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‘Tinubu Must Go’: Borno police defend five arrests (opens the original)
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The Borno State Police Command has said five men arrested in Maiduguri while wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” were not arrested because of their political views, but over alleged possession of substances suspected to be illicit drugs and conduct capable of causing public disturbance. The command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Nahum Daso, on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested during a routine township patrol around the West End Roundabout area of Maiduguri o
Man arrested for allegedly raping 70-year-old Edo woman (opens the original)
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The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly raping a 70-year-old woman in Igueben, Edo State. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing on the command’s operational achievements in the past week. Ikoedem, who spoke on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Patrick Daaor, said the suspect was in custody while investigation into the alleged offence continued. She said the case was “being thoroughly investi
Hit-and-run driver kills Lagos policewoman during Tinubu’s return (opens the original)
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A female police inspector, Mercy Bassey, has died after she was reportedly knocked down by a hit-and-run driver while on route-lining duty ahead of the arrival of President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Tuesday. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday from a security source who pleaded anonymity that Bassey was hit by a black Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased officer, who was attached to the Ikotun Divisional Police Station, was crossing the Third Mainland Bridge a
Nigeria @66: PUNCH celebrates independence, harps on unity (opens the original)
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Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper, PUNCH, on Wednesday celebrated Nigeria’s independence with its annual “Rep Your Tribe” cultural event, bringing together staff members from different ethnic groups to showcase their traditions and culture. This is just as the Newspaper of the Year also called for unity among the various ethnic groups in the country. The event, held at the training hall of PUNCH headquarters on the Magboro, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, featured representations from various tribes
Two US-based Nigerians jailed 15 years for $2.4m fraud (opens the original)
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Two Nigerians based in the United States, Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in an international cyber intrusion scheme that defrauded businesses of more than $2.4m. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement issued by the Public Information Officer, MacKenzie Tubbs, on Tuesday that US Attorney David Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. Tubbs stated that the two Nigerians who were resid
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