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Ondo church attack: Ohanaeze tasks Amotekun on security
The apex Igbo Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the unprovoked attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa street, Ondo State, describing it as evil. The group said the…
NAFDAC NABS BUSINESSMAN FOR ALLEGED IMPORTATION OF FAKE ANTI-MALARIA DRUG
 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has apprehended a 32-year-old businessman, Obinna Igbo, for alleged importation and sale of fake Amanta Forte, an unregistered…
EFCC Arrests 22 Suspected internet fraudsters in Asaba
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zonal Command on Sunday arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters. A statement by the spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, gave the…
WE MUST STOP SEXUAL, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA’— NSCDC BOSS
Against the backdrop of injuries and deaths of women and the girl child in Nigeria, arising from sexual and gender based violence, Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
Deborah: A deep wound in the soul of our country — Pat Utomi
Professor Patrick Utomi has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of a college in Sokoto State over alleged blasphemy, describing the incident as “a deep wound in the…
DLEA seizes 203,879 Tramadol tabs in raids of 4 states
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 203, 879 tablets of various pharmaceutical opioids and illicit substances in raids across Abia, Kaduna, Yobe and Kogi…
After 38 years, SSS removes Nigerian journalist from watchlist
The State Security Service (SSS) has removed a journalist, Lanre Arogundade, from a watchlist in which his name featured for 38 years, the Director General of the Service, Yusuf Magaji…
Buhari condemns gruesome murder of Sokoto student for alleged blasphemy
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday condemned setting ablaze of Deborah Samuel which occurred in Sokoto State on Thursday. Recall that irate youths of the Shehu Shagari College of Education killed…
NDLEA Arrests Suspects With N1.1bn “Travellers’ Cheques”, over 10kg cocaine at Lagos airport
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that it discovered travellers’ cheques in different foreign currencies with a total value of N1,157,670,469 at the Murtala Muhammed…
Police Arrest Four For Rape, Cyber Stalking, Others In Ekiti
Suspects By Ngozi Onyeakusi--Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspects for conspiring to rape and videotaping a 28 years old lady. In a press statement e-signed…