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EFCC investigates 38yr old man over alleged $12,000 fraud in Enugu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Directorate, has commenced investigation into a 38-year-old man, Raheem Abiodun Wasiu, over an alleged $12,000 fraud involving Bureau de Change (BDC) operators. Wasiu was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following a complaint by Ezekulie Stanley Chukwumuanya, a BDC operator, ...

Ogun Reps candidate calls for probe of Oniyiku’s death

Former Chief of Staff to the Ogun State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency, Dr. Oluwatoyin Emmanuel Taiwo has condemned the alleged killing of Mr. Owolabi Oniyiku at a police checkpoint along the Atan-Ita/Ifonyintedo axis of Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. Taiwo described the incident as ...

Family of four die after eating Amala

...As Kogi Gov’t orders probe Tragedy has struck the Ihima community in the Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State following the deaths of four members of the same family after they reportedly consumed a meal prepared with cassava flour, popularly known as Amala. The incident has sparked widespread panic in the area, particularly after the ...

Police to launch NPF vigilant app, MTN closed user group network

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is set to officially launch the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Vigilant App and the MTN Closed User Group (CUG) Network on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the Nigeria Police Resource Centre in Abuja. This was revealed in a statement on Monday by the Force PRO, CSP Ani Iniedu. The Force ...