Day: October 5, 2024

Police Refund N1million Extorted From Corps Members As Officers Undergo Probe

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Three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been refunded N1million, which was allegedly extorted by four police officers in Surulere area of Lagos State. The officers reportedly demanded the money after the corps members failed to provide a physical copy of a driver’s licence. An X user, Oluyemi Fasipe, had shared details of the incident, stating that one of the corps members was also forced to transfer Bitcoin worth $842 to the officers. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the officers involved had been…

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Federal Government Begins Evacuation Of Nigerians In Lebanon

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The Federal Government has commenced arrangements for the evacuation of Nigerians living in Lebanon who are willing to return home following the crisis in the country. The federal government said it convened a multi-stakeholder meeting where briefs were received on the condition of Nigerians in Lebanon and preparations by various agencies towards the success of the evacuation exercise. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the National Emergency Management Agency on Friday. In September 2024, large-scale cross-border attacks escalated in Lebanon, causing over 1,000 deaths and 6,352 injuries in…

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Rivers LG Poll: Tension, Uncertainty As Wike’s Allies, Fubara’s Camp Set To Clash

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There is tension and uncertainty in Rivers State over the conduct of the local government election in the state scheduled for today. The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the command would comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which restrained the police and the Department of State Services from participating in the poll. Iringe-Koko said the decision was sequel to the directives by the Force Legal Department. The statement read, “On July 19, 2024, a Federal High Court in Abuja issued a…

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Wike, Umahi Among Untouchables As Tinubu Tinkers With Cabinet List

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Strong indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu has completed the list containing the names and designations of those who will serve in his reshuffled cabinet. Multiple sources in the Presidency, who confided in Saturday PUNCH, said Tinubu had concluded the list of ministers to drop and those to retain and was expected to release it on Thursday night, a day after he arrived in the United Kingdom for his two-week annual leave. Top on the list of those who will be retained include controversial FCT Minister and former Governor…

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Three Arrested For Beheading Couple In Abia State

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The Abia State Police Command has arrested three yet-to-be-identified persons in connection with the killing of a couple, 78-year-old Udo Jacob and his 73-year-old wife, Dorcas, in the Bende Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the couple was beheaded by unknown assailants on Tuesday and their corpses were found in a pool of blood in their compound in the Etiti Ulo community of the LGA on Wednesday with some of their properties stolen. The tragedy that befell the victims got the attention of the Deputy Speaker…

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The Nightmare Is Over…I Can’t Wait To Get Back — Pogba Reacts To Reduced Doping Ban

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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has taken to social media in reaction to the Court of Arbitration, CAS, decision to reduce his doping ban from four years to 18 months. CAS confirmed on Friday that Pogba’s suspension had been reduced to 18 months, effective from September 11, 2023. The Frenchman’s original four-year ban was handed down by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal in February. Pogba will now be eligible to return to competitive football on March 11, 2025, just four days before his 32nd birthday. He wrote: “Finally, the nightmare is…

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Hardship In The Land: A Couple, Children Arrested For Stealing Bags Of Rice

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Ondo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun Corps has arrested a couple, Agbor and Mary John, and their two children for allegedly stealing bags of rice from an orphanage home in Akure, the state capital. The corps also arrested 68 suspected criminals for allegedly committing various crimes across the state. Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the corps in Akure on Friday, the commander of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye said the family members were involved in stealing and house breaking. Adeleye said, “We have arrested about 68 criminals,…

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Explosion Rocks Rivers APC Secretariat As LG Poll Holds

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Buildings and other property were shattered in the early hours of Saturday as explosives suspected to be dynamite shattered the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The explosion brought down the gate of the secretariat while doors, windows, and other property were destroyed. This is the second time the Chief Tony Okocha-led APC would be experiencing such an attack at its secretariat this year. This came as the local government elections is set to hold in the state today as the…

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Gang Massacre: 70 Killed In Haiti As Armed Gang Opens Fire On Residents

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At least 70 people have been killed in a gang massacre in Haiti, the UN has said. Armed gunmen belonging to the Gran Grif gang passed through the town of Pont-Sonde with automatic rifles, shooting at residents on Thursday, according to the United Nations’ Human Rights Office. “We are horrified by Thursday’s gang attacks in the town of Pont-Sonde in Haiti’s Artibonite region,” a spokesperson said. At least 16 people were also seriously injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, according to the UN. Gang members were…

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