No fewer than six people were killed on Friday when dare-devil armed robbers invaded four banks in Otukpo town in Benue State after disarming the police attached to the banks. SaharaReporters gathered that three police officers, one vigilante and a councilor of Otukpo Ward 2 who was transacting business in one of the affected banksContinueContinue reading “How Armed Robbers Sacked Nigerian Police Station In Benue Before Raiding Four Banks”
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In Adamawa, Man Stabs Cousin Brother to Dead. Our Correspondent
A young man at a place called Ashakata in Ganye Local Government of Adamawa State has been reported to have stabbed his cousin’s brother with a knife to death after a fisticuffs debacle, caused by the rigorous altercation between the duo over a farmland encroachment. The deceased who according to the eyewitnesses, violently attacked theContinueContinue reading “In Adamawa, Man Stabs Cousin Brother to Dead. Our Correspondent”
How Nigeria’s Head Of Civil Service Extorted N23million From 92 Applicants Vying For Post Of Permanent Secretaries, Planned To Manipulate Posting To Ministries
Facts have emerged on how the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Folasade Yemi-Esan, through the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) extorted about N23million from 92 applicants vying for the post of permanent secretaries of various ministries in Nigeria. SaharaReporters gathered that all the applicants were compelled to pay N250,000(per head) forContinueContinue reading “How Nigeria’s Head Of Civil Service Extorted N23million From 92 Applicants Vying For Post Of Permanent Secretaries, Planned To Manipulate Posting To Ministries”
Nigeria Police Detain, Grill Inspector After Wife Was Arrested Selling Marijuana Inside Station In Kogi
The Nigerian police have ordered an investigation into the alleged clash between their personnel and officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi State. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that NDLEA operatives and officers of the Nigeria Police Force engaged had a scuffle over the arrest of a police inspector’s wife allegedly caughtContinueContinue reading “Nigeria Police Detain, Grill Inspector After Wife Was Arrested Selling Marijuana Inside Station In Kogi”
Over N580Million Recovered From Detained Former EFCC Chairman, Bawa, Nigeria Secret Police, DSS Sources Say Amid Calls For His Prosecution Or Release
Nigeria’s secret police have retrieved over N580 million from the former Chairman of the anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, sources have revealed to SaharaReporters. Sources in the Department of State Services (DSS) which has detained Bawa since June told SaharaReporters on Friday that the former anti-corruption chief has coughedContinueContinue reading “Over N580Million Recovered From Detained Former EFCC Chairman, Bawa, Nigeria Secret Police, DSS Sources Say Amid Calls For His Prosecution Or Release”
Nigerian Navy Intercepts 11 Stowaways From Adamawa, Delta, Others Onboard Ship Heading For Ghana
The Nigerian Navy Ship, Beecroft patrol team has intercepted 11 stowaways on board Gwangzhou Highway Panama ship en route Ghana. The Base Information Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, Sub-Lieutenant HA Collins, who made this known in a statement on Thursday obtained by SaharaReporters, said that the team while on routine patrol on Tuesday,ContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Navy Intercepts 11 Stowaways From Adamawa, Delta, Others Onboard Ship Heading For Ghana”
Supreme Court Fixes Monday To Hear PDP Candidate, Atiku’s Petition Against President Tinubu
The Supreme Court has fixed Monday October 23 for the hearing of the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Abubarkar Atiku, against President Bola Tinubu’s election. This was contained in a memo from the Supreme Court on Thursday. The Supreme Court Registrar, Zainab Garba,ContinueContinue reading “Supreme Court Fixes Monday To Hear PDP Candidate, Atiku’s Petition Against President Tinubu”
Tinubu Files Motions To Block FBI, CIA, Other US Agencies From Releasing Confidential Files In Database
President Bola Tinubu has moved to block records relating to him from being disclosed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency and other United States agencies, according to a Peoples Gazette report. It was reported in September that from October, the FBI would start releasing approximately 2,500 documents relating to President TinubuContinueContinue reading “Tinubu Files Motions To Block FBI, CIA, Other US Agencies From Releasing Confidential Files In Database”
Lagos Police Commissioner Removes Meiran Divisional Police Officer Over Extortion Of N200,000
The Lagos State police commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer of Meiran for ‘leadership dereliction and supervisory ineptitude’. One Ibrahim Saliu had accused some policemen attached to the Meiran Police Station in the state of extorting N200,000 from him on Saturday. According to The PUNCH the policemen detainedContinueContinue reading “Lagos Police Commissioner Removes Meiran Divisional Police Officer Over Extortion Of N200,000”
Nigerian Senate Begins Confirmation Proceedings Of Olukoyede As Chairman Of Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC
The Senate has commenced proceedings for the confirmation of Chairman the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede. Olukoyede is currently at the National Assembly alongside with some of the management staff of the commission. President Bola Tinubu had asked the Senate to screen and confirm Ola Olukoyede as chairman of the EconomicContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Senate Begins Confirmation Proceedings Of Olukoyede As Chairman Of Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC”
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