…

Feb

2024

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32 Routes Uncovered By FG For Smuggling Food Out Of Nigeria

Crime, Economy, FGN, News Flash

FG Uncovers 32 Routes For Smuggling Food Out Of Nigeria The Federal Government says it has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing a conference on Public Wealth Management held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said on the midnight of Sunday, 45 trucks loaded with maize were intercepted while making their way to neighbouring countries. The Vice President said, “Just three nights ago, 45 trucks of maize were caught being transported to neighbouring countries. Just in that Ilela axis, there are 32 illegal smuggling…

Feb

2024

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Nigeria Police Honours 4 Officers Who Rejected N8.5m Bribe From Suspected Bandits

Crime, News Flash, Security

Police Honour Four Officers For Rejecting N8.5m Bribe From Suspected Bandit Taraba State Police Command has honoured four mobile police officers for rejecting an N8.5 million bribe from a suspected bandit while on a stop-and-search operation. The State Commissioner of Police, David Iloyalonomo, rewarded the four officers in his office at the Taraba State Police Command Headquarters. When Channels Television visited the checkpoint, one of the officers who arrested the suspected bandit, Ngamarju Gambo, told our correspondent that their stand against corruption and quest for a peaceful atmosphere across the country motivated them not to take the bribe. According to…

Feb

2024

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Gunmen Kill Ex-CBN Director, 5 Others, Over 50 Abducted In Kaduna

Crime, News Flash, Security

Gunmen Kill Ex-CBN Director, 5 Others In Kaduna, Abduct Over 50 Bandits have killed at least six persons including a former Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and his younger brother in Kwassam and Sabon Layin communities of the Kauru Local Government area of Kaduna State. The police are yet to confirm the incident but the spokesperson of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Josiah Abraks, said in a statement that the bandits attacked the Kwassam community on Friday night. He also said that 50 people were kidnapped by the bandits in another attack at Sabon Layin village…

Feb

2024

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Abia First Lady Seeks Urgent Measures Against Drug Abuse/Trafficking

Abia State, Crime, Good Governance, News Flash

Abia first lady, Priscila Otti seeks Urgent measures Against substance Abuse, illicit drug traffickingThe first lady of Abia State, Mrs. Priscila ChidinmaOtti has said that drug abuse is a serious issue that affects individuals and communities world wide, noting that iinstt’s very important to take proactive steps or address this problem. First lady of Abia State, Mrs. Priscila Chidinma Otti, first ladies from other states and stakeholdersFirst lady of Abia State, Mrs. Priscila Chidinma Otti, first ladies from other states and stakeholders The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Chidinma Otti, has strongly advocated for total eradication…

Feb

2024

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Sexual Harassment: Court Plays Nude Videos Of Student Found In Ndifon’s Phones

Crime, Education, Judiciary, News Flash

Sexual Harassment Trial: Nude Videos Of Student Found In Ndifon’s Phones Played In Court Nude videos of a female Diploma student found in the two phones seized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from Prof. Cyril Ndifon in continuation of the trial of the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) were played in court on Monday The ICPC’s lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, led Bwaigu Fungo, the 4th prosecution witness (PW4) to play the videos in evidence in the ongoing trial of Ndifon and his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu, before Justice James…

Feb

2024

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Serving Senator Narrowly Escapes Assassination In Imo, Orderly Killed

Crime, National Assembly, News Flash

Serving Senator Narrowly Escapes Assassination In Imo, Orderly Killed Gunmen have attacked the Senator representing Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), Senator Patrick Ndubueze, resulting in the tragic death of one of his orderlies. A source close to the senator told the Nation that the gunmen stormed the senator’s residence during the early hours of Monday, February 12. The source added that while the senator managed to escape unharmed, one of the policemen assigned to him was fatally shot. He said: “The news of Senator Patrick Ndubueze being attacked is true. They stormed his residence at Umualumoke and killed a policeman…

Feb

2024

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Nigerian Navy Uncovers Massive Illegal Refineries In Rivers

Crime, News Flash, Oil & Gas, Security

Massive Illegal Refineries With 2.7m Litres Refining Capacity Per Day Uncovered In Rivers The Nigeria Navy has uncovered 15 massive illegal refining camps, each equipped with six cooking pots and metal storage tanks with capacity to hold about 30,000 litres of crude oil, culminating in about 2.7 million litres of crude oil illegally refined per day at Ke community in Degema, Rivers State. Commodore Desmond Igbo, the Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt led journalists to the illicit refining sites at Ke community in Degema on Friday. Igbo said the troops uncovered the illegal refineries as part of…

Feb

2024

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Emefiele’s Wife, 3 Others Declared Wanted For Money Laundering By EFCC

Crime, News Flash

EFCC declares Emefiele’s wife, three others wanted for money laundering The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Margaret Emefiele, the wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele and three others wanted for alleged involvement in money laundering activities. According to the EFCC, Margaret Emefiele, Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile, and her husband Jonathan Omoile, are wanted for their roles in a scheme to convert large sums of money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The agency accuses them of committing offences such as obtaining money by false pretences, theft and contravening Sections 411, 287,…