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Feb

2024

Boyfriend And Girlfriend Died During Fight In Lagos

Boyfriend And Girlfriend Died During Fight In Lagos The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that a man, Adebayo Adeseko and his girlfriend, Sarah Adesanya, died after fighting in their apartment. It was a surprise for residents of Ojodu, Ikeja, Lagos State, when the information spread that the lady and the man died after the “bloody” fight. PUNCH Metro gathered that the cause of the fight that happened on Sunday morning between the two lovers could not be ascertained by the residents who spoke with our correspondent. However, it was gathered that the lovers had been having arguments since the…

Feb

2024

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EFCC Arrests Popular Pastor Over N1.3 Billion Grants Scam

Crime, News Flash, Religion

EFCC Arrests Popular Pastor Over N1.3 Billion Grants Scam A cleric, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International has been arrested for defrauding church members and other Nigerians of over N1.3 billion as registration fees for grants from the Ford Foundation. According to a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ebonyi has been defrauding members of his church, NGOs and others with purported intervention projects worth $2 billion by the Ford Foundation through his NGO, Theobarth Global Foundation to assist the less-privileged in the society. “He allegedly beguiled his victims…

Feb

2024

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Boko Haram Kills Policeman, 2 Civilians, Burns Palace In Yobe

Crime, News Flash, Security

Boko Haram kills policeman, two civilians, burns palace in Yobe Boko Haram insurgents have carried out a series of attacks in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State, resulting in the tragic loss of lives and destruction of property. The attacks occurred at midnight on Saturday, with gunshots echoing through the village located 17km away from Damaturu, the state capital. During the onslaught, a mobile policeman and two civilians were killed, while the district head’s palace in Kukareta, situated on the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road, was set ablaze by the assailants. Eyewitnesses report that the attackers, believed to be Boko Haram insurgents,…

Feb

2024

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EFCC Recovers N37 Billion From Humanitarian Affairs

Abuja, Crime, News Flash

EFCC Renders Account Of Stewardship, As Details Of Recovered Humanitarian Affairs N37 Billion Emerge Details of the N37 billion so far recovered from the controversial Humanitarian Affairs Ministry have begun to emerge as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission gives account of its operations under a new leadership. The anti-graft agency has recovered at least N37 billion from yet to be determined huge cash diverted from the till of the government agency into private coffers. A top operative of the agency, who is familiar with the recoveries so far made, told one of our correspondents that the amount traced to…

Feb

2024

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Kaduna Rerun: Thugs Kill One, Snatching Ballot Box

Crime, News Flash, Politics

Kaduna Rerun: Suspected Thugs Kill One Over Ballot Box Snatching There was confusion in Rigachikun in Igabi Local Government of Kaduna State on Sunday, following the killing of a 40-year-old man at Saturday’s bye-election in the area bus suspected political thugs According to an eyewitness, the victim, Mansur Shafiu, was killed by suspected political thugs in his efforts to prevent ballot box snatching. “In trying to prevent them, one of the thugs brought out a knife and stabbed him,” the eyewitness said. The spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the incident, said suspected political…

Feb

2024

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Keep Your Marriages Off Social Media – Police Advice Couples

Crime, Marriage And Love, News Flash, Security

Keep Your Marriages Off Social Media – Police Advice Couples The Police Public Relations Officer, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, has cautioned couples to keep details of their marriages off the social media space. Adeh who gave the notice on Sunday in a post on her X handle urged couples to instead use social media platforms to promote their businesses to avoid complaints. She posted, “All these married couples showing off love on social media. I don’t want to hear complaints oooo. “Keep your happy homes off social media. Use the social media platforms to promote your…

Feb

2024

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Rapper Arrested, Handcuffed Shortly After Winning 3 Grammys

Crime, Entertainment, News Flash

Rapper Arrested, Handcuffed Shortly After Winning 3 Grammys Michael Render, also known as rapper Killer Mike, was arrested on a misdemeanour charge Sunday night shortly after winning three Grammys. Render was detained and handcuffed by police just after 4 p.m. PT. Police took him into custody over an alleged physical altercation at the 700 block of Chick Hearn Court, one of the streets just outside the Crypto.com arena, which is where the Grammys were held, ABC News reports. Rapper Killer MikeRender was placed under arrest and taken to Central Division. He was booked on misdemeanour battery. Authorities said Sunday night…

Feb

2024

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Police Arrest Killers Of Ekiti Oba

Crime, News Flash, Security

Killers of Ekiti Oba’s Arrested, Police The Ekiti State Police Command has paraded one Baboba Alhaji for involvement in the killing of the two Traditional Rulers in the Ikole Axis of Ekiti State. Addressing Journalists on the success, the AIG in charge of Ekiti, Dare Ogundare, said it took the combined efforts of security agencies in the state to apprehend the suspect. He said that the suspect had confessed to the crime while efforts were on to apprehend his accomplice. The AIG, who said no arrest was made during the release operation of the abducted school pupils and their teachers,…

Feb

2024

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55 Persons Escorting Bride To Her Matrimonial Home Kidnapped

Crime, Marriage And Love, News Flash

Gunmen Kidnap 55 Persons Escorting Bride To Her Matrimonial Home At least 55 persons are said to have been kidnapped by a terrorists gang while escorting a bride along Damari town in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Although security agencies are yet to confirm the incident officially, a resident however, told Channels Television on Friday in a telephone call that the incident occurred on Thursday at about 8:00 pm. He noted that three security volunteers however lost their lives in effort to rescue the victims. “Before the hoodlums attack the victims on a canter vehicle, the victims were…

Feb

2024

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33 Nigerians Petition IGP Over N20Billion Ponzi Scheme Diversion By Anambra Police Commissioner

Crime, News Flash, Security

33 Nigerians Petition IGP To Probe Alleged ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Diversion Of N20Billion By Anambra Police Commissioner A group of Nigerians has petitioned the acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the alleged diversion of over N20 billion funds under ATIC Co-operative operated by Mr. Aderemi Adeoye, Commissioner of Police in Anambra State. The group called for the IGP’s intervention in the case of the operation of a “Ponzi scheme, fraudulent diversion, and misappropriation of funds by Mr Aderemi Olufemi Adeoye”. This is contained in a letter signed by at least 33 people, addressed to the IGP and dated January…