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Eighty-three persons were on Saturday, arrested in different parts of Umuahia, Abia State for contravening Abia State environmental sanitation laws. The defaulters were arrested by the Task Force team of the Abia State government during…
Two Nigerians, Shodiya Babatunde (43) and Jamui Ahmed (31), have been indicted by the United States for their alleged involvement in a $13 million fraudulent business email scheme targeting healthcare companies in Minnesota. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District…
Isaiah Okere, a 42-year-old Nigerian man, has pleaded guilty to charges of internet fraud that defrauded over 15 Americans and organizations out of more than $1 million. Okere appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman in New York on…
At least 10 people, including two children, have died following an explosion at a service station in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday. The blast, which occurred near the capital, Makhachkala, also left 11 others injured, according to the…
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested four men who were allegedly involved in illegal drug trading. This is confirmed in the official X handle of agency on Friday. The agency identified the suspects as Michael Lawal, 35; Adeniyi Oludare, 18;…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a police officer and extorting money from the public. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Shafiu Abdulkadir, a resident of Anguwan Yelwa in Yola North Local Government…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday justified the increase in passport fees, stating that the rise was only about 45 percent. According to him, the increase was driven by the exchange rate between the dollar and the naira.…
Operatives of Edo State Police Command have arrested four persons for alleged stealing of a Toyota Highlander at gunpoint. Commissioner of Police Nemi Edwin-Iwo, who made this known to newsmen on Friday in Benin City, said the suspects, who operated…
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High in Lagos State, on Friday, ordered the remand of four bloggers for allegedly cyberstalking and spreading false information aimed at insulting the Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC, Segun Agbaje.…
A man has been arrested by operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly pretending to be a policeman and extorting money from people. The suspect, Shafiu Abdulkadir, 26, a resident of Anguwan Yelwa in Yola North Local Government…
A 50-year-old man, KC Okojie Prince, has been arrested for the alleged theft of two electricity transformers and two drums of 2.5 flex cable wires. Also in custody is one Aruka Uche (40), who reportedly received the stolen items from…
The Oyo State Police Command on Friday paraded three suspects, arrested for alleged cable theft, robbery and defilement. The command’s spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, paraded the suspects at its headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. Osifeso said one of the suspects was…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested one KC Okojie Prince, 50, for alleged theft of two electricity transformers and two drums of 2.5 flex cable wires. DAILY POST reports that the Commissioner of Police in the State, Nemi Edwin-Iwo,…
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old ex-convict, Richard John, over alleged kidnapping and armed robbery. The State Police Commissioner, Nemi Edwin-Iwo disclosed this on Friday during a news conference in Benin. Edwin-Iwo named other members…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old suspect (name withheld) for vandalising rail tracks in the state. The spokesman for the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, who stated this on Thursday in Bauchi, said 95 vandalised rail tracks were…
The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended two students from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) for alleged criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and theft. This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the spokesman of the Command, SP…
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