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The Enugu State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has reported that over 10 doctors fell victim to kidnappings and violent crimes within a span of less than two months. This revelation came during an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) held on November 14, 2023, at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, as stated in a…
In a recent legal development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command arraigned eleven Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State. The EFCC has charged these students with several counts of their involvement in cyber fraud. The accused faced a variety…
Bandits Strike Again, Claiming Five Lives and Abducting Seven in a Recent Assault on a Katsina Community The assault took place on Monday night, closely following a similar occurrence in the adjacent Musawa Local Government Area of the state the day before at approximately 10:00 pm. In the Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State,…
In a recent update, it has been reported that troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have successfully neutralized three terrorists and recovered an AK-47 rifle in Kaduna. The announcement was made by Musa Yahaya, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of 1 Division Nigerian Army on November 6, 2023. Troops have made positive results…
In a remarkable joint operation, the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), effectively thwarted an impending terrorist attack on Kano. On Friday, November 3, 2023, an early morning raid was painstakingly carried out in Kano State’s Gezawa Local Government Area. The mission’s principal goal was to locate and detain suspected…
Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched a fraud investigation against students at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, which has put the university at the center of controversy. Following the arrest of 69 people by EFCC agents on suspicion of engaging in online fraud, many of whom were students at OAU, the…
Over seventy students were reportedly taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a late-night raid in the vicinity of the Obafemi Awolowo University campus in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Hostels just beyond the campus limits were the site of the raid. EFCC officials attacked the Fine Touch and Superb…
The arrest of Sunday Osagie and Ayodele Adeolu by the Lagos State Police Command on suspicion of robbing skit creator Ekwutousi Philo is a noteworthy event. This arrest comes following an incident in the Alapere neighborhood of Ketu, Lagos State, where Philo’s video went viral and she was accused of being robbed by someone, probably…
Destiny Maikarfi, better known as “TudTech,” received a two-year prison sentence for his role in online fraud from Justice A.A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court in a landmark ruling. After Maikarfi entered a guilty plea to a single cybercrime count, the verdict was rendered on October 30, 2023. The only count in the…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Eastern Marine Command, made a huge breakthrough in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade when they seized a substantial amount of pangolin scales, elephant tusks, and old shoes worth a staggering N680 million. This operation, which was carried out in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on October 24, 2023, represents a…