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EFCC arrests 25 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Benin

30.10.2024

Twenty five suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, confirmed the arrests on Wednesday. The suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet related fraud. Items recovered from them include eight...

Three female police officers arrested for alleged extortion in Rivers

30.10.2024

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged involvement in extortion of motorists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The three female officers – Inspector Sarah Anendei, Inspector Caroline Promise and Inspector Christiana Jatau – were arrested under the Rumuokoro flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, where...

Man arraigned for allegedly assaulting two Police officers

30.10.2024

A 39-year-old man, Jegede Oluwasina, on Wednesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting two police officers on duty. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Inspector Raymond Osas, told the court that the defendant and others at large...

Man remanded in prison for allegedly defaming Benue Gov, Alia

30.10.2024

A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Paul Gyenger, be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly calling Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State “a chronic womaniser” on social media. Gyenger, who lives in Makurdi, was charged with cyberstalking and defamation of character. However, the Chief Magistrate, Mr Kelvin Mbanongun...

Kano resident remanded for slapping Imam during prayers

30.10.2024

A Kano State Sharia Court sitting at Kofar Kudu has remanded Nasiru Mukhtar for allegedly assaulting Imam Malam Murtala Sulaiman during morning prayers. It was gathered that the incident occurred at a mosque in the Tudunwada area on October 22, 2024. Mukhtar allegedly invaded the mosque, attacked the imam by holding him by the neck,...

Six hospitalised as waste disposal vehicle rams into cab, motorcycle in Ibadan [VIDEO]

30.10.2024

No fewer than six people have been hospitalized due to injuries sustained in a road accident in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. DAILY POST reports that the victims were severely injured in the accident, which involved a waste disposal vehicle, a commercial cab, and a motorcycle. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Tuesday along...

Delta: Court remands man in prison for allegedly defiling girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter

30.10.2024

A Delta State High Court sitting in Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area has ordered the remand of Mr Okiemute Kasia in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Okere, Warri, for allegedly defiling his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter (name withheld). The court, presided over by Hon. Justice A. A. Onojovwo, ordered the remand...

Police kill armed rubber, recover AK-47, 15 rounds live ammunition

30.10.2024

The Imo State Police Command reported that its officers killed a suspected armed robber and recovered an AK-47 rifle with 15 rounds of ammunition after foiling an attack during a routine patrol along Owerri-Aba Road near Imo Airport. In a release from the office of the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, it...

OAU student murder: Appeal Court reserves judgement on Hilton Hotels owner’s plea to quash death sentence

30.10.2024

The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Ramon Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotels in Ile-Ife, Osun State, seeking to overturn his death sentence for the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student at Obafemi Awolowo University. Adedoyin and two of his hotel staff, Adeniyi Aderogba and...

Police neutralize suspected ESN member, recover arms in Imo

30.10.2024

The Imo State Police Command has said its operatives successfully repelled an attempted attack allegedly carried out by members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resulting in the death of one suspect. The command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, shared the details with newsmen while displaying the deceased suspect’s...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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