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Teenager jailed for allegedly raping his 5 year-old niece

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A Kano Magistrates’ court on Monday remanded Musa Abdullahi, 17, in prison custody for allegedly raping his 5-year-old niece. Abdullahi was charged for rape, an offence which contravened section 283 of the penal code. The prosecutor, Sgt. Suleiman Danladi, told […]

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Alleged forgery: EFCC quizzes 2 IPMAN members

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By Adewale Sanyaolu Two members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chinedu Okoronkwo and Danladi Pasali, have been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged forgery of company registration documents. The duo were […]

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Alleged N63.6m fraud: How MOD staff died in EFCC custody -Cellmates

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– Family petitions AGF, demands autopsy FOUR eye witnesses to the death of a suspect in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) cell, Desmond Nunugwo, have opened up on his last moments. Nunugwo, a former Chief Protocol Officer in the Ministry […]

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Police arrest two officers for mounting roadblocks in Bayelsa

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Two officers working in the Bayelsa State Police command have been arrested for mounting roadblocks against the directive of the Force Headquarters. It was gathered that the new state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, ordered the arrest of the […]

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Dog named Buhari: AIG Zone 2 wades in, orders transfer of case file

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By Sijibomi Fatayo Respite may be on the way for Joe Chinakwe, who was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command, and detained for naming his dog, ‘Buhari’ as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zone II Command Headquarters, […]

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Court will decide Edo PDP candidate – INEC chairman

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at the weekend said the issue of who flies the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo governorship election does not rest with the commission. He […]

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Battered corps member: NYSC to decide next week

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Two weeks after the story of the female corps member Temitope Adedewe, who was battered and her two teeth removed with a hammer by a male corps member broke, the National Youth Service Corps headquarters Abuja is yet to officially […]

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Abia guber: I’m confident of judiciary, I’ll challenge judgment at Supreme Court –Ogah

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The Dr. Sampson Uchechukwu Ogah Organisation has assured Abians not to loose hope because of the judgment of the Appeal Court in Abuja, which on Thursday, nullified the Certificate of Return issued to Dr. Sampson Uchechukwu Ogah by the Independent […]

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Tax Evasion : LIRS begins Sealing Of Firms

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The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Friday appealed to operators of firms to perform their civic responsibility by paying taxes to avoid their firms being sealed.Executive Chairman of the service, Mr. Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, in Lagos, said that the […]

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Business Man Remanded In Prison For N3.8m Fraud

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A Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Friday remanded a businessman, Abba Abubakar, in prison custody for alleged N3.8 million fraud. Abubakar of Cioto Str., Maitama, Abuja, was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust […]