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JSS 3 student kills 23yo while breaking up school fight
By Deborah Nnamdi A junior secondary school student of Ugboro Secondary School in Bekwara Local Government Area of Cross River State has allegedly hacked a 23-year-old man to death during a fight on Tuesday. The student, identified only as Ogbeche, was said to have been fighting with a fellow student,…
Read More »Meta expands teen accounts globally with new protections for young users
By Deborah Nnamdi Meta has announced the global rollout of its “teen accounts” on Facebook and Messenger, extending additional safety features and parental controls to adolescents worldwide. The company said on Thursday that hundreds of millions of teens are now using the accounts across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. First launched…
Read More »FBI offers $10,000 reward for Nigerian fraud suspect Olumide Adediran
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences. According to the FBI, Adediran faces charges including bank fraud,…
Read More »Sarkozy jailed in Libya campaign funding scandal
By Sodeeq Kamsela, with agency reports A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi during his 2007 presidential campaign. The 70-year-old was also fined…
Read More »Ibru organisation chairman, Olorogun Oskar Ibru, dies at 67
Business mogul and chairman of the Ibru Organisation, Olorogun Oskar Ibru, has passed away at the age of 67. His family confirmed the news in a statement on Wednesday, stating that he died after a brief illness. However, further details on the circumstances of his death were not disclosed. Ibru,…
Read More »Rivers police debunk viral report of bank robbery in P’Harcourt
Agency Report The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed online reports alleging that armed robbers attacked a popular bank in Port Harcourt on September 23. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, described the report as false and aimed at inciting unnecessary fear among residents.…
Read More »Man nabbed for stabbing relative to death over land dispute in Anambra
By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, for allegedly stabbing his relative, Joseph Dike, to death during a quarrel over a family land dispute in Umunocha Village, Awka-Etiti, Idemili South Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in…
Read More »Police arrest two over kidnap, murder of 10yo in Niger
By Deborah Nnamdi The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the abduction and brutal killing of a 10-year-old boy in Mariga Local Government Area. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that three suspected motorcycle thieves were also…
Read More »One dead, two injured as gunman opens fire at ICE detention facility in Dallas
By Deborah Nnamdi A shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Wednesday left one person dead and two others wounded, officials have confirmed. The Dallas Police Department said the suspected gunman fired on the facility from the roof of an adjacent building before…
Read More »CBN launches nationwide campaign against naira abuse, hoarding ahead of festive season
By Deborah Nnamdi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rolled out a nationwide sensitization campaign to curb the abuse and hoarding of the Naira, warning that such practices undermine the integrity of the national currency as the yuletide season approaches. The initiative, launched in Abuja with the theme “Naira…
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