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By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has uncovered a case of staged kidnapping involving a 21-year-old dispatch officer who allegedly attempted to conceal the loss of N1.3 million belonging to his employer and a customer through online gambling. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Moses Yamu,…

By Deborah Nnamdi A joint security team comprising the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered shallow graves containing mutilated bodies in Amasiri, Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, following a deadly attack on Okporojo…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a sales representative of Prince OJ Global Services Limited and a Point of Sale operator over alleged financial misconduct involving the diversion of company funds amounting to N70,030,450. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued by the anti-graft…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, James Osita, for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in the Asio community, Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed on Monday in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer,…

By Deborah Nnamdi At least nine worshippers were abducted in the early hours of Sunday when suspected bandits stormed St. John’s Catholic Church at Ojije in Utonkon district of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. Local sources said the attackers invaded the church around 2 a.m. while a night…

Fresh signs of reconciliation have emerged in Rivers State following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the prolonged political crisis rocking the state. The President convened a late-night meeting in Abuja with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and other key political stakeholders…

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Monday led protesters to the National Assembly in Abuja to oppose the Senate’s decision on the electronic transmission of election results. The protest, tagged “Occupy National Assembly,” was organized by Nigerian youths, pro-democracy activists,…

Suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate linked to the abduction of a medical doctor in Auchi, Edo State, and the killing of his younger brother have been arrested after an unusual encounter at the hospital where the victim works. The suspects were reportedly apprehended after bringing their sick child to…

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three children by suspected kidnappers in Abakaliki, the state capital. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday at Nkwegu, opposite the Nkwegu Military Cantonment gate, within Abakaliki Local Government Area. The parents of the children reported the matter…

Tragedy struck Kano State on Sunday as more than 30 people reportedly lost their lives in a fatal road accident at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government Area. The crash occurred in the early hours of the day and involved a trailer heading towards Gujungu, which allegedly veered off course…