Detectives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a notorious gunrunner and local arms fabricator allegedly linked to supplying firearms to criminal gangs across Ondo, Osun, Kogi, Edo, and Kwara States. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olushola Ayanlade, who confirmed the arrest in Akure, said it followed an armed robbery incident in […]
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Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed on Wednesday after a fire outbreak at Ogundipe Market, Agodi Gate, in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of the day, razed 14 out of the 42 shops in the market complex, leaving traders counting heavy losses. Confirming
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A physically challenged vendor has been arrested after confessing to an online scam involving identity theft and catfishing. ALSO READ: Lagos: Update for Aboki iron condemn, netizen reacts over abandoned aircraft The suspect, identified as Timi, admitted to using the photographs of a young woman to deceive unsuspecting men on TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp. According to
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The United States (US) Government has announced plans to shut doors on corrupt Nigerian government officials saying, they risk being barred from entering the country. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Monday, the US Mission in Nigeria said the fight against corruption knows no borders, stressing that even high-profile figures could
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Things just got messy in the comedy scene after the death of popular skitmaker Adetola Samad, aka Sanku. Content creator Folorunsho Olayinka, known as Finest, has come out with details, saying Sanku died in a loaned 2012 Lexus RX 350 SUV, a ride he was supposed to return to the dealer in Ilorin for a
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says its officers stopped an attempt to sneak illicit substances into the Kuje custodial centre in the federal capital territory (FCT). Samson Duza, spokesperson of the FCT command, said in a statement on Monday that the incident happened around 12:45 pm on Saturday during a routine search. The suspect, identified
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A man, Abideen, has told a Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, reasons he ran away from home and no longer interested in his marriage to his wife, Bashirat, claiming she is stubborn, rebellious and once threatened to pour acid on him. Abideen said his wife never respected him as the
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A Nigerian woman has advised singles to prioritise health screenings before intimacy, after sharing how her insistence on tests helped a partner discover he had hepatitis B without knowing. Speaking from experience, she said couples should make testing a standard step during the talking stage. “Please, before you have s£x with that person, go and
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The United States Department of Justice has detailed how a Nigerian man, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, allegedly defrauded a Pennsylvania university of $235,000 (about N363 million) through an elaborate email compromise scheme. According to prosecutors, Adepoju, who resides in the United Kingdom, hacked into the email system of a Pennsylvania-based construction company contracted by the university.
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Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL), operators of the Shoprite franchise in the country, has dismissed reports suggesting that it is shutting down operations in Nigeria. In a statement, the company explained that what is happening is a “comprehensive business model reset” designed to help Shoprite adapt to Nigeria’s economic realities, not an exit. “The former
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