Custom officer shot himself dead in his apartment

13 May 2024

An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdulwahab Magaji, serving in the Federal Capital Territory, reportedly shot himself dead in his residence on Binta Street, Farm Estate area, Abuja. It was gathered from a senior law enforcement officer that the incident happened last Monday. According to the source, the family of the deceased had raised […]

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Cable vandals bag six years imprisonment in Ogun

13 May 2024

A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Wednesday sentenced three persons to six years imprisonment each for vandalising electricity cables belonging to the lbadan Electricity Distribution Company. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogbonnaya Dyke, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Metro on […]

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Benue state police threatens to impound vehicles and motorcycles with concealed plate number

13 May 2024

The Benue State Police Command has warned motorists and vehicle owners in the state against covering vehicle number plates in the state. The state command directed that any vehicle or motorcycle with its number plate covered would be impounded. In a statement titled, ‘Ban on covering of motor vehicle/motorcycle number plate in Benue State’ issued […]

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Landlady, husband flee after dumping corpse into canal

13 May 2024

A landlord, Bola Abiodun, and her husband, identified simply as Sunday, have flown their Temidire community home in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State after allegedly disposing of their tenant’s body in a canal. Our correspondent learnt that the incident, which occurred at about 12:05 pm on May 8, 2024, led the state […]

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BREAKING: Workers stranded as labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC

13 May 2024

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Plateau State and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company in Jos, the state capital. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission offices located at the Gold and Base axis in Jos were also picketed by the union members, leaving […]

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$2.5bn fraud: EFCC to collaborate with UK prosecutors on Diezani’s case

13 May 2024

There were sians over the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors as an interested party in the trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a UK court. A team from the anti-graft commission is expected in London to initiate this process by filing […]

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Some student have been rescued – kogi governor

12 May 2024

The Kogi State Government has said some students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, who were kidnapped by gunmen last Thursday have been rescued. While the number of rescued students remains unknown, the government attributed the rescue operation to the dominant show of firepower by security operatives and local vigilante men […]

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Gunmen attacks NPF, FRSC in Enugu

12 May 2024

There was a reign of terror at Orba and Eha-Alumona in Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Areas of Enugu State, respectively, as gunmen attacked two operatives each of the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday. The attack came barely 24 hours after two policemen on a stop-and-search duty were attacked and […]

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FG to collect fresh $2.25bn loan from World bank June 13

12 May 2024

The Federal Government is poised to receive fresh loan funding from the World Bank, with approval expected for loans totalling $2.25bn on June 13, 2024. The funding will be received via two major development projects. The first project is the Nigeria Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation Development Policy Financing, which is set to […]

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