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Abba Kyari defends self before police panel

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Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police, on Tuesday, appeared before the special investigation panel headed by the deputy inspector-general of police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Joseph Egbunike. The panel sat at the Force headquarters in Abuja and ended the session at 8.p.m. The IGP Alkali Baba set up the panel following Kyari’s alleged involvement in a $1.1m Internet fraud allegedly perpetrated by suspected wire fraudster, Abbas Ramon, popularly known as ‘Hushpuppi’, and five others. The FBI had claimed that Kyari detained one Kelly Chibuzor at…

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Abuja celebrity chef murdered, five suspects arrested

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Five persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of Emeka Eloagu, an Abuja celebrity chef and Director of Helenes Food Company. It was gathered from sources that the suspects had been transferred to the Homicide Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department. The celebrity chef was said to have been found dead in his apartment in Katampe extension, Abuja, on Sunday. A friend of the deceased said on Tuesday that the killers must have been close to the chef. The friend, who gave his name simply as Ken,…

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COVID-19: FG plans tough actions against third wave

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The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have expressed fear that another lockdown would negatively affect the economy. The groups said this as the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Monday said it would take tough actions to contain the spread of the deadly virus. The committee also disclosed that the country had entered the third wave of COVID-19. Recall that in 2020, Nigeria imposed lockdown twice to stem the rising cases of the virus.…

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Man convicted 46 years after rape incident

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A 74-year-old man has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl 46 years ago, after the daughter conceived during the attack pursued charges against him. Carvel Bennett was convicted by a jury at Birmingham crown court. Members of the jury deliberated for just over two hours before finding him guilty. In what is thought to be the first case of its kind, Bennett was tracked down by Daisy, now 45, who was conceived through the rape. DNA tests on Daisy and her birth parents confirmed that Bennett was her biological…

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Hushpuppi paid Abba Kyari N8m to detain Chibuzo -FBI

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has alleged that money laundering suspect, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, paid N8m or $20,600 to the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to arrest and detain a “co-conspirator,” Chibuzo Kelly Vincent. A document issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California and dated February 12, 2021, alleged that Hushpuppi contracted the services of Kyari after Chibuzo allegedly threatened to expose an alleged $1.1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman. “Kyari provided the account information for a bank account at…

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Two shot dead as Ebonyi APC congress turns bloody

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Crisis ensued on Saturday, at Ugwuachara, Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, as suspected gunmen interrupted the ward congress of the All Progressive Congress (APC), killing two in the process and the election materials carted away. It was also gathered that apart from the scores of party members who sustained varying degrees of injury, the most pathetic case was that of a woman, whose left leg was completely shattered. An eyewitness recounts that: “By 5pm I drove from police junction Ugwuachara through Tina Nweze Street to Ugwuachara Central School. On getting…

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One dead as hoodlums attack FRCN Office In Oyo

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On Sunday, August 1st, one person was reportedly killed as the vigilante group at the premises of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Moniya, Akinyele LGA of Ibadan, Oyo State came under attack by hoodlums. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident, adding that the culprits would face the full wrath of the law. During the face-off, one of the criminals popularly called Kabati, who led the hoodlums on a reprisal against the vigilantes (Soludero) at the FRSC compound, sustained gunshot wounds.…

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DSS brought 8 out of 12 detained Igboho’s aides to court

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The Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday, brought eight but failed to produce four others, out of the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, before a Federal High Court, Abuja. However, the DSS brought eight of the detainees before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, following the ex-parte motion moved by Counsel to the applicants, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on July 23. The four detainees, who were not in court, include Abdullateef Ademola Onaolapo, Uthman Opeyemi Adelabu, Oluwafemi Olakunle and Opeyemi Tajudeen. Those in court were…

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Sterling Bank officials in N1.7b FRAUD

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Sterling Bank Plc is currently enmeshed in a N1.7 billion fraud scandal in which bank officials and a businessman colluded to siphon the said amount from a customer’s account. The case which is currently before an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, details how an official of the bank, Ifeanyichukwu Shallom Isituah and a businessman, Ighodaro Austin Osaretin allegedly stole the sum of N1,790,558,000 belonging to a customer of the bank. An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Adamu Mohammed, told the court that the agency received a petition…

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Inclusive foundation mourns veteran actress, Rachael Oniga

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Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation, a non-governmental organisation has expressed its heartfelt sympathy to family, friends and the entire movie industry over the loss of the veteran actress, Rachael Oniga who died at age 64. The CEO of the foundation, Chief (Mrs.) Pat Eleto, in a condolence visit to the family, on Saturday, July 31st, said the news came as a rude shock to many, but she believes that the late actress has created a great impact with her career, and her legacy should never be forgotten. In her…

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