Crime

The last has not been heard about the crisis sparked by the land tussle in Igode area of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State during which the peace of the area was disturbed while some members of the Olota family were allegedly attacked. National Wire had broken the news when the crisis erupted few weeks ago while the peace …

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…Africa Loses $80bn Annually Through IFF, With Nigeria Accounting For Significant Percentage – Adeosun  Nigeria and global organisations, including the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank Group, have agreed on high-level collaborations with Nigeria and other African countries to stop Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) in Africa.  This was a major resolution reached at the ongoing Platform …

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Folake Sokoya A former Chairman of the Lagos Branch of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Akanni Olorunwa, has been arrested for murder. His arrest followed the apprehension of one Adeola Williams, alias Ade Lawyer, reputed to be one of the most notorious assassins in the Southwestern part of the country. Nationalwire gathered that it was Ade …

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Folake Sokoya Over 200 youths of Ikorodu, Lagos who hitherto belonged to different cult groups have renounced their membership of the secret associations. This latest renunciation brings the number of youths who had so far dumped the evil association in Lagos state to 860 youths. Cult groups such as Black Axe, Buccaneers, Aiye and Eiye were among the groups the …

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Olabode Adaramola The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi 11,  has said that Fulani’s are not terrorists nor  criminals as being perceived in some quarters in parts of the country ,saying that they are Nigerians who are law abiding citizens that respect.  constituted authorities in the country. The Royal father stated this  at the weekend in Minna Niger State …

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Folake Sokoya A robbery suspect arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has confessed that he robbed drunk clubbers of their phones, purses, gold rings and chains every Saturday morning. The suspect, Nathaniel Peters, 28, was arrested in Abule Egba, early Saturday morning on February 10 during a search for a suspected …

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Folake Sokoya Pastor and General Overseer of God’s Favour Ministry, Iba, Lagos State, Pastor Daniel Onwugbufor, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for armed robbery. The Pastor was arrested along with one Israel Animashaun on Thursday, February 1, 2018 through technical intelligence by men of FSARS led by Uba Adams. Their arrest followed series of …

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Folake Sokoya The Apena of Igode village in the Ogijo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Oriyomi Solabi, has cried out to the Nigeria Police Force and the general public for protection from land grabbers whom he said placed a death sentence on him and his entire family after allegedly taking over his 10 acres of farmland. Chief Solabi …

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The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons need life-saving support due to humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. The UN said in its October Humanitarian Situation Report that it targeted 6.9 million displaced persons for life-saving assistance in 2017. The fact-sheet shows that 5.2 million people are …

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Folake Sokoya The Ogun State Police Command said its attention has been drawn to an alleged attack by herdsmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as well as an anonymous security alert letter written by a faceless student group, urging students and members of public not to travel along that route. The group also posted a simulated voice recording on social media …

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