Six killed As Anambra Communities Resume Hostilities Over Land

Omor and Anaku communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday, resumed hostilities, over a disputed landed property in the area, resulting in the death of about six persons. Both communities have in time past been involved in a fierce war, which led to the destruction of many buildings and the killing of individuals. A source said the hostilities began again on Monday, after a dispute among members of both communities. “Up...

$1.6bn oil fraud: Omokore’s fate  to be determined  Feb 7, as court delivers judgment

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Abuja, will on Tuesday, February 7, deliver judgment on the trial of Jide Omokore, an ally of a former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. It would be recalled that Omokere, alongside  Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, and David Mbanefo was prosecuted on a nine-count criminal charge for diverting about $1.6bn alleged to be part of proceeds of sales of petroleum products belonging to the Federal Government. Omokere and his...

Police in Niger State Apprehends, Bandits Informant, Benin Republic Ritualist

The Niger state Police Command has arrested informants and food suppliers to bandits in Paikoro local government council. Also arrested is suspected ritualist, Abdulrahman Woru, a citizen of Benin Republic residing in the Banana area of Borgu Local Government Council. Mr. Woru was allegedly found to have a human skull. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement in Minna added that two suspected kidnappers were arrested and about N2.1...

2023 UTME: JAMB arrests corps member, others over registration fraud in Kano

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has arrested a corps member and other registration officers for engaging in UTME registration fraud. In the latest edition of its weekly bulletin on Monday, the board said the culprits were apprehended by its monitoring team led by Ishaq Oloyede, its registrar, in Kano state. The board added that the corps member was arrested alongside a graduate of engineering for using their own fingerprints to register...

MBF berates Gov. Sule, Sanusi over alleged killings of herdsmen in Nasarawa

… urges FG to initiate an independent probe of killings The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has berated the governor of Nasarawa state, Governor Abdullahi Audu Sule and the former Emir of Kano state, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over their comments on the alleged killing of 37 herdsmen in Rukubi community of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Wednesday, January 26, 2023. While challenging the duo to substantiate their positions with evidence, MBF stressed  that...

Hoodlums Attack Wife Of Adamawa State Governor, Police Vows To Arrest Culprits

With less than three weeks for Nigerians to go the polls to elect a new President that will lead the country in the next four years, some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums have vandalized five vehicles in the convoy of the Wife of the Governor of Adamawa state, Hajiya Lami Umaru Fintiri. Reports indicate that the vehicles came under attack at Church premises including that of the Press crew, and an ambulance in Muchalla, Mubi North local government...

Horrific: Dead Bodies Of Wives Of A Monarch In Taraba State Found In A Forest

The Taraba State Police Command and Emir of  Mutum-Biu, Sani Kachala have confirmed that the bodies of the two wives and five children of the emir who were kidnapped in Jalingo, the state capital have been found. The deceased persons were among the eight family members of the monarch that were abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers at his Jalingo residence two weeks ago. A 14-year-old boy who escaped from the kidnappers two days ago...

ICPC arrests bank officials for hoarding new naira notes

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested two bank officials in Osogbo and Abuja for hoarding the redesigned bank notes. In a statement on Friday, the commission said the bank officials are the operation manager of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in Osogbo and the branch service head of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Dei-Dei branch, Abuja. ICPC said the operation manager of FCMB in Osogbo, the Osun state capital,...

Police Arrest two Men In Enugu Over Transactions With New Naira Note Counterfeits

Police operatives arrested two male suspects for purchasing fuel at a Filling Station in Ibagwa-Aka community of Igbo-Eze LGA in Enugu state with counterfeits of the redesigned one thousand naira notes. Acting on a tip-off, Police Operatives serving in Igbo-Eze South Division of Enugu State Command, on Thursday 2nd February 2023 at about 9.05pm arrested Mr. Joseph Chinenye aged 39 of Iheakpu-Awka in Igbo-Eze South LGA and Mr. Onyeka Kenneth Ezeja aged 29, of Onicha...

3 Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested in Enugu, CP Ammani Commends Police Officers

The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Ammani has commended his colleagues for their dogged efforts in clamping down on criminals in the state. Ammani stated this in the command’s bulletin reference number AZ:5052/ENS/PPRD/VOL.1/181 dated Friday 3rd February 2023 occasioned by the arrest of three male armed robbery suspects. The success of the arrest was attributed to the combined efforts of Police Operatives and Detectives of Enugu State Command, serving in Awkunanaw Police Division...

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