Crime

Dec
15
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Supreme Court Okays Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial For Terrorism

Supreme Court Okays Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial For Terrorism

Crime, News Flash
S’Court Okays Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial For Terrorism The Supreme Court has set aside a judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The apex court held that the court of appeal was wrong that the trial court couldn’t try him because his rights were violated by the prosecution. Details later…
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Dec
14
2023
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Abuja Newspaper Distributors’ President Abducted, Kidnappers Demand N15m

Abuja Newspaper Distributors’ President Abducted, Kidnappers Demand N15m

Abuja, Crime, News Flash
Abuja Newspapers Distributors’ President Abducted, Kidnappers Demand ₦15m The President, Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association, John Emmanuel, was kidnapped by bandits in a ‘one-chance’ vehicle in the Giri area of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday night. The PUNCH exclusively gathered that the kidnappers have demanded ₦15m ransom from his family. Our correspondent gathered that Emmanuel was abducted on the Giri Highway around 8pm on Tuesday on his way back home. The victim’s wife, Mrs Uche Emmanuel, on Wednesday, in an interview, confirmed her husband’s abduction while also noting that his abductors have reached out to the family demanding ₦15m ransom…
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Dec
13
2023
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My First Son Has Impregnated His 3 Sisters In A Row In My Absence, I’m Finished – Mother Cries Out.

My First Son Has Impregnated His 3 Sisters In A Row In My Absence, I’m Finished – Mother Cries Out.

True Life Story, Crime, News Flash
I Am Finished, My First Son Has Impregnated His 3 Sisters In My Absence – Mother Cries Out I have one boy and three girls that have grown matured. My first son is 24 and my last born is 16 years old. My husband is a businessman so he is hardly at home because he is always traveling here and there and I too I can’t just sit at home and fold my hands. I have to help the family and provide should in case things go wrong. This was what made me open my own business. Three of my…
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Dec
13
2023
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Customs React To Viral Video: Custom Officer Captured Demanding N5k Bribe At Lagos Airport

Customs React To Viral Video: Custom Officer Captured Demanding N5k Bribe At Lagos Airport

News Flash, Crime
Viral Video: Customs Officer Captured Demanding N5k Bribe At Lagos Airport A viral video has shown a female officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) demanding bribe from a passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. In the less than two-minute clip, the customs officer was seen requesting for the sum of N5,000, while clutching the trolley containing the passenger’s luggage. The passenger was heard saying he could not afford the N5,000 sum. The officer would go on to reduce the sum to N3,000. The passenger again baulked and said he could not afford to pay the sum of…
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Dec
11
2023
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Governor’s Convoy Crushes Student, One Other To Death; Family Seeks Justice

Governor’s Convoy Crushes Student, One Other To Death; Family Seeks Justice

Crime, News Flash
Governor’s Convoy Crushes Student, One Other To Death; Family Seeks Justice The family of an undergraduate at the Ebonyi State University, Ebube Akah, is asking for justice after a convoy of the state governor, Francis Nwifuru, killed the student. Ebube was killed alongside a commercial motorcyclist he was riding with in Abakaliki on 1 December. The deceased student’s older brother, Isidore Akah, said on Friday that the tragic incident occurred on Friday, 1 December, in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. Mr Akah in a telephone interview accused the police of a cover up of his brother’s death. “The governor’s ride…
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Dec
11
2023
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Kaduna Bombing: Senators Donate December Salaries To Victims

Kaduna Bombing: Senators Donate December Salaries To Victims

Crime, National Assembly, News Flash
Senators Donate December Salaries To Kaduna Bombing Victims The 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their one-month salaries, amounting to N109m to the victims of drone mishap in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna State. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, announced this at the Kaduna Government House when he led a high-powered delegation of the Senate to the state. The Senators were received by the state governor, Senator Uba Sani. Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the money would…
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Dec
11
2023
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NDLEA Storms Wedding Party, Arrests Groom, 25 Others Over Drugs

NDLEA Storms Wedding Party, Arrests Groom, 25 Others Over Drugs

Crime, News Flash
NDLEA Storms Wedding Party, Arrests Groom, 25 Others Over Drugs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives in Katsina state have disrupted a pre-wedding party, which involved a drug abuse competition, in a community popularly known as Shola Quarters and arrested 25 youths who were participating. The director, media and advocacy, NDLEA headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, December 10, said the operatives acted on intelligence. Babafemi said the operatives swooped on the suspects “while they were busy taking turns abusing all sorts of illicit substances including a mixture of…
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Dec
09
2023
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26 – Year – Old Traditional Healer Raped By Her Male Patient During Ritual

26 – Year – Old Traditional Healer Raped By Her Male Patient During Ritual

Crime, Gossips, News Flash
26-Year-Old Traditional Healer Raped By Her Male Client During Ritual A twenty-six-year-old traditional healer was allegedly raped by her male client at the client’s home when she went to perform a ritual in South Africa. The twenty-six-year-old traditional healer says the ordeal has left her in shock and in fear. The woman says she was at her client’s home to perform a ritual, when the man raped her. She stated that the painful experience affected her and left her doubting her calling. She says it is going to be a long journey before she can start trusting male clients again.…
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Dec
09
2023
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Tompolo Firm, Navy Clash Over Arrested Vessel

Tompolo Firm, Navy Clash Over Arrested Vessel

Crime, News Flash, Security
Navy, Tompolo Firm Clash Over Arrested Vessel An altercation on Thursday ensued between operatives of the Nigeria Navy and a combined team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Navy, and Tanita Security Service Limited, owned by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo. According to a military source, the combined team of security operatives was on a routine patrol of the coastal waters in Ondo State when they intercepted a vessel suspected to be stealing crude from a wellhead on the coastal water. It was also disclosed that the combined team approached the vessel but discovered that there were…
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Dec
09
2023
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Exclusive: Five(5) Ways To Detect Fake Naira Notes

Exclusive: Five(5) Ways To Detect Fake Naira Notes

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, News Flash
EXCLUSIVE: Five Ways To Detect Fake Naira Notes Identification of original Naira notes from fake pieces in the economy does not require a formal education, there are differences to look for. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, today alerted banks and Nigerians to beware of counterfeit bank notes, especially higher denominations now spent in food markets and other commercial hubs in the country. According to Apex Bank, it is an offense punishable by imprisonment for any person to falsify, make, or counterfeit any bank note or coin issued by the CBN. Recall that in December 2022, after the Central Bank…
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