Crime
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Brigadier General killed in Abuja, police begin investigation
The Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have launched an investigation into an attack by armed robbers at Sunshine Homes Estate, which resulted in the untimely death of retired Brigadier General…
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Naval officers allegedly kill Police Inspector
Tragedy struck in Okokomaiko, Lagos State, as a Police Inspector was allegedly killed by individuals suspected to be naval officers. The incident occurred during a routine patrol along Igbo-Elerin in Ojo Local…
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25-year-old man to stay prison for stealing N1,000 food items
A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, sentenced 25-year-old Kazeem Salami to one year in prison on Friday for stealing food items worth N1,000. Magistrate V.B. Williams ruled that the prosecution had presented…
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Nigerian Boxer shot multiple times by Neighbour in US, Dies
The commencement of the hearing in the case of Nicholas Francis Xavier Giroux, 36, who shot dead a Nigerian boxer, is set for July 17. He is charged with first-and-second-degree murder in…
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Court remands alleged secret cult member in Ekiti
A 36-year-old man, Abbey Olorunfemi, facing charges of belonging to a secret cult, was ordered remanded by a chief magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. Chief Magistrate Saka Afunso presided over the…
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NDLEA seized 761,000 tonnes of illicit drugs in three years
Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), reported that the agency confiscated 761,000 tonnes of illicit drugs and substances from January 2021 to March 2024. He…
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EFCC Arraigns One for Tearing Investigation Letters
The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 11, 2024 arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing EFCC’s official Investigation Activities’ letters and obstructing The Commission’s…
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Man killed over alleged blasphemy in Bauchi
An irate mob in Bauchi has killed a man simply identified as Yunusa after he was accused of making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The incident was said to have taken place…
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JUST IN: Former SUG President shot dead
A young man named Endwell Ahuize Ejindu was shot dead in the Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. Ejindu was ambushed and shot at close range by unknown assailants along…
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Mob overpower police, kill man over blasphemy
An individual identified as Yunusa was killed by an angry mob in the Nasaru community of the Ningi local government area for allegedly making blasphemous comments about Prophet Muhammad. According to local…
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BREAKING: 1 dead, 2 policemen injured as hoodlums unleash mayhem in Kano
Some suspected hoodlums have unleashed mayhem on Jaen Makera quarters in Kano metropolis, killing one person and injuring two policemen. The outgoing Commissioner of police, AIG Usaini Gumel disclosed this in a…
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Court remands 11 over alleged robbery, unlawful possession of firearms
Eleven individuals, including Bamidele Bakare, Muriana Anuoluwapo, Sheriff Alausa, Emmanuel David, Godwin Asado, Abdullahi Taoheed, Olorunwa Ayeniran, Taoheed Alade, Abdullahi Isa, Bolaji Oseni, and Tobi Adedayo, have been remanded by the Chief…