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PHOTONEWS: Wanted Suspected Criminal Arrested With AK-47, Ammunition In Adamawa  The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Shuaibu Abubakar, who was on its wanted list. The spokesperson for the command, Suleiman Nguroje, made this known on the command's X page on Wednesday. The statement read, "Another 30-year-old man identified as Shuaibu Abubakar has been arrested following the manhunt by the operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command in collaboration with Hunters on 17/10/2023. "The suspect equally hails from Tambo in Girei LGA and was on the wanted list of the Command. "Interestingly, One AK-47 Rifle loaded with Sixteen(16) rounds of live ammunition was recovered from the criminal. "The  Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, while expressing Happiness added that there is no hidden place for criminals in Adamawa State, as strategies to checkmating kidnapping activities emplaced in these ember months." Credit: X | AdamawaPol...

PHOTOS: EFCC Arrests 17 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Edo Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, October 17, arrested 17 suspected Internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The EFCC made this known in a statement on their official X handle on Wednesday. According to the statement, the suspects were arrested at their hideouts in different locations, following actionable intelligence on their nefarious activities. The statement added that they will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Items recovered from them include different cars, phones, and laptops. The suspects are Unvive Tegwolo, Imemesi Daniel, Ojo Tohanmwen, Olise Ikenna, Kadiri Eric, Yakubu Izegwire, Omozuafo Collins, Elect Osayuwa, Destiny Ewere, Ayodele Eugene, and Eric Onwusiweka. Others are Okeke Benjamin, Imanah Destiny, Kenneth Anyenibie, Uriel Ogwuezi, Prince Joshua, and Ibeje Daniel. Credit: X| officialEFCC

Obi won 2023 presidential election, Tinubu came a distant third - Tinubu ally and former SFG, Babachir Lawal Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) won the 2023 presidential election. Lawal, in a statement on Tuesday, said Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), came second, while Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came a distant third in the poll. “I have resisted the temptation to engage in the contemporary political discourse since the May 2023 election faux pas,” the statement reads. “I did this for two reasons; the first being that as an active player in the drama, I needed time to analyze and digest the data that led to the outcome(s), so I could arrive at an informed decision; the second, being that the rainy season had just set in and it was necessary that I focused my attention on my farms which are the mainstay of my livelihood. “The current topical issues f...

Why Akeredolu Is Governing Ondo From Ibadan And Not Akure – Aide Doyin Odebowale, the Special Adviser on Special Duty and Strategy to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, says his principal is not working from the capital Akure due to accommodation challenges. Akeredolu has been absent from the state since his return from a medical vacation abroad. While the Ondo leader is working from Ibadan, Oyo State, the move has caused ripples within the state with the youths of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday issuing an ultimatum to the governor to return. However, speaking on Channels Tv's Politics Today on Tuesday, Odebowale said due to Governor Akeredolu‘s state of health, he needs a better apartment to carry out his task of marshalling the affairs of the South-West state. “Aketi came back in September. Where he used to stay – the Presidential Lodge built for the visiting president at that time Olusegun Obasanjo – is a two-bedroom apartment,” he said on the show...

New, Unverified Users On X To Pay $1 Annual Subscription X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced a new programme requiring new and unverified users to pay a $1 annual subscription fee to sign up. This was contained in a statement shared on the support account of the popular social media platform today, October 18. According to X, the program is now being tested in New Zealand and the Philippines. The test will allow new accounts to post and interact with other users. The statement read, "Starting today, we're testing a new program (Not A Bot) in New Zealand and the Philippines. "New, unverified accounts will be required to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post & interact with other posts. Within this test, existing users are not affected. "This new test was developed to bolster our already successful efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount. It is n...

US President Biden lands in Tel Aviv to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu after 500 people died in hospital strike US President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel in a desperate bid to prevent the war with Hamas from spiralling into a wider conflict after a devastating blast on a Gaza hospital killed 500 people.  Biden was received by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv this morning amid warnings the war is 'spiralling out of control' following the deadly fireball explosion at the hospital. A huge blast ripped through the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City last night while it was being used to treat and shelter thousands of civilians who were trying to avoid Israel's relentless airstrikes.  Earlier on, President Biden was left outraged and deeply saddened" by hospital explosion in Gaza "I am outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that...

Man who pretends as a delivery man to harvest brainbox and other vehicle parts arrested in Lagos Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested a 27-year-old man, Ogbonna Eze, who allegedly disguises as a dispatch rider to steal car parts. Parading the suspect before newsmen on Tuesday, October 17, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on September 18, 2023, the command received reports that the suspect disguised himself as a dispatch rider to vandalize vehicles by removing brain boxes and other parts. The police immediately swung into action and apprehended the suspect. In a related development, the police on October 10, 2023, at about 0130hrs, based on credible intelligence, apprehended a group of boys in military uniform who invaded a motor park in Surulere and were stealing brain boxes. Hundeyin said operatives of the Command stormed the scene and arrested one Kelechi Ofo ‘m’ aged 30 with three brain boxes while others fled upon sighting the police.  ...