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Jan

2024

Senate To Summon Wike Over Worsening Insecurity In FCT – Ireti Kingibe

Senate to summon Wike over worsening banditry in Abuja – FCT lawmaker, Ireti Kingibe Following the deteriorating security situation in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the Senate has revealed plans to summon the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, made this known while speaking on the security crisis rocking the capital city during a Channels TV program on Sunday. She said that when the Senate resumes plenary, the Minister would be summoned to explain his plan to tackle the security crisis. Senator Kingibe, elected under the Labour Party, LP, platform, lamented the recent surge in…

Jan

2024

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Row Over Auctioned Stolen SUV Bought By Retired AIG

Crime, News Flash

Row Over Auctioned Stolen SUV Bought By Retired AIG A stolen Toyota Sport Utility Vehicle found in the possession of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) who claimed he purchased the vehicle through a public auction has sparked a row. The car’s original owner faulted the public auction of his vehicle to the ex-police chief, saying the information provided for its auction did not add up, reports KUNLE AKINRINADE. It was around midnight a decade ago when some dare-devil robbers broke into the home of Eye Ayo Samuel in Erusu Akoko, Akoko North West Local Government Area of…

Jan

2024

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Abuja Kidnapped Victims: Police Rescue Nabeeha’s 5 Sisters And Others

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security

Police Rescue Nabeeha’s Sisters, Others Abuja Kidnapped Victims Inside Kaduna Forest The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) has rescued some undisclosed kidnapped victims shortly after it took over major routes in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, used by bandits to transport their victims out of Abuja into neighboring states of Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, and Kogi. The victims were rescued by the FCT Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in a concerted effort with troops of the Nigerian Army, on the heels of the kidnappers that struck the Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council on the 2nd of…

Jan

2024

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Emefiele Illegally Obtained $6.2 Million By Impersonating SGF – EFCC

Crime, Economy, News Flash

Emefiele Impersonated SGF To Illegally Obtain $6.2 Million – EFCC The Federal Government has for the third time amended the criminal charges it filed against the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. In the latest amended charge taken before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused Emefiele of impersonating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to illegally obtain a sum of $6.2m. According to the amended charge marked CR/577/2023, Emefiele, on February 8, 2023, connived with one Odoh Ocheme, who…

Jan

2024

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Two Abducted As Kidnappers Invade Army Estate In Abuja

Abuja, Crime, News Flash

Kidnappers Invade Army Estate In Abuja, Abduct Two Kidnappers invaded the Nigeria Post Army estate in Abuja on Thursday night and kidnapped two people. The incident, which happened at about 10:00 p.m. in the Phase 2 area of the estate, had kidnappers who came into the estates and took away the wife and one of the in-laws of one Barrister Cyril Adikwu. According to Austine John, who is a neighbour to the victim, the kidnappers came in and started shooting while they invaded the barrister’s house and took away his wife and in-law while the barrister escaped. “It all started…

Jan

2024

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Beware Of Crypto Scam – By Nnate Ernest

Crime, News Flash

BEWARE OF CRYPTO SCAM BY Nnate Ernest The "Dark Side of Cryptocurrency" is a topic worth exploring. From scams to money laundering, the world of cryptocurrency is not always what it seems. Let's take a closer look at some of the risks and dangers associated with this digital currency. Cryptocurrency has revolutionized the way we transfer currency, making it easier to conduct transactions quickly and across borders. Coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and Solana have proven to be worthwhile investments, bringing good returns over time. However, it's important to be cautious when it comes to cryptocurrency. Scammers often use…

Jan

2024

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Lagos Police Parade 34 Suspected Cultists, Others For Various Crimes

Crime, Lagos, News Flash

PHOTOS: Lagos Police Parade 34 Suspected Cultists, Others The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 34 suspects for various crimes including armed robbery, stealing, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms. According to a statement posted on the official X handle of the commmand on Wednesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, disclosed this at a press briefing held at the command's headquarters on Tuesday. Fayoade said that the suspects were arrested in different parts of the state between November 22, 2023, and January 13, 2024. He added that items recovered from the suspects include 16 firearms, 72 live cartridges,…

Jan

2024

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$8.9 Million Looted Under Jonathan Regime To Be Returned By US

Crime, Economy, International

US To Return $8.9 Million Looted Under Jonathan To Nigeria A Royal Court in Jersey, United States, has reportedly ruled that stolen assets worth £6.9m ($8.9m) be repatriated to Nigeria. The said assets were allegedly diverted by Nigerian government officials in 2014 under the guise of purchasing arms to fight Boko Haram terrorists. According to BBC, the court ruled that the money, deposited in a Jersey bank account, was likely stolen by officials in the Nigerian Government in 2014. Controversies had surrounded the purchase of weapons in the fight against insurgency with the then National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, being…

Jan

2024

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Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo In Big Trouble

Crime, News Flash, Politics

Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo In Big Trouble The Code of Conduct Bureau has invited the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the involvement of his company in an alleged N438m contract scam uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The CCB has commenced an investigation into the alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the Minister. A company, New Planet Projects, allegedly belonging to the Minister, benefitted from an alleged contract scam from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. A document exclusively obtained by our correspondent on Monday revealed that the CCB invited the embattled…

Jan

2024

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Police Not Permitted To Search Citizens’ Phones – Lagos CP

Crime, News Flash, Security

Policemen Not Permitted To Search Citizens’ Phones – Lagos CP The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, has said that no police officer is permitted to search the phones of any Nigerian. He noted that the Police Force had a cyber section responsible for that, adding that if a police officer suspected anything, they would take the person to the station so the phone could be searched. A Sunday statement by the management of Melody FM, 107.7FM, signed by Kunle Babarinde, noted the CP said this when he visited the radio station at Iyana-Ipaja on Wednesday. He commended the…