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      The suspects include, Ola Sam, Demeji Abiola, Segun Isaac, Oyinloye Jubril, Bamidele Adeboyega, Hassan Afeez and Sanni Muyideen. They were rounded up at Poly Road and Sanyo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on February 1 and 4, 2019.  Their arrest followed action on a series of intelligence report linking them with various forms of internet fraud. They were alleged to be involved in love scam on different dating sites, through which they fraudulently obtain money from unsuspecting victims. At the point of arrest, EFCC operatives recovered two different models of exotic cars, laptops, telephones and several documents containing false pretences, including international passports, and ATM cards. They will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.More photos below.

      The attention of Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE has been drawn to a misleading news story on Sahara Reporters website, posted on 4th February 2019, alleging that Boko Haram terrorists have taken over four towns in Adamawa State. This is not true. Contrary to Sahara Reporters' claims in that online story, the Headquarters Theatre Command wishes to inform the general public that the said publication is untrue and a far cry from the reality on ground in Adamawa state. Categorically, no town in Adamawa, Borno or Yobe state is under the control of the insurgents. Unfortunately ,the alarming publication has generated undue panic amongst the general public and therefore needs to be addressed. In straightening the records, troops were alerted to an attack on Shuwa by Boko Haram terrorists who had infiltrated the village through Karchinga on a looting mission, to which the troops of 143 Battalion swiftly responded by moblising themselves to Shuwa village, where ...

      February 5, 2019 Press Statement The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chides the Buhari Presidency for its planned hurried commissioning of the uncompleted section of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, as a pre-election gimmick to hoodwink Nigerians and create an impression of performance, when there is none. The party calls on Nigerians to be very cautious of the project as its opening without completion and installation of critical components and infrastructure will be a great risk to lives and property. This planned commissioning of an unfinished project is a reflection of the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s desperation to pad up its false performance record, for which Mr. President is prepared to jeopardize the lives of Nigerians. The Buhari Presidency, which has displayed complete lack of capacity to improve or manage our railway, had resorted to appropriating the efforts of the PDP administration, as well as lying about their non-existent railway performa...

       A 14-year old boy who was arrested for sleeping with his three younger sisters aged 10, 5 and 2, has opened up that his step mother knew that he was sleeping with the victims in their home in Oshodi area of Lagos where they reside. The police have arrested the step mother, Mrs. Ihuoma Okey, and charged her before the court for negligence. It was gathered that the boy’s mother got separated from the father before the father got married to the step mother and they had the victims. The boy reportedly did not see the victims as his blood sisters and so started sleeping with them and deflowered them. The matter was exposed when the eldest among the sisters discovered that after the boy had slept with her, he had also slept with her two younger sisters. She took the matter to their mother who reported the assault to the police. The matter was transferred to the Gender Section of the Lagos State Police Command and the boy was arrested. At the Command, he ...

        As part of efforts to prevent residents from consuming unwholesome fruits and vegetables, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), in conjunction with the Lagos State Market Development Board, Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment as well as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has commenced talks and sensitisation campaigns for market traders across the State. The General Manager of LASCOPA,  Mrs. Kemi Olugbode, revealed that the essence of the Project tagged ‘Fruits and Vegetables Handling, Packaging and Hygiene’ campaign, is to proactively address the potential challenges inherent in the management and sales of the products. She noted that fruits and vegetables give certain vitamins and minerals that provide immense benefits to man, saying that, therefore, the preservation of the products from the point of handling to the market place and finally to the consumers' table is essential to prevent the sale and consumption o...

      PRESS RELEASE TROOPS SUCCESSFULLY REPELLED BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS INCURSION INTO KANAMA AND INFLICT HEAVY CASUALTY ON THEM Troops of 159 Battalion, Forward Operational Base (FOB), Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, deployed at Kanama, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe state, have today evening thwarted Boko Haram terrorists attempted incursion into the border town of Kanama. The terrorists came in at about 5:30pm and started shooting sporadically. The vigilant troops of th e FOB engaged them. Consequently, the terrorists were overwhelmed by the superior fire power of the gallant troops of 159 Battalion and the well coordinated air support from the Air Component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE. This resulted in inflicting casualty on the terrorists, while some of them retreated with gunshot wounds. The resilient troops have embarked on hot pursuit of the fleeing surviving attackers towards the border with Niger Republic. Unfortunately two of our gallant soldiers su...

       The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, has today 4th February 2019, commissioned 40 room self-contained, apartments at Mambila barracks for National Youth Corpers posted to Army Headquarters and other units of the Nigerian Army within Abuja. The Chief of Army Staff while commissioning the project congratulated the Corpers and charged them to imbibe good maintenance culture for t he accommodation to last long. While giving the vote of thanks the visibly elated Corpers Liaison Officer, Mr Usiobaho Prince, thanked the Chief of Army Staff for saving them from accommodation challenges. According him, many of them spend hours and money from far places like Kuje, Masaka, Kurudu, and Bwari to come to work at the Army Headquarters and other units within Abuja. It could be recalled that Corpers posted to Army Headquarters suffer acute shortage of accommodation before the Chief of Army Staff decided to ameliorate the problem after the Command...

      A 19-year-old lady has declared interest in the man with down syndrome, who married a minor in Ozubulu, Anambra state. In a post on a Facebook group, Onuh Chisom Maryjane, slammed those insulting the man. She didn't spare the young nursing mother, Chinwe, either. She also stated that she'll marry the man on the condition that his 'rich' family members, open up a business for her, buy her a car and credit her account. Read her post below: "Since u people doesn't want him to marry a 15 year old girl,fine Bring him to me let him marry a 19 yrs old girl If u people doesn't want him,i want me Somepeople are wicked,they don't want him to enjoy what other s are enjoying,people should stop insulting him,any ways that girl no fine at all and am finer than her, I also heard that his brother Is rich,that good to know, but before i marry him, their must buy me a car,credit my account and open up a business for me Pls am interested in him"...

      President Buhari Swears-In Chairman and Members of the Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in State House on 4th Feb 2019 ICPC 3,4: President Buhari Swears-In Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye in State House on 4th Feb 2019 ICPC 9: Chairman and Members of the Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) ahead of their swearing-in by President Buhari in State House on 4th Feb 2019.More photos below.