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Banditry: Don’t pay taxes, levies to Bandits to harvest farm produce – Niger Govt…
From Daniel Ebi, Minna.
Following levies and taxes imposed by Bandits on farmers before they could harvest their farm produce, Niger State Government has ordered Communities to ignore the directive as it has put up a…
Niger to harmonise all Vigilante Groups to single structure
From Daniel Ebi, Minna.
In an effort to confront the banditry situation in the State, Niger State Government is to Harmonise all the local Vigilantes in the State into a single structure to complement conventional security…
Woman arraigned for assaulting police inspector in Lagos
For allegedly assaulting a police inspector, a 32-year-old woman, Favour Anueyiagu, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.
The defendant, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count…
Insecurity: Buhari has done his best says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President, Muhammadu Buhari has done his best to proffer solutions to the security challenges plaguing the nation, adding that Nigerians should not expect more from the president.
Obasanjo…
2 travel agents jailed 5 years each for visa fraud
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced two travel agents to five years imprisonment for visa fraud.
The police charged Oyeronke Gbadamosi, 28, and Muritala Bello, 42, with conspiracy, fraud and…
Irabor denies recruitment of repentant terrorists into armed forces, para-military services
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor has dismissed as false insinuations in some quarters that some repentant members of Boko Haram may have found their way into the military and para-military services.
Irabor said no…
Suspected bandits kill Kaduna lawmaker as Speaker mourns
A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau, has been killed allegedly by bandits.
Gadagau was Chairman, Committee on Local Government and Rural Development, in the State House of Assembly.
The…
Ex-Pension boss, Maina bags 8-year jail term for money laundering
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, to eight years in prison for money laundering.
The court, in…
NDLEA intercepts drugged candies from UK
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested a 22-year-old National Youths Service Corps member, Arnold Maniru, for allegedly importing four kilograms of drugged candies from the United Kingdom.
NDLEA Director…
ICPC docks UNICAL Don over alleged N20.6m Contract Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) has arraigned a Dean in the University of Calabar, Prof Francisca Bassey, for alleged involvement in a N20.6 million contract fraud.
This was…