Crime Archives — Page 13 of 15

February 6, 2020 No Responses

DPR Gives Marketers Two Months Ultimatum To Weed Out Illegal LPG Retailers

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has given marketers two months to weed out illegal retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas.Abubakar Buba, Abuja Zonal Operations Controller, disclosed this at the DPR 2019 Annual Stakeholders’ General...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

DPR Sanctions Petrol Outlets, Two Gas Plants

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office has sanctioned three petrol stations and two gas plants over alleged sharp practices in Delta State.Mr Antai Asuquo, Warri Zonal Operations Controller of DPR, represented by Mr Victor Ohwodiosa, t...

October 26, 2019 No Responses

NCS Impounds N3.5m Smuggled Rice

The Zone B of Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Kaduna, on Friday, said it had seized 149 smuggled rice valued at over N3.5 million in Kaduna.In a statement on Friday, the command Public Relations officer, Abubakar Usman, explained that...

October 23, 2019 No Responses

DPR Seals 167 Filling Stations

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Ibadan, Oyo State has within 10 months sealed 167 filling stations for various infractions.The DPR Operations Controller, Ibadan, Engr. Oluyemi Olaonipekun, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ibadan during a surveil...

October 22, 2019 No Responses

Customs Arrest 15 Suspects For Re-Bagging Foreign Rice

The Adamawa/Taraba Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested 15 suspects for re-bagging foreign rice to sell as local rice. Briefing Journalists on Tuesday, the Controller in charge of Adamawa/Taraba Command, Mr Kamardeen Olumoh, explained that the...

October 17, 2019 No Responses

Alleged Extortion: 70 FRSC Personnel To Face Prosecution

No fewer than 70 officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have been arrested for alleged extortion during patrol and in the corps facilities, the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has said.Oyeyemi disclosed this on Thursday during a strategic...

October 16, 2019 No Responses

CBN: N500, N1000 Denominations Most Commonly Counterfeited Banknotes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday, said that a total of 119,663 pieces of counterfeit notes with a nominal value of N98.82 million was recorded in 2018.The bank said this in the Currency Operations 2018 Annual Report, posted...

October 2, 2019 No Responses

NPA Replies Bua, Alleges Blackmail

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has accused the management of Bua Ports and Terminal Limited of alleged blackmail.Reacting to newspaper advertisement published by Bua Ports in some National Newspaper on Monday, NPA alleged that it was designed to among othe...

September 29, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Condemns Abuse Of Children In Kaduna

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned reported horrific acts at a ‘torture house’ in Kaduna where about 300 persons were rescued by the police.According to a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,...

August 19, 2019 No Responses

FRSC Officials, Five Others Arrested For Extortion

A Joint Inter-Agency Team led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 37 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for allegedly extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways.The Team, compri...

July 19, 2019 No Responses

Panel Probes 120 Doctors Over Alleged Misconduct

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 412 foreign trained Nigerian doctors to practice medicine in the country and warned them against ethical misconduct.The induction was held at NAF Conference Centre on Thursday in Abuja, consisting o...

June 10, 2019 No Responses

Dakuku Reiterates Nigeria’s Commitment To Lead War Against Maritime Crime In Africa

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has declared Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to its leadership role in the war on piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea region, an area ...

June 2, 2019 No Responses

SEC, EFCC, Seek Prosecution Of Capital Market Offenders, Repatriation Of Stolen Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have agreed to collaborate in combating crime in the Nigerian capital market.This agreement was reached when the Management of the SEC met with the Management ...

May 22, 2018 No Responses

Pastor In Police Net For Allegedly Killing Woman With Concoction

The police in Lagos said they have arrested a 34-year-old Celestial Church pastor for allegedly giving a deadly concoction to one Ramat Audu which eventually resulted in her death. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi, told newsmen on...