Crime Facts

Pakistan Doctor, Mechanic Arrested For Illegal Transplant Surgeries

  Pakistan police busted an organ trafficking ring run by a disgraced doctor and a motor mechanic, who conducted at least 328 illegal kidney transplants, authorities said. Fawad Mukhtar — a doctor already arrested five times for malpractice — used the unnamed mechanic as a surgical assistant and anaesthetist on vulnerable patients lured from hospitals, […]

38 injured in Egypt police HQ fire

  No fewer than 38 people have been injured in a huge fire that broke out at a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Monday, before it was put out, according to the health ministry. No fatalities were immediately reported but the building was fully staffed with policemen when the fire broke […]

BUA slashes price of cement to N3,500

  BUA Cement PLC on Sunday announced the reduction of the price of its cement product to N3,500 per bag starting from Monday, October 2, 2023. It said the price reduction was in line with its commitment to spur development in the “building materials and infrastructural sectors”. The company announced the price reduction in a […]

Chidoka: Court Order On Tinubu’s Chicago Record A National Disgrace

  Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has said the United States Court order directing Chicago State University to release the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is a national disgrace. A United States District Court for […]

Tinubu Should Persuade Labour Not To Strike, Says Iwuanyanwu

  The President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has urged President Bola Tinubu to prevail on labour to shelve their planned strike. Last week, organised labour had proposed Tuesday to begin a nationwide strike owing to the removal of subsidy on petroleum and the attendant impact. While labour has maintained their stance about […]

Biafra: Police free Priest

  Anambra state police command, has freed seven persons arrested few days ago by security operatives over Biafra agitation The arrested persons were accused of being members of Chief Raph Uwazuruike’s Movement for the actualization of sovereign state of Biafra MASSOB. They include a Priest,Rev.Fr. Dr Samuel Aniebonem, 87 year old Chief Sylvester Dinyelu and […]

FG removes VAT on diesel for six months

  The federal government has announced the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on diesel for the next month. The waiver is part of the resolution reached by the federal government and leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the end of a four-hour meeting held at the State […]

Strike: FG, labour reach agreement

  The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on measures to address the dispute arising from the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This was disclosed by the both parties after a closed door emergency meeting at the Conference […]