Crime

Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been prohibited from engaging in stop and search operations on the road except when necessary and they must not meddle in civil matters such as land disputes and debt collection. Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, gave the order on Friday in Abuja at the Force Headquarters during his lecture with the …

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The Lagos State Police Command has declared an independent oil marketer and prime suspect in Badoo cult killings in the Ikorodu and Epe axis of the state, Alhaji Alaka Abayomi Kamal, wanted. The 51-year-old suspect, who is the owner of Alaka Petroleum, is wanted in connection with series of well-orchestrated killings and nefarious activities of the Badoo cult group. The …

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Nigeria’s unemployment rate worsened from 16.2 percent in the second quarter of 2017 to 18.8 percent in the third quarter of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. The NBS said the number of people within the labour force who were unemployed increased from 13.6 million in the second quarter of the year to 15.9 million in …

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The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has so far received N3.740 billion as budgetary disbursements this year. Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr. Idris Ahmed made this disclosure during the 2018 budget defence of the Federal Ministry of Finance before the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja. Ahmed said so far, in the budgetary releases made to OAGF …

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Leading legal luminaries including the former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice I. N. Auta OFR and the President of Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa CFR have joined the campaign by the management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in calling for a paradigm shift in debt recovery processes in Nigeria. Such shift …

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Dr Fatima Hassan, Pedeatric Consultant at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), has called on the Federal Government to ban cough syrups in the country.  She made the call at the Senate Roundtable on Drug Abuse Epidemic in Kano on Monday. She said Nigeria needed a relentless campaign on drug abuse and called for Surveillance on illicit drugs supply and distribution in …

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…Orders CP To Dislodge Illegal Miners ….Okpella Community Hails Decision Citing security concerns arising from the proclamation by the Federal Ministry of mines that illegal mining activities are being carried out at the contentious Obu mines in Okpella, Edo state, the Governor, Godwin Obaseki yesterday shut down the mines until further notice. The governor said the decision was taken in …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested five of its officials for extorting motorists at various parts of the state. The traffic officials are Bamidele Sheu, a level seven officer aged 48 and resident of 68, Oke Popo Street, Lagos Island; Ope Adisa, aged 32 and level 5 officer of 8, Freeman Street, Lagos Island and …

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Denis Okosun The death of an evangelist and retired police officer, has continued to cause controversies as his wife, separated from him for 30 years, and children have been accused of procuring a fake death certificate to conceal the circumstances surrounding his death. This is as the eldest son from the deceased first wife has claimed that their father was …

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At least 20 vehicles and four commercial motorcycles got burnt when a tanker laden with petrol fell and spilled its content on the Festac Link Bridge in Awuwo Odofin LGA of Lagos state. The fire, which started at noon on Wednesday, raged for about an hour. Firefighters arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later but did not enough have water …

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