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NCS Seizes 9,493 kg of Pangolin scales
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it seized 9,493 kg of pangolin scales in one of the largest wildlife crime busts in recent years.
The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale…
Fake police officer arrested in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man masquerading as a Police Special Constabulary and extorting unsuspicious members of the public.
SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa,…
Police arraign motorcyclist for alleged trespass, motorcycle theft
Police, on Friday, arraigned a 42-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Tachin Agera, before a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing two motorcycles belonging to the Benue…
157 Arrested in Florida Human Trafficking Sting, Including 25 Illegal Immigrants
Florida law enforcement, led by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, has arrested 157 individuals in a human traff!cking sting dubbed “Operation Autumn Sweep.” Among those arrested were 25…
Troops Arrest Three Suspected Terrorist Collaborators in Taraba
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have arrested three individuals suspected of collaborating with terrorist elements in Taraba State.
This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by…
Navy Intercepts 2 Suspected Smugglers with 350kg of Fertilizers
The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Ibaka has apprehended two individuals suspected of smuggling 350kg of fertilizers by speedboat en route to Cameroon.
FOB Commanding…
Finland’s First Openly Gay Ice Hockey Player Found Dead in Suspected Homicide
Janne Puhakka, Finland’s first openly gay ice hockey player, was found dead in his home in Espoo on Sunday evening following a suspected shooting.
The 29-year-old was discovered at the…
British photojournalist, Paul Lowe ‘stabbed to death by his son’ while hiking
An award-winning British photojournalist was allegedly murdered by his son at a popular hiking trail in California.
Paul Lowe, 60, who covered conflicts including the siege of Sarajevo…
29-year-old man allegedly steals ATM card, withdraws N810, 000
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 29-year-old man, Shehu Garuba, for allegedly stealing an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card and withdrawing N810, 000 from owner’s account.
The…
Police arraign 2 over alleged unlawful possession of gun
Two men–Jonathan Ojo and Friday Sabin-, alleged to have been in unlawful possession of a gun, were on Tuesday brought before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan.
Ojo, 24 and Sabini,…