There were pandemonium today, Wednesday 26 August, 2020 as fire gutted the Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island Branch of Access Bank. Customers and staff of the bank scamper for safety as fire fighters struggled to put off the inferno. The fire started from a 33,000 liter diesel-laden truck and a car on the bank’s premises. The truck was dispensing diesel …
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Godwin Umelo has charged officers and soldiers of the Division to uphold total discipline. The GOC gave the charge during his maiden familiarisation visits to units and formations under the command. He said the visit would afford him the opportunity to determine the state of readiness of …
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Men of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a suspected Indian Hemp merchant, seizing at least 100 bags of weed from him. On 7 August, 2020 the Officer-in-charge Zonal Monitoring Unit, SP. Uba Adams received an information that some criminal elements are smuggling arms and ammunition into the country through Imeko border. A team of Operatives from the Zonal Monitoring …
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has lauded the pace of infrastructure development at the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) in Borno. Buratai gave the commendation during inauguration of several projects at the university on Tuesday Our correspondent reports that the projects inaugurated include 8.5 kilometers perimeter fence, 10 units of 4 bedrooms terrace duplexes senior staff quarters, …
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Damilola Samuel Ogunsanya, otherwise known as Lil Dee is ready to change the music scene in Nigeria with his new single ‘Owo’ (money). The song is released on the stable of Akad Records. The Afro Hip Hop singer with a unique powerful vocal delivery and extraordinary stagecraft is doing everything possible to make a statement in the most competitive music …
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwoolu, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Commissioner For Special Duties and management of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) over the whereabouts of the three helicopters belonging to the state government. Raising the issue under Matter of Urgent Public …
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Tope Oladiran, a 40-year-old armed robber who specializes in robbing victims of laptops and phones, has been arrested by the police. Before meeting his waterloo, Oladiran has been terrorizing residents of Ikorodu as he operates during the early hours of the day and late at night. The Ondo State born suspect has been putting up with his girlfriend who works …
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A newly wedded officer of the Nigerian Customs Service has just been murdered in cold blood by some car smugglers in Saki, Oyo State, Southwestern Nigeria. Our correspondent gathered that he was killed during a gun battle between the smugglers and a combined team of Customs and SARS operatives. The smugglers have abandoned the vehicles and escaped through the bush. …
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Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, led by a Chief Superintendent of Police, (CSP) Kehinde Oni, have uncovered a syndicate of chefs from Benin Republic that targets and robs wealthy Nigerians. The syndicate, the police said, operate by planting moles in the homes of well-to-do Nigerians in need of domestic helps in different parts of the country, only …
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A Court has granted the request by the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze 65 Bank accounts linked to 12 firms and a man. They are suspected to be involved in the manipulation of the foreign exchange market. Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, gave the order while ruling on a motion ex-parte filed …
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