EFCC intercepts money meant for vote buying

25 Feb 2023

Massive operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to deter vote trading and other financial malfeasance ahead of tomorrow’s presidential and national assembly elections may have begun paying dividends with the interception in Lagos of the sum of N32, 400,000 (Thirty-two Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) allegedly suspected to be used for vote […]

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Police Intercept Construction Firm Engaged by Kogi Govt to Cutoff Roads to Prevent INEC Officials From Accessing Kogi Central

25 Feb 2023

Barely 48hrs to the 2023 general elections, the Nigeria Police on Thursday arrested workers of CCECC construction firm allegedly engaged by the Kogi State government to cutoff roads to prevent INEC officials and other other stakeholders from accessing the senatorial district. According to the workers; Mr. Ismail Abdulganiyu and Sheidu Amoto who were arrested by […]

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Police arrest house of reps candidate for money laundering

25 Feb 2023

Rivers Police Arrest Hon Chinyere Igwe For Money Laundering Police Officers from Rivers State Command deployed to INEC Headquarters Aba Road today 24/2/2023 at about 0245hrs, while on stop and search, arrested one Hon Chinyere Igwe, member House of Representatives representing Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency with a cash sum of 498,100 USD inside a […]

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Nigerian Army Announces ‘Operation Safe Conduct’ For Elections in 2023, Warns Soldiers to Avoid Politics

24 Feb 2023

The Army Chief stated that he had directed a review of the Rules of Engagement and Code of Conduct in preparation for the upcoming Operation Safe Conduct. The Nigerian Army has warned its personnel to avoid partisan politics while facilitating and securing the upcoming 2023 general elections. According to army officials, the military has prepared […]

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Army arrests mastermind of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack

24 Feb 2023

According to the Defence Headquarters, troops from Operation Whirl Punch apprehended one of the masterminds of the terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service on March 28, 2022. Maj Gen Musa Danmadami, Director, Defence Media Operations, made the announcement at the bi-weekly news briefing on armed forces operations on Thursday in Abuja.  Danmadami stated that […]

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Kwara NSCDC prepares to deploy 2,500 personnel for general elections

24 Feb 2023

Muhammed Tukur Ibrahim, the Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has deployed 2,500 personnel for Saturday’s 2023 general elections in the state’s 16 local government areas.  According to a statement issued by the defence corps’s spokesman, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, in Ilorin on Thursday, the deployment was made to ensure a smooth […]

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Man arrested for stealing aboard a plane

24 Feb 2023

A man has been arrested by the Murtala Muhammed Airport command of the Nigeria Police for reportedly stealing aboard an aircraft. The man, identied as Kunle Oni, was caught stealing aboard Air Peace flight P47139 from Abuja to Lagos by other passengers. Mr. Oni was arrested on the flight on Saturday. Several bundles of naira […]

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Gunmen attack houses of chairmen of APC and LP, kidnap Monarch’s wife

24 Feb 2023

Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped the wife of the traditional ruler of Amuro autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, Ugoeze Umugborogu. Apart from kidnapping the monarch’s wife, the rampaging gunmen also burnt the country homes of the chairmen of All Progressives Congress and Labour Party in Amuro ward. The development caused […]

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Gunmen attacks PDP campaign convoy, driver dead

24 Feb 2023

Gunmen have attacked the campaign convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Enugu North/South Federal Constituency, Oforchukwu Egbo, on Wednesday, 22nd February 2023 The incident happened at Eke-Otu in Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area of the state. Driver of one of the buses in the convoy was killed during the attack. It […]

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