Category: Security
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Former Ekiti University Deputy VC Abducted, Kidnappers Demand N50m Ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU), Professor Femi Olaofe, from his residence in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Thursday. The kidnappers are demanding a N50 million ransom for his release. Professor Olaofe, a native of Are-Ekiti in the Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, recently…
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Fire guts petrol tank in Abuja filling station
A fire broke out at the Mainland Oil and Gas filling station at Dutse junction along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on Thursday around 5:30 p.m. An anonymous witness reported that the blaze started while a tanker, which had not yet unloaded its fuel, was at the station. Panic ensued as someone alerted others waiting…
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Japa: Police arrest couple for attempting to sell son to fund husband’s relocation abroad
The Lagos Police Command has apprehended a couple (names withheld) for allegedly attempting to sell their two-year-old son to finance their travel to Canada. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the command, confirmed the incident to journalists in Lagos on Thursday. According to Hundeyin, the couple, aged 28 and 22, was arrested on Tuesday during…
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Bribery: Ganduje, wife’s trial must continue in absentia, court insists
The Kano State High Court reaffirmed on Thursday that the trial of Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressive Congress (APC) chairman accused of bribery and misappropriation, will proceed regardless of his presence. The state government has filed an eight-count charge against Ganduje and others, alleging bribery, misappropriation, and the mishandling of public funds totaling billions of…
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Marwa operator commits suicide over tricycle seizure
A yet-to-be-identified tricyclist has died by suicide after efforts to reportedly retrieve his seized tricycle from some government agents proved abortive in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the tricyclist was heading to a destination in the state when the officials intercepted him for an offence. Following the interception, the officers…
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Male teacher remanded for kissing four boys
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered Josiah Alkali, a 30-year-old teacher, to be remanded in a correctional facility over allegations of kissing and engaging in inappropriate behavior with four boys. Alkali faces multiple defilement charges filed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The accusations were reported to the…
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Friends, family mourn as 25-year-old lady dies seven months after wedding
The sudden passing of 25-year-old Endurance Gunat has left her friends and family in deep mourning, just seven months after her wedding. Endurance, who married on December 9, 2023, died on Sunday, July 6, 2024. Born on March 21, 1999, the circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear at the time of this report. Her funeral…
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N33bn fraud: Court remands former Minister of Power in Prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, be remanded in Kuje prison in Abuja pending the consideration of his bail application. Justice James Omotosho issued the order on Thursday after the court resumed Mamman’s arraignment on money laundering charge which was earlier stepped down by the…
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Court Delivers Judgement On Suit Seeking To Sack Ododo As Kogi Governor
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has upheld the election of Usman Ododo as the governor of Kogi state. In a ruling on Thursday, the appellate court backed the verdict of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja which had affirmed Ododo’s victory. The tribunal had dismissed the petition filed by the Social…
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Terrorists Plan To Attack Critical National Infrastructures – Nigerian Military Reveals
The Nigerian Military has unveiled plans by terrorists to attack some critical national infrastructures in the country. This revelation was made public on Thursday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba. He, however, added that relevant security agencies have been put on standby to forestall such attacks. General Buba also called…