Defence & Security
Navy recruit 1, 814 ratings to combat oil theft, maritime piracy
The navy says it has recruited 1,814 ratings within the last six months to bolster military operations in the Gulf...
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Nigerian Troops foil robbery, rescue kidnap victims in Taraba
The troops of the Nigerian Army's 6 Brigade, under Operation Golden Peace and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have...
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Rivers State strengthens fight against oil theft, donated 6 gunboats to Nigerian Navy
In a decisive move to tackle piracy and oil theft, the Rivers State Government has donated six 400-horsepower security surveillance...
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EFCC arrests suspected fraudster for allegedly duping 139 Australians
A suspected online fraudster, identified as Osang Usie Otukpa, has been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial...
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Nigerian cyber criminal extradited to U.S. over $6 Million wire fraud
Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian previously placed on the FBI's Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from Ghana...
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Alleged N75bn, $31.5m fraud: EFCC to arraigns Ex-AMCON MD, Jan. 20
The arraignment of a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, for an alleged N76bn...
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Troops foil bandit attack in Taraba, arrest 2 suspects
Troops of the 6 Brigade in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, have captured two suspected terrorists, retrieving...
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Court jails man for $115,000 internet fraud in Abuja
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja has convicted and sentenced one Praise Humphrey Igbo (a.k.a)...
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Army raid hideout in Plateau, arrest kidnap kingpin and recover weapons
The army's Operation Safe Haven troops raided a kidnapping hideaway in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA), Plateau state, and apprehended...
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EFCC cracks down on internet fraud, 23 suspects arrested in Oyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 23 individuals suspected of internet fraud in the Akobo area of...
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