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ABUJA – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal …

BENIN-CITY – The Private Sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has petitioned the Edo state government over alleged misappropriation of its food palliatives worth over N465 million by a member of House Representatives from the state, Dr. Omoriege Ogbeide Ihama, who represents Oredo Federal Constituency, Benin, Edo state. CACOVID, a coalition …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga ILE -IFE – A middle-aged woman, Alhaja Aishat Popoola has on Monday, September 28, 2020 dragged her husband, Alhaji Popoola Ogundoyin to High Court of Justice, sitting in Ile-Ife, Osun State, over the sale of a four bedroom flat apartment. Startrend Int-l reports that Alhaji Popoola Ogundoyin …

ABUJA – The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has said that the agency uncovered N2.67bn of funds meant for school feeding programmes stashed in private Bank accounts. ICPC made the revelation on Monday, September 28, 2020, during its second National Summit on Corruption at the Presidential Villa …

By Raymomd Osho ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, paraded six suspected robbers operating in Military Camouflage, terrorising and forcefully dispossessing motorists and commuters of their valuables. The suspects, Vincent Magnus, Elias John, Ikechukwu Alore, Ifeanyi Emmanuel, Chibueze Kingsley and Chigozie Micheal were arrested …

AYETORO-YEWA – There is a move by the security agencies in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State to make the entire area an unsafe haven for miscreants and criminals in these ’ember months’. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & online – …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA – Operatives of the Ogun state police Command on Friday engaged a gang of suspected armed robbers in a gun duel, killing one of the gang members during the clash. According to the Command, the gang of armed robbers were in military camouflage blocked the expressway …

LAGOS – The Iposu Chieftaincy family in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State has decried persistent threat from alleged land grabbers, calling on the Lagos State Government to quickly intervene. This was contained in a statement issued by the family and made available to the media by the Secretary …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Governor Abiodun has warned criminals in Ogun State to steer clear, saying the government will not condone any act of criminality. Abiodun stated this on the heels of the arrest and eventual death of Feyisola Dosumu, popularly called, “Spartan”, the suspected serial killer, terrorising Iperu …

ABUJA – The chairman of the Pacesetter Transport Services, Mr. Dare Adeleke was on Monday, August 24, 2020, attacked by some stakeholders at the National secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. It was scooped that Adeleke, an ally of Governor Seyi Makinde, has been appointed as the …