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Just In: 4-man sex blackmail syndicate busted in Anambra

Akanji Philip August 18, 2022 0 Comment

Four members of sex blackmail syndicate who specialised in taking nude pictures of their victims and threatening to post them online unless they meet their monetary demand have been arrested in Anambra State. ...

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Education

Why Tuesday’s meeting ended in deadlock— ASUU

Akanji Philip August 18, 2022 0 Comment

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advanced reasons why the meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led committee of the Federal Government on Aug. 16 ended in deadlock. According to the union,...

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Education

FG: ASUU’s six-month salaries demand stalling negotiations

Akanji Philip August 18, 2022 0 Comment

The Federal Government, on Thursday, said demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to be paid salaries for the six-month strike period is stalling its negotiations with the union. This was as...

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Local News

Just In: Bayelsa tricycle riders protest extortion by FRSC officers

Akanji Philip August 18, 2022 0 Comment

No fewer than 50 commercial tricycles were damaged in Bayelsa State on Wednesday as officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigeria Police Force tried to stop a protest by the tricycle...

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Local News

Gov. Matawalle reportedly rescues police officer from terrorists

Akanji Philip August 18, 2022 0 Comment

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday secured the release of DSP Usman Ali, officer-in-charge of Magami Police Outstation in Gusau, from his abductors. Mr Jamilu Birnin-Magaji, Press Secretary to the Governor, confirmed....

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Local News

Zamfara: Family of 7 die after eating ‘Dambu’

Akanji Philip August 18, 2022 0 Comment

Seven family members have died after taking a local delicacy of corn and vegetables known as Dambu for dinner. SP Mohammed Shehu, the Zamfara Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the unfortunate incident. ...

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Local News

Enugu: Gunmen attack police officers on stop-and-search duty

Akanji Philip August 18, 2022 0 Comment

Gunmen attacked some police officers who were on stop-and-search duty along Enugu expressway, G-hostel axis in Abakaliki on Wednesday. However, the police officers repelled the attack and neutralized one of the gunmen. ...

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Local News

Lagos: Okada riders, police clash leaves one dead

Akanji Philip August 17, 2022 0 Comment

One person lost his life during a violent confrontation between police and motorcycle riders in the Oko-Oba area of Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer of the State, SP Benjamin, confirmed the...

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Local News

Just In: Police arrest five suspected pipeline vandals in Bayelsa

Akanji Philip August 17, 2022 0 Comment

Police in Bayelsa has paraded five suspects arrested by its operatives for alleged crude oil pipeline vandalism, illegal oil bunkering and economic sabotage. This was made known by the command’s spokesman, Asinim Butswat,...

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Just In: Police nab 3 members of cult gang in Delta

Akanji Philip August 17, 2022 0 Comment

The Police Command in Delta said it has arrested three suspected cultists and armed robbers in Warri and recovered ammunition from them. The spokesman of the state’s command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this...