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May

25

2023

Uncovering Mystery of Nigeria’s Missing $2.4 Billion Oil Funds – Reps Grill Malani

Economy, PoliticsAbubakar Malami, Crime, NNPC, Politics

The House of Representatives Committee investigating missing $2.4 billion crude on Thursday, once again grilled the Attorney-General of the Federation. Malami was questioned on by the lawmakers over his failure to act on the tips provided by a whistleblower. Speaking on the whistleblower, Malami said he had no sufficient evidence to act. “There were no reasonable grounds or suspicions justifying the evocation of the oversight function of the National Assembly as per this matter is concerned,” he said. However, he was countered by the Chairman of the Committee, Mark Gbillah, who said the committee has more than enough evidence for…

May

23

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Plateau: Youths opt for self-defense over incessant killings

Lifestyle, Metro, OpinionBandits, Crime, Herdsmen, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Plateau State, Security

The Plateau State Youth Council (PYC), on Monday, called on the citizens to urgently defend themselves against continuous attacks and killings in various villages in the state. In a peaceful protest held at the Federal Secretariat junction, Jos, by the youths, they noted that the recent attacks in some villages in Mangu Local Government Area of the state led to the loss of over 100 people, and property worth millions of naira destroyed. Sunday Adas, the chairman of PYC who led the protest, expressed concerns over killings in the state, saying, “We believe that our people and communities now know…

May

11

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

75,436 inmates in prisons, 52,446 awaiting trial – Nigerian Correctional Service

NewsCrime, Freedom, Kuje prison, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that thousands of inmates in prisons across the country are without trial. Assistant Controller-General, Gimba Dumbulwa made the revelation on Wednesday in Abuja at a conference on decongestion and corrections administration. The official noted that as of May 9, 75,436 inmates are in correctional centres, while 52,446 are awaiting trial inmates. The ACG said over 70 percent of them have overstayed in custody due to lateness in sentencing and keeping them for more than normal time. “Over 5000 inmates have stayed more than five years, and over 10,000 inmates have stayed more than…

May

01

2023

By Kalu Odinakachi

Gunmen kidnap two Catholic priests in Delta

NewsBandits, Crime, Delta State, Gunmen, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Tension has gripped the Catholic community in Delta State as two priests, Reverend Father Chochos Kunav and Rev Father Raphael Ogigba, have been abducted in Agbaro Otor Area, near Warri, Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the two clerics were forcefully taken away by yet-to-be-identified gunmen along the Agbaro Otor Road on Saturday night, while on their way to Ughelli. A statement issued by Rev Father Okereke Kizito and made available to journalists in Warri on Monday explained that Father Chochos who works in Ibadan was on a visit to his colleague of the Catholic Diocese of Warri, Rev Father…

Apr

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

NDLEA intercepts drugs consignment hidden in imported car

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsCrime, Health, Insecurity, Lagos, Metro, NDLEA

By: Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 63 kilograms concealed in a used Toyota Corolla car imported from Toronto, Canada at the Tincan port in Lagos. This is even as an attempt by a freight agent, Mordi Chukwuemeka Samuel, to export 900 grams of the same substance, Loud, hidden inside walls of a travelling bag containing food items, to Kenya, was thwarted by NDLEA officers at the SAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Saturday…