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N2m credit alert sends Ilorin driver to jail

A Kwara High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Friday sentenced a commercial driver, Adetunji Oluwasegun to two years imprison for a fraud amounting to N2 million. The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on…

2 panel beaters in court over alleged car theft

Two panel beaters, Olawale Olaniyi and Kehinde Sulaiman, on Friday appeared before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a Honda Element Jeep worth N3 million. Olaniyi, 50 and Sulaiman, 38, of no fixed addresses, are facing a two-count…

Ebonyi lists challenges to rabies prevention

The Ebonyi Animal-Mediated Rabies Control Programme (EBARAP) Committee has called for support from governments and public and private organisations to enable it to effectively manage and prevent spread of rabies. The organisation’s Chairman, Dr Nwenyi Okoro, told newsmen in Abakaliki…

ENSG assures of continuous support to educational institutions

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday reiterated his administration’s commitment to continuously support educational institutions in the state. Ugwuanyi gave the assurance during a needs’ assessment visit to the Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESCET) in Enugu.…

4 police inspectors arrested for alleged extortion

The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested four police officers who allegedly harassed and extorted N70,000 from a 16-year-old student on Wednesday at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos State. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr…