Day: August 23, 2021

EFCC operatives break into BBNaija star’s apartment

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Dorathy Bachor, the ex-contestant on the Big Brother Naija reality TV show 2020 edition, took to her Instagram page early morning, today (Monday) to narrate how operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) broke into her apartment. Dorathy said, the incident made her feel unsafe as a Nigerian. The men of the anti-graft agency broke into her apartment in search of a person who ran into the estate but refused to tender an apology to her after they discovered their mistake. In her narration on her Instagram story,…

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Wanted drug Baron arrested in Lagos Pentecostal church

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A suspected drug Baron, Stephen Ikeanyionwu, who was declared wanted for allegedly attempting to export 69 kilograms of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at Ikeja, Lagos, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. A statement on Sunday by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the suspect was traced to a popular Pentecostal church on Mike Ajari Street, Ojodu Berger, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, August 15, 2021, when he…

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COVID-19: Lagos isolation centres record 500 deaths, says ministry

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The Lagos State Ministry of Health has said more than 500 deaths were recorded in isolation centres across the state. Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Health, Lagos State, ‘Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, made this known in a press statement, yesterday, titled, ‘COVID third wave mitigation: Lagos to sanction erring inbound passengers’. Ogunbanwo explained that inbound travellers contributed to the increasing fatalities. Though he said over 500 had been recorded, data on the website of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that Lagos recorded 47 deaths as of August 21. Part…

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Flooding in US state of Tennessee claims 21 lives

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Not less than 21 people have reportedly lost their lives in the devastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee, and dozens missing, local officials said Sunday in what they warned was a preliminary toll. Tennessee was hit Saturday by what meteorologists called historic storms and flooding, dumping 15 inches (38 centimeters) or more of rain. Rural roads, state highways and bridges were washed out and widespread power outages affected thousands of people. Twenty people died in the town of Waverly, in Humphreys County, Police Chief Grant Gillespie said.…

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Suspected firearms supplier, others arrested in FCT

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A suspected firearms supplier, Matthew Vaaswem, 30, who supplies guns to suspected kidnap syndicates operating along Tungan Maje in the FCT and Gawu axis of Niger State, has been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Mariam, who disclosed this, said the suspect, who confessed to the crime, was arrested at Tipper-Garage, Gwagwalada by operatives of Gwagwalada Division. She said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect belongs to a gunrunning syndicate, adding that effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects. Mariam…

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