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Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
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Again, Boko Haram abducts 15 NGOs staff, motorists along Damboa-Chibok Road

Barely few hours after the Boko Haram sect, suspected to be ISWAP group, abducted six staff working with Borno State Ministry of Work with snatching of three trucks and a Hilux van along Chibok-Damboa Road, another 15 people, mostly passengers and motorists, were kidnapped along the same road.

Police force facing gross housing deficit – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Usman Baba, says the Nigeria Police Force is facing gross housing deficit as less than 10 per cent of its personnel have proper accommodation. He said this on Thursday in Abuja at the Quarter Four 2021 Public Private Partnership Units Consultative (3PUCF) meeting organised by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory […]

Banker gets N1m bail for alleged N600,000 fraud

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday admitted a 31-year-old banker, Ridwan Adejoju, to N1 million bail for allegedly defrauding a man of N600,000. Adejoju, whose residential address was not given, is being charged for stealing and obtaining money under false pretences. Magistrate Elizabeth Adeola admitted the defendant to N1 million bail with two sureties in […]

IPOB: Allow Nnamdi Kanu change clothes, court orders DSS

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, deferred hearing of the application the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to quash the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him, till January 18, 2022.

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