KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...

LIMPOPO POLICE BUST SMUGGLING NETWORK, RECOVER OVER R3 MILLION IN STOLEN GOODS. (PHOTOS).


 Limpopo Police Bust Smuggling Network, Recover Over R3 Million in Stolen Goods


Limpopo police have made a major breakthrough in the fight against organized crime after dismantling a cross-border smuggling network operating between South Africa and Malawi.


In the early hours of Thursday, 5 June 2025, the Limpopo Anti-Smuggling Task Team, working with Tshimollo Security and Shadow Secure Technology, stopped a Scania truck with superlink trailers near the Polokwane weighbridge. The truck was travelling from Cape Town to Malawi through the Beitbridge border post.


During a lengthy 18-hour operation, officers found chopped parts of a Ford Ranger stolen in Nyanga, along with 60 disassembled motorcycles hidden in drums and containers. These motorcycles were reported stolen from several police stations in the Western Cape, including Bellville, Mfuleni, Muizenberg, Nyanga, Milnerton, Sea Point, and Athlone.


Police also recovered various electronic items such as plasma TVs, sound systems, solar tower batteries, and cellphones. The truck and trailers used in the operation were also seized.


The total value of the recovered goods is estimated at over R3 million.


Four foreign nationals, aged between 37 and 50, were arrested. They are expected to appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 9 June 2025, on charges of possession of suspected stolen goods.

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