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Residents of Irete Autonomous Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, are currently enveloped in palpable fear after suspected herdsmen invaded and machete two siblings few days ago. Our correspondent learnt that since Wednesday, members of the community have been plagued by persistent insecurity issues, primarily attributed to attacks by armed […]
Isaac Kelechi confirmed on Friday night that police authorities have returned the N3 million that some officers extorted from him in Bayelsa State, south-south Nigeria. According to Premium Times, Mr. Isaac said on Friday night that he has now collected the money. “They have given me the money today. (I am) just coming in from […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a 26-years-old Ibrahim Mohammed wanted for allegedly stealing a car belonging to the commission. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Friday, said Mohammed is wanted in connection with the theft and illegal possession of the commission’s vehicle. The suspect, according to the statement, […]
A Democratic Republic of Congo court has sentenced 37 people to death for taking part in an attempt to overthrow President Félix Tshisekedi in May. Among those sentenced were three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian, and a Canadian national. The Congolese army had attributed an attempted coup that it thwarted to local and foreign fighters. […]
The Nigerian Air Force said a notorious terrorist kingpin, Halilu Sububu has been killed by its special forces. One of his audacious attacks was on a military base in Katsina in 2021 where many soldiers were killed. Although based in Zamfara, Sububu terrorises communities in Sokoto, Niger, and Kaduna States. Sububu’s death is coming a […]
The Federal Government has declared Monday, September 16, 2024, as a public holiday to mark the celebration of the Eid-ul-Mawlid. Eid-ul-Mawlid is the commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement by the ministry’s […]
Records of all Point of Sale (PoS) transactions are to be submitted every month henceforth, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said yesterday. The apex bank has already directed two licensed Payment Terminal Service Aggregators (PTSAs) – Nigeria Interbank Settlement System PIc (NIBSS) and Unified Payment Services Limited (UPSL) – to carry out the directive. […]
A 20-year-old man, Paul Jeremiah, has been arrested for the murder of a 100-level female student at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi state. The state police command’s spokesman, SP William Aya, confirmed the suspect’s arrest to Daily Trust, on Friday. He then removed her vital organs allegedly for ritual purposes. The victim was reported missing […]
