Day: October 16, 2021

Kano flood: 29 killed, 14,244 houses destroyed

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Kano State has recorded no fewer than 29 deaths by flood while 14,244 houses were destroyed across the 44 local councils of the State this year. The Executive Secretary of Kano State Emergency Management Agency, Sale Jilli, said 14,244 houses were destroyed across the state this year, noting that the state recorded a drop in the level of destruction when compared to last year when 57,362 houses were washed away by flood. Jili explained that Doguwa local council had the highest number of deaths with 19 victims. He said: “In…

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N20b loan: EFCC withdraws case against Kogi

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has filed an application seeking to discontinue the matter involving the N20billion Kogi State salary bail-out loan. The application was granted by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday. The application, according to the commission’s counsel, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), is the sequel to the decision of the management of Sterling Bank Plc to return N19, 333,333,333.36 standing in the credit of the frozen account to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On August 31, 2021, Justice Tijani…

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Blind woman arrested with fresh human skull in Akwa Ibom

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A blind aged woman was yesterday paraded by operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, for allegedly possessing a fresh human skull. The suspect was paraded alongside 138 others who were arrested across the state for various offences including murder, militancy, abduction, cultism, armed robbery, stealing, unlawful possession of firearms and vandalism, among others. A breakdown of the number showed that 11 suspects were arrested for alleged murder, 47 for armed robbery and stealing, 10 for defilement and rape, 21 for alleged cultism, 16 for vandalism, seven for kidnapping…

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Two Cameroonians, Nigerian arrested with explosives in Akwa Ibom

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Two Cameroonians and one Nigerian have been arrested in connection with militancy in Akwa Ibom State. The suspects were arrested on September 13, 2021 during a stop and search conducted by operatives of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police Border Monitoring Unit along Okobo/Oron highway. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Friday, said two bags of dynamites, a container of incense powder and a bag containing items suspected to be talisman and others were recovered from the suspects. He said, “On September 12, 2021,…

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