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Nov

2023

Just-In: Court Orders Unconditional Release Of Ex-CBN Governor Emefiele

Court orders unconditional release of ex-CBN gov Emefiele The Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the unconditional and immediate release of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice O.A. Adeniyi made the order following an ex-parte motion filed by Emefiele. In the motion, the ex-CBN governor was seeking his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the hearing and determination of the originating motion. After hearing the motion, the judge ordered Emefiele’s release. Emefiele named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Executive…

Nov

2023

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This Life: Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Bathing Girlfriend Who Rejected Marriage Proposal With Acid

Crime, Gossips, Love & Life, News Flash

Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Bathing Girlfriend With Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal A High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital and presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu has sentenced one Jide Afolabi Sunday to life imprisonment for bathing his girlfriend with acid after she refused to accept his marriage proposal. 33-year-old Sunday was charged with attempted murder on his lover, Glory Sylvester Ita, whom he poured acid on, CrossRiverWatch reports. He was in police custody for months after being arrested for the crime that affected Glory’s abdomen; an ear and breast were cut off…

Nov

2023

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OAU Raid: EFCC Bans Sting Operations At Night, Reviews Arrest, Bail Procedures

Crime, News Flash, Security

OAU Raid: EFCC Bans Sting Operations At Night, Reviews Arrest, Bail Procedures The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed its operatives to stop sting operations at night. Ola Olukoyede, the commission’s chairman, announced the new directive on Wednesday in Abuja. According to a statement by Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s spokesperson, the order was given in reaction to the raid of off-campus hostels of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile Ife by operatives of EFCC About 69 suspects were arrested during the raid for fraud-related offences. A source told TheCable that the officials broke into the hostels with hammers. The…

Nov

2023

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Kingsley Moghalu Faults Bawa’s Detention, Release Without Explanation To Nigerians

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Politics

Ex-CBN Deputy Governor, Kingsley Moghalu, Faults Bawa’s Detention, Release Without Explanation toNigerians A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has faulted the prolonged detention and sudden release of Abdulrasheed Bawa, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Department of State Services without charging him to court, or offering explanation on why he was detained in the first place. Recall that on 14th June, 2023 Bawa was suspended from office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Abdulkarim Chukkol was appointed to act in his capacity as chairman. The DSS had immediately picked…

Oct

2023

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Yul Edochie Condemns The Early Hunger For Wealth Amongst Young Nigerians; “Your Time Will Come”, He Counseled.

Crime, Entertainment

“Your Time Will Come”: Yul Edochie Tells Young Nigerians As He Condemns the Early Quest for Wealth Nigerian actor Yul Edochie is yet to get over the barbaric incident that occurred recently at the University of Port Harcourt. Recall that AttNews reported that a young uniport student killed and harvested his girlfriend's organs recently. The Nollywood star, also an alumni of the federal university, shared his observations about the younger generation. The Nigerian actor Yul Edochie has shared his take on the viral news of a University of Port Harcourt student who murdered his girlfriend. The Rivers State Police Command…

Oct

2023

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This Life: 17-Year-Old Girl Declared Missing 6 Days Ago Now Found In A Hotel

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Education, Love & Life, News Flash, Security

INSIDE LIFE: 17-Year-Old Girl Who Was Declared Missing 6 Days Ago Found In A Hotel A 17-year-old Michelle Chika Emenike who was declared missing 6 days ago after she was last seen in a GIG bus in Port Harcourt has been found. According to Portharcourt Special, She was found in a hotel. A close source reached out to us last night and said “We just saw her now at Obi Wali. My eldest brother’s friend saw her at another world hotel and gave us a call. Right now, she is in my family house”. SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU,…

Oct

2023

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Fresh Trouble For Former Governor As EFCC Uncovers N1.2bn For Gubernatorial Election

Abuja, Crime

Former Governor In Trouble As EFCC Uncovers N1.2bn For Gubernatorial Election Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigating officer, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, allegedly gave former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, the sum of N1,219,000,000 in cash for the 2014 governorship election. On Friday, the officer also informed the trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, that contrary to the statement made to the Commission by Fayose that the money was a campaign donation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the EFCC discovered that the fund was from the office…

Oct

2023

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Gunmen Behead Policeman In Umuode Community, Osisioma Ngwa LG In Abia State

Crime, Abia State, Security

Gunmen Behead Policeman In Umuode Community, Osisioma Ngwa LG In Abia State. Gunmen on Thursday attacked police operatives on stop- and- search operation along Umuode/Isiahia in Osisioma Ngwa local government area of Abia State. Sources said the incident, which happened around 4pm, threw Umuode community into panic as over possible police invasion of the community. One of the operatives was beheaded by the gunmen. Other members of the team were said to have run to safety with their ammunition as the gunmen made away with the beheaded policeman’s head, abandoning the other parts of the body in the car. It…

Oct

2023

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Medical Doctor Bags Double Life imprisonment For Defiling Wife’s Underaged Niece.

Crime, News Flash

Dr. Olufemi Olaleye Bags Double Life Imprisonment For Defiling Wife’s Niece An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optical Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, to double life imprisonment for defiling 16-year-old wife’s niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the two-count of defilement and sexual assault by penetration against Olaleye. The judge ruled that the evidence adduced before the court against the defendant was compelling and proved beyond reasonable doubts. According him, the confessional statement of the defendant, which he made before his lawyer, Mr Olalekan Buruji and the…

Oct

2023

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Tension In Market As Lady’s ‘Bre@st’ Allegedly Got Missing

Crime, News Flash

Tension In Market As Lady’s ‘Bre@st’ Allegedly Goes Missing A video rocking online has captured a shocking moment a young lady’s chest suddenly went missing in Keffi market, Nasarawa state. It appeared that the lady have visited the market to make some purchase when she suddenly noticed its absence. Traders and customers were seen gathered round her, enquiring to know what had happened but the lady appeared to be too overwhelmed to speak. While the truth behind the claim remains uncertain, some online users suggest that it was her own money that had disappeared. Netizens flooded comment section to share…