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  Canadian actor, Keanu Reeves’ watches, stolen from his Los Angeles home more than one year ago, have been recovered in Chile. Police in the South American country tracked down three watches, including a $9,000 Rolex Submariner, that belong to the 60-year-old John Wick star. According to CNN, the pieces were found on Saturday in Santiago amid an operation connected to a string of …

Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in illegal bunkering and oil refining in parts of the Niger Delta region.      The Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Danjuma Jonah, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 29, 2024, said the troops also dismantled …

Nigerians have a lot of questions after social critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM) claimed that N180m was stolen from his account after hackers breached his NGO website.  Recall that a number of Nigerians donated to VDM after he announced he was launching an NGO in October 2024, with Don Jazzy single-handedly giving N100million.  Now, …

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old nursing mother identified as Ella Samuel for receiving stolen money from her lover, an armed robbery gang leader.   It was gathered that the armed robbery led attacks on the Amagba community and other areas in Benin City where they r3ped women in one of the houses.    The …

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a notorious fraudster, Bishir Abdullahi, who was found in possession of 14 stolen Automated Teller Machine (ATM) debit cards and accused of defrauding his victims of over N2.7 million.   The arrest, made by an alert police officer at a  Bank branch in Tudun Katsira area of Katsina, unveiled a sophisticated scheme of …

Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have deactivated 56 illegal oil bunkering sanctuaries and recovered 1.2 million litres of stolen products in the Niger Delta.        Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel, Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 1, 2024, said troops also arrested 17 suspected oil thieves, …

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday, November 26, said the Service has intercepted 21 stolen vehicles worth several billions of naira stolen from Canada.   The Customs boss also displayed arms and ammunition intercepted inside a commercial bus coming from Aba in Abia State to Lagos.   Among the vehicles stolen were …

Operatives of the Quick Intervention Team of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Mrs Chinelo Onwuasonya, 36, and rescued three stolen children.    The suspect described as notorious figure in child stealing and trafficking was arrested at Amajeke Park in Owerri on Wednesday while in possession of the children abducted from different locations in the …

A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, Doyin Okupe, says the fact that Peter Obi won Lagos state which is the homebase of President Tinubu shows that the 2023 presidential election was not rigged by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).   In a statement released on Thursday, November 21, Okupe said   “If Peter Obi (2023 …

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old woman and four teenage suspects, for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery.    The spokesperson of the command, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, said stolen items including laptops, mobile phones and bottles of palm oil were recovered from the suspects.    “In alignment with its enduring …