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(Nigeria news ) Nigerian Army arrests soldier over k!lling of police officer in Lagos

Nigerian Army arrests soldier over k!lling of police officer in Lagos

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has commenced investigation into the incident that led to the k!lling of a police officer, Inspector Saka Ganiyu, following an altercation with soldiers in Lagos State.      LIB reported that some soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks attacked Ganiyu after he accosted their colleague for driving against the traffic around Volks …

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Nigerian Army troops eliminate notorious terrorist kingpin, Mai Hijabi and 164 others

Nigerian Army troops eliminate notorious terrorist kingpin, Mai Hijabi and 164 others

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said that troops have eliminated a notorious terrorist kingpin in Jigawa State known as Mai Hijabi.    The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, who disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists on the activities of the armed forces, said troops also eliminated 164 other terrorists, apprehended 238 others and rescued 188 kidnapped …

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Court adjourns trial of Nigerian man accused of k!lling South African police officer

Court adjourns trial of Nigerian man accused of k!lling South African police officer

The High Court of South Africa, Northern Cape Division, sitting in Upington, adjourned the trial of a 35-year-old Nigerian national, Emmanuel Chidi Okafor, who allegedly stabbed a South African police officer to d@ath during an argument.      The spokesperson of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Northern Cape Division, Mojalefa Senokoatsane, in a statement on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, said …

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Nigerian man says he has resolved to tithe all his income

Nigerian man says he has resolved to tithe all his income

A Nigerian man, Andrew Dave Babre said that he has resolved to tithe all his income.    Babre, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, said he made the resolution due to the recent “attack on tithing, the church and clergymen.”   “I use to not take my tithe giving seriously in the past until the attack on …

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Romance scam: Nigerian national arrested in South Africa for posing as white man on Facebook and defrauding woman of R3 million

Romance scam: Nigerian national arrested in South Africa for posing as white man on Facebook and defrauding woman of R3 million

A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori was remanded in custody for theft and fraud after his arrest in connection with an R3 million romance scam in South Africa.   Okori appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 7, 2024, after he was arrested last Thursday, in Cape Town by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as …

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Nigerian Army troops dismantle over 15 illegal bunkering sites, recover 115,000 litres of stolen crude oil

Nigerian Army troops dismantle over 15 illegal bunkering sites, recover 115,000 litres of stolen crude oil

Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) have remained resolute in the ongoing anti illegal bunkering operations, with tremendous successes resonating across the operational landscape.      Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 6, 2024.    In the latest push, troops have effectively deactivated over …

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Jewellery heist: Four South African police officers arrested for robbing Nigerian man of Rolex watches, gold bracelets, emeralds worth over R20 million

Jewellery heist: Four South African police officers arrested for robbing Nigerian man of Rolex watches, gold bracelets, emeralds worth over R20 million

Four South African Police officers accused of pulling off a R20 million jewelry heist at a Nigerian man’s house in Llandudno, Cape Town, have been sent to prison after their bail hearing was postponed to next week.   Jacobus Adriaan Groenewald, Bradley Dimitri Minnaar, Mthuthuzeli Mafanya and Bathandwa Soldati appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, October 3, 2024, …

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