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Ogun: Army hands over seized 223kg cannabis to NDLEA

  The Nigerian Army, 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, handed over 441 pawpaw-sized substances, suspected to be cannabis sativa weighing 223 kilogrammes, to the Ogun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public…

Court sends internet fraudster to jail in Ilorin

  Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Usman Harun to six months imprisonment for internet fraud. According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Harun…

Fire guts Kwara market

  A fire outbreak in the early hours of Tuesday gutted several shops at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. A video of the incident captured the moment some of the shop owners were mourning as they watched their properties…

Bandits reportedly kidnap 30 children in Katsina

  Bandits have reportedly kidnapped at least 30 children at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Channels Television reports that Batsari is one of several security frontline local government areas in the State where activities…

Police arrest armed robbery suspect in Kaduna

  The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested an armed robbery suspect while two others are still at large. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Kaduna.…

Police nab 8 over killing of UNIMAID lecturer

  The Borno State Police Command has arrested eight suspects linked to the killing of a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID. The command’s spokesman, ASP Daso Kenneth, who stated this, said the suspects were arrested following a report…