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Five Nigerian students detained in Malaysia over alleged N125.2m Internet Scam

Admin 1 9 years ago

Five Nigerian students have been arrested and detained in Malaysia over their alleged involvement in an internet fraud amounting to N125.2million (RM2.4 million) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. The five students, aged between 20 and 30, and pursuing Information Technology courses […]

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Police To Interrogate Ekweremadu Over Forgery Of Senate Rules Today

Admin 1 9 years ago

Following the emergence of Sen Ekweremadu as deputy Senate president, some members of the APC had expressed reservations over the process that brought him to office. Metuh said: “The leadership of the PDP has been made aware of various threats […]

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EFCC to quiz 120 teachers over alleged N200m loan scam

Admin 1 9 years ago

A strong indication has emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to quiz no fewer than 120 teachers in Ogun State over an alleged N200million loan scam on Monday (today). Vanguard gathered that the anti-graft agency […]

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Ikorodu Bank Robbers Arrested…

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Chiemelie Ezeobi As the tenure of Kayode Aderanti, the Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos State, ends this Monday, the Lagos State Police Command Sunday night revealed that four members of the gang that invaded two banks in Ikorodu […]

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Industrial court quashes YABATECH bursar’s suspension

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BY GABRIEL DIKE Relief came the way of the embattled Bursar of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Mr. Olu Ibirogba as the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Lagos quashed his suspension by the Governing Council of the […]

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NFF fires Keshi

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By George Aluo The Nigeria Football Federation has terminated the appointment of Stephen Keshi as Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team, Super Eagles. A statement by the NFF Executive Committee on Saturday said the decision was made, “having […]

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63 years old man infects stepdaughter with HIV

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On Friday, a 63-year-old man, Alabi Ibrahim, was re-arraigned in a court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and remanded in prison for allegedly infecting his stepdaughter with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Mr. Ibrahim was accused of sexually assaulting the thirteen-year-old girl. […]

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Police allegedly flee as gunmen shot dead bread seller

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Thursday night was a sad one to remember as a petty bread seller was shot dead in Benin, capital of Edo state by suspected armed robbers, having collected the sum of N3,500 from the victim. The victim’s name was said […]

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Pension Scam: EFCC Arrests Maina’s Aide

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Ann Igwe, secretary to Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. A source close to the commission told PREMIUM TIMES that Ms. Igwe was picked […]

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Two drug suspects flee court premises, recaptured

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Two drug suspects, who attempted to escape after they were arraigned at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday were recaptured minutes after they took to their heels. Enitan Ibrahim and Kehinde Ogunmola were arraigned before Justice Musa Kurya over […]