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Police nab three suspects with N129bn fake currencies in Kano
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The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday, arrested three persons for being in possession of counterfeit currencies amounting to N129bn. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the arrest…
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Five suspects arraigned for stealing N25m Milo truck
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Five men on Monday appeared before the Magistrate Court in Ota Ogun State for allegedly stealing a truckload of Milo products worth N25 million. The defendants, Temidire Ramon, 35, Aminu…
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Protesters storm Lagos gov’s office over planned monarch imposition
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Residents of Ajah in Lagos State have sent a distress call to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the planned imposition of a new traditional leader in the community. This was expressed…
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Police arrest two suspected cultists, rescue victims in Anambra
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The operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two persons suspected to be cultists and armed robbers, along with various weapons in their possession. The suspects, Okechukwu Chinwuko,…
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41-year-old man killed in Kwara night fire
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A fire incident which occurred in the early hours of Monday, at number 158 Alaparun compound, Isale Alore, in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State has reportedly…
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Police to grill officers for extorting N1m from Enugu traveller
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The Enugu State Police Command said it would prosecute officers attached to the Awkunanaw Police Station, Garriki, who were accused of extorting a traveller in the state. The victim’s brother…
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Abducted A’Ibom lawyer, niece released from kidnappers’ den
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed that an abducted lawyer and his niece have been rescued from their kidnappers’ den by the operatives, PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday.…
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Suspected trafficker arrested with 7.40kg cannabis hidden in pressure machines
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwuh Inya. Inya, a building engineer, allegedly attempted to take delivery of illicit consignments concealed in…
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India arrests three Nigerians for cyberfraud
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Three Nigerians have been arrested in Delhi and face a minimum of three years imprisonment for allegedly defrauding an Indian woman of over Rs 2.62 lakh. A report by The…
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18-year-old arrested for allegedly killing Niger ex-perm sec
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The Niger State Police Command spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, has disclosed that the operatives have arrested the alleged killer of the former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Adamu Jagaba,…
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Family demands justice over killing of 65-year-old Oyo farmer
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The family of Mr Akanbi Sunlola, a 65-year-old farmer, killed on his farm in Ilero, Kajola Local Government of Oyo State, has expressed its keenness on justice. The decomposing body…
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One killed, suspects arrested as Gombe youths, herdsmen clash
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The Gombe State Police Command said it had arrested some suspects in connection with the death of one person following a clash between some youths and Fulani herders in the…
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18-year-old panel beater kills ex-Niger perm sec
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Operatives of the Niger State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of one Fatiyah Abdulhakeem who works as a panel beater, for allegedly killing an ex-Permanent Secretary of the…
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Police foil two kidnap attempts, rescue 20 victims in Katsina
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The Katsina State Police Command has foiled two separate kidnap attempts in Jibia and Faskari Local Government Areas of the state. The command also rescued 20 kidnapped victims during the…
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PICTORIAL: NDLEA arrests engineer, seizes 1,323kg of cannabis in multiple operations
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, a building engineer, while attempting to receive illicit drugs concealed in imported pressure…