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Police arrest FRSC boss for allegedly killing colleague

Police arrest FRSC boss for allegedly killing colleague

June 9, 2019 12:15 am
Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Onitsha, Anambra State, Paulinus Akpotobo, and another senior officer have been arrested by the Onitsha Police Area Command for allegedly strangling a colleague, Emeka Ojei, to death.

The incident reportedly took place on Thursday evening.Sources close to FRSC said trouble started when the deceased threatened to write a petition of corrupt practice against one of the officers to FRSC zonal headquarters in Benin City, Edo State, an action that did not go down well with the affected officer.

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Police arrest FRSC boss for allegedly killing colleague

Police arrest 3 traffic robbers in Lagos

June 6, 2019 12:38 am

The police in Lagos said it arrested three suspected traffic robbers in two separate operations around Ayobo/Ipaja areas of the state, less than 24 hours to Sallah holidays.

Spokesman for the command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Wednesday, saying the suspects usually pretend to be commercial motorcyclists before attacking their victims.

Elkana said that on June 3, at about 9:05 p.m., surveillance patrol team from Ipaja Police Station arrested one Shefiu Aliu around NEPA Ayobo-Ipaja Road, while attempting to rob two sisters – Grace and Deborah Williams.

“The suspect posed as a commercial motorcyclist, popularly …

Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

16 persons murdered by bandits in Zamfara on Sallah day

June 6, 2019 12:12 am

Bandits were said to have allegedly killed 16 persons in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Sallah day.

Confirming the attack in a press statement  in Gusau on Wednesday, the Director-General on Media to the state governor, Yusuf Idris, said  “the governor visited the community and sympathised with them”.

“During the visit, the governor also directed security agencies to immediately “swing” into action and bring the perpetrators to book.

“The governor also directed  the movement of 14 persons, who sustained injuries from gun shots from Kanoma General Hospital, to the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, for better …

$267m Abacha loot recovered from British Virgin Islands

$267m Abacha loot recovered from British Virgin Islands

June 4, 2019 8:43 am

More than $267 million traced to the family of late Nigerian despot General Sani Abacha has been seized from a British Virgin Islands bank and paid into government coffers in an American state of Jersey.

The money was a part of more than  $300 million stash the Jersey State government said on its website was “laundered through the US banking system by people including President Abacha’s son Mohammed” during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.

“On Friday 31 May 2019 US$267,751,992.02 was paid into the Civil Asset Recovery Fund,”  Jersey State said.

“This fund is managed by the Minister …

Pastor blames devil after impregnating 16-year-old orphan

Pastor blames devil after impregnating 16-year-old orphan

June 3, 2019 12:01 am

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested a 48–year-old pastor in Abuja for alleged rape and sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old orphan.

NAPTIP’s Head, Press and Public Relations Unit, Stella Nezan, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Nezan alleged that the suspect, a pastor in the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Church (MFM), Gwarimpa branch, impregnated his victim in the process.

She said that the suspect, who volunteered to provide shelter for the girl and deliver her from evil spirit after she had been accused of witchcraft, took advantage of the …

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Police arrest Pastor for employment scam

May 31, 2019 10:28 am

An Abuja- based pastor has been arrested for alleged involvement in employment scam.

The Pastor of Spirit Embassy church located in Gwagwalada area of Abuja, who was working with one Alhaji, claimed they had connection and could get interested job seekers employment into the Nigeria Immigration Service.

25-year-old Egbunu Vincent Onuche said he collected between N150, 000 to N300, 000 from 16 people who indicated interest in the employment.

The interested people, according to him, were church members, friends and family members.

He, however, claimed the Alhaji made over N2million from the interested job seekers, adding the Alhaji gave him
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14 facts about Naira Marley’s trial

May 30, 2019 8:01 am

Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, was arrested on May 10, 2019 alongside rapper, Zlatan Ibile, Rahman Jago, Guccy Branch and one other.

· He was arrested for alleged money laundering.

· Marley, known for his single “Issa Goal”, was slammed with 11- count charges.

· Marley stands risk of spending 7 years in jail if found guilty in accordance with Section 33 (2) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015.

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· Naira Marley who claimed to have been arrested 124 times in the UK appeared …

Breaking: Court grants Naira Marley ₦2m bail

Breaking: Court grants Naira Marley ₦2m bail

May 30, 2019 7:47 am

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted a musician, Azeez Fashola (a.k.a Naira Marley), bail for N2millon with two sureties in like sum.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo ruled that one of the sureties must be on Grade Level 10 in the Federal or state employment.

The other surety must have a landed property within the court’s jurisdiction.

The judge directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to verify the bail terms.

Justice Oweibo adjourned until October 22 for trial.

EFCC arraigned Naira Marley for alleged credit card fraud.

He was charged with 11 counts of violating the Cyber …

Police nab soldier, others for alleged kidnapping

Police nab soldier, others for alleged kidnapping

May 27, 2019 9:56 pm

The police in Anambra State have arrested members of a four-man gang for alleged kidnapping.

The suspects allegedly wore military uniforms to deceive and kidnap people.

Three of them, including a lance corporal in the Army, were wearing military uniforms and vests when they were nabbed by the police last Friday after allegedly abducting Uchenna Ezeonu in Ekwulobia, Anambra State, the police said.

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The suspects, Obasi Peter, Benjamin Nicholas and Ojiegbe Obinna, were arrested alongside three suspected accomplices.

Confirming the arrest, police spokesperson Haruna Mohammed said the victim was
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French police arrest 2 suspect over bomb explosion

French police arrest 2 suspect over bomb explosion

May 27, 2019 9:09 am

French police have arrested two suspects following a blast in the city of Lyon that wounded 13 people last week, French authorities said on Monday.

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced the first arrest on Twitter, a development later confirmed by Paris prosecutors, who handle all terrorism-related cases.

The prosecutors’ office later said a second suspect was arrested and detained.

Lyon mayor Gerard Collomb, a former interior minister, said one of the suspects is an IT student who was arrested as he stepped out of a bus.

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“It’s a relief for …

US slams WikiLeaks Julian Assange with 18-count charge

US slams WikiLeaks Julian Assange with 18-count charge

May 23, 2019 10:14 pm

The United States Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with receiving and publishing what it calls one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.

The 18-count charge was announced Thursday by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District of Virginia, Assistant Director John Brown of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division and Acting Assistant Director in Charge Timothy Dunham of the FBI’s Washington Field Office made the announcement.

The new charge goes far beyond an initial indictment against 47 year-old Assange made …

Police arraign two for allegedly stealing bags of biscuits

Court remands painter for raping 17-year-old girl

May 23, 2019 10:01 am

A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Thursday ordered that a painter, Zubairu Apaila, be remanded in prison, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.

The police charged Apaila, 23, with three counts unlawful sexual intercourse with a child; exposure of a child to narcotics, and prohibition of a child from attending and remaining in school.

Magistrate Mariam Kings, ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison, due to the gravity of the offence.

Kings adjourned the case until June 11, for further mention.

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Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Aliyu Yakubu, told the court …

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