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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brings charges against a couple for a N2.7 billion fraud in Lagos.

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, a couple identified as Oriyomi Idowu and Ruth Idowu. On Tuesday, November 28, 2023, the couple faced charges encompassing 20 counts related to offenses such as obtaining money by…

The police have initiated an investigation following the death of a suspected cultist in a cell in Ogun.

The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a suspected cultist in their custody. According to a statement from the command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, the police received intelligence about the presence of wanted cultists in the Atoyo area of Sagamu on November 18, 2023. A covert operation led to…

A 30-year-old man has been apprehended on charges of allegedly sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl in Adamawa.

On November 9, the Adamawa State Police Command apprehended a 30-year-old man named Usman Inusa for reportedly sexually assaulting his daughter in Dikon Nasarawo, Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of the state. The victim’s father, Adamu Ahmed, reported the incident at the police station, prompting the Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, to order an…

Bayelsa Police apprehend individual suspected of murdering former DPO in Rivers.

The Bayelsa State Police Command has apprehended one of the perpetrators involved in the killing of the late SP Bako Angbashim, the former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division in Rivers State. According to a statement released on November 18 by CSP Buswat Asinim, the command’s spokesperson, the arrested suspect, identified as Onyekachi Ikowa (43),…

PRESIDENT TINUBU ATTENDS G20 ‘COMPACT WITH AFRICA’ CONFERENCE IN BERLIN AS ENERGY, TRADE, AND INVESTMENT TOP AGENDA

President Bola Tinubu will, on Saturday, depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. During the conference, President Tinubu will join other Heads of State and Government of CwA member countries, bilateral partners, as well as Heads of International…

A 62-year-old woman was tragically killed in a brutal attack at her home in Ondo.

Unknown attackers have fatally assaulted Mrs. Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, a 62-year-old retired teacher, in Arigidi Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Reports indicate that the lifeless body of Mrs. Adamolekun was discovered in her residence, lying in a pool of blood on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Similoluwa quarters in Arigidi Akoko. Her…

Authorities apprehend Ekiti pastor on suspicion of abducting children belonging to the congregation.

Noah Abraham, the controversial founder of Christ High Commission Church in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, known for allegedly collecting money from church members as a “ticket to heaven,” has been re-arrested for more severe offenses. This time, the Ekiti State Police Command, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),…

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