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Police rescue Nigerian woman sold for N770,000 in Mali

Police rescue Nigerian woman sold for N770,000 in Mali

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a 21-year-old Nigerian woman trafficked to Mali and forced into prostitution, arresting three suspected members of an international human trafficking syndicate. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad, Force Intelligence Department (STS-FID), following an intelligence-led investigation into the trafficking network. The […]
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NAFDAC destroys drugs worth N598m in Nasarawa

NAFDAC destroys drugs worth N598m in Nasarawa

By David Odama – Lafia National Agency for Food, Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed expired and fake drugs estimated at over N598m in the state. Director General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye who disclosed this at the North Central destruction of the products at the Lafia dumpsite,  Friday, described fake drugs and  expired exercise as the […]

EFCC arrests Ibadan socialite over alleged N25m fraud

EFCC arrests Ibadan socialite over alleged N25m fraud

The EFCC has arrested a popular Ibadan socialite for alleged fraud. Its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren stated on Friday that the suspect was reported to have obtained N25 million from her victims by false pretence. Uwujaren stated that the 42-year-old socialite was arrested following series of petitions written against her. He added that the suspect had […]

BREAKING: Oke-Afa plant market on fire

BREAKING: Oke-Afa plant market on fire

A plant market located at Kpako, Oke-Afa in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Lagos is presently on fire. The fire which started at about 9:00pm is still raging as at the time of filing this report. Men of the Lagos Fire Service are also at the scene trying to put off the fire.

Corpse of Imo monarch, 9 others evacuated from dump pit

Corpse of Imo monarch, 9 others evacuated from dump pit

By Chinonso Alozie  The corpse of the murdered Imo monarch of Ihitte Ihube in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state, Eze Paul Ogbu, who was kidnapped last Sunday, and 9 others have been evacuated from the dump pit of the kidnapper’s den. Vanguard gathered the evacuation exercise was conducted on Friday by the Imo […]