Oyo govt demolish shops in Akinyele LGA

09 May 2024

Panic gripped residents and traders of the popular Ojoo market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State as the government demolished scores of shops and kiosks in the area, on Thursday. It was gathered that the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development had served the traders quit notice a long time ago […]

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45 years old cleric arrested for defiling 3 teenage girls

09 May 2024

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a cleric for allegedly defiling three teenage girls in Agah village in llorin South local government area of Kwara state. The 45-year-old Cleric identified as Prophet Olayinka Ajiboye, described as a serial rapist, was alleged to have defiled three minors, all […]

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Nigerian man arrested with 200g of cocaine in Kenya

09 May 2024

  Detectives have arrested a Nigerian national allegedly found with 200g of cocaine in Mombasa, Kenya. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on Thursday, May 9, 2024, said the suspect, Victor Chinenye Ikonne, was arrested at an apartment as the crackdown on drug traffickers continues in the country. “The Anti-Narcotic Unit (ANU) […]

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Cybersecurity levy: “Don’t burden Nigerians with more hardships” – Northern elders tell Tinubu

09 May 2024

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has strongly condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’srecent decision to impose a cybersecurity levy onbankcustomers. In a statement released by theNEF’sDirector of Publicity and Advocacy, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the forum expresseditsdissatisfaction with the policy, citing the escalating costs associated with banking transactionsas a result ofmultiple charges. The NEFcriticisedtheCBN’sdirective as”arbitrary, illegal, […]

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Protesters storms NPF headquarters demanding the release of Ojukwu

09 May 2024

Journalists and concerned citizens have stormed the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, in a protest, demanding the immediate release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. Ojukwu was clandestinely abducted by the police in Lagos on May 1 and transferred to Abuja about three days later. The ongoing protest at the […]

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Kwara house of assembly urges state govt. To probe failed 3 billion salary arrears

08 May 2024

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state government to probe the failure of a consultant to pay N3 billion salary arrears to local government and SUBEB workers in the state. Recall that the government released N3 billion to a consultant in February 2024 to clear all salary arrears for SUBEB teachers and […]

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Generator fumes kills mother and son, daughter hospitalized

08 May 2024

The Delta State Police command has warned the public about the dangers of generator fumes and urged them to be careful. This warning comes after an incident in which a mother and son lost their lives while using generator inside their house during rainfall. According to a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations […]

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EFCC probes 10 senior NSCDC officers over alleged 7.5bn fraud

08 May 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 10 senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over an alleged N7.5bn fraud. The anti-graft agency has also invited 10 contractors linked with the alleged fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had on April 26, 2024, written a letter to the NSCDC cG, inviting […]

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Bandits abduct 13 people,

08 May 2024

Gunmen in the early hours of Monday abducted 13 residents of Piko community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.     A resident of Shere, a neighbouring village, who craved for anonymity for security reason, told City & Crime yesterday that among the victims is a pastor in the village and an assistant head […]

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