Oyo State Police Command
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Oyo State Police Command yesterday paraded 15 suspects linked to cultism and firearms offences.
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A 48-year-old resident of Jericho GRA, Ibadan, Mark Davies, has accused the Oyo State Police Command of mistreatment and unlawful detention.
22 Dec 2023
The police command in Oyo State, on Thursday, dismissed two special constabularies over allegations of extortion. The dismissed constabularies are Kareem Fatai and Jimoh Lukman. Briefing newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police ,Adebola Hamzat, said the constabularies were captured in a viral video soliciting for money from a tourist from…
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TikTok asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down a month from now.
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The Abia Government has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Omenuko Bridge located at Ozuabam in Arochukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. Okey Kanu, made this known on Monday during a press briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held in Umuahia. Kanu…
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday off the coast of the Pacific island state of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said, triggering tsunami waves.
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The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has reiterated the ban on the sale and unauthorised use of fireworks, commonly known as knockouts, bangers, or crackers, during this festive season. He also called on parents and guardians to discourage their children and wards from purchasing or using fireworks, This was made known…
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The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Monday matriculated 523 cadets of its 76 regular course in Kaduna. The event which was the 13th matriculation of the institution featured oath taking by the cadets to mark their formal induction into their respective academic programmes. Commandant of the NDA, Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, urged the cadets to be…
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The residents of Agric-Isawo-Owutu road in Ikorodu, Lagos State, are lamenting over failed promises to compensate them for their buildings that were demolished for road reconstruction. Speaking with The Guardian, a septuagenarian, Oladimeji Olawuyi, complained that nothing has been heard from the authorities six over six years ago. He also complained that even when the…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this known during a news conference on…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has revealed that its $1 billion crude-backed loan was pivotal in establishing the Dangote Refinery, the country’s first private refinery, located in Lagos. Speaking at an energy stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, described the investment as a cornerstone of the project’s success…