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US man 20 years in jail for stealing $14
David Coulson, 55, was incarcerated from 2002 to 2022 in California under the Three Strikes law, 1990s legislation mandating life sentences following a third felony offense. 20 years into serving a life sentence for stealing $14, a Black man was…
Bandits demand N30 m for abducted Katsina farm girls
Marauding bandits laying siege in the northwestern parts of the country have abducted some 22 children on whom they have slammed N30 million ransom. The number of abducted children who are mainly underage girls remain uncertain but police records showed…
Terror threat: U.S. authorizes departure of non-emergency staff from Nigeria
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families from Nigeria due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks in the country. The latest travel update comes after the United States and…
Weed, cash luggage destinationed to Nigeria seized at US Airport
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has confiscated over 10 pounds of marijuana in a checked bag on its way to Nigeria, according to reports sourced online by The Oracle Today. Local news outlets reported that CBP found the bag…
Enugu CP woos security agencies on collaboration against insecurity
Samson Nwafor, Abakaliki The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Ahmed Ammani, has visited heads of other security agencies in the State for familiarization and to seek more collaboration and cordial working relationships to tackle insecurity in the State. In…
Terror threat: DSS raises surveillance level
Federal government has said it would take measures against possible terrorist attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after foreign diplomatic missions in the country raised security alert for their citizens. The Department of State Security (DSS) stated on Monday…
Police arrest lecturer, daughter for flogging, stripping young lady
The Nasarawa State police command has arrested a senior lecturer at the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), Dr Fred Ekpe Ayhokai and his daughter, Emmanuella, for flogging and stripping a young lady, Blessing Mathias in a video shared online. The…
Twenty kidnapped, 10 killed as bandits invade hospital in Niger State
Over 30 people including patients, hospital staff and relations were either killed or kidnapped when gunmen suspected to be bandits struck the General Hospital in Lapai council area of Niger State. According to reports verified by The Oracle Today, the…
Chinese man who killed Buhari won’t miss favorite food in prison
The Chinese businessman, Geng Quanrong, who is charged for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Ummukulsum “Ummita” Buhari, will be served Chinese food by prison authorities. The 47 year old textile businessman made headlines in the past week after being arrested…
APC chieftain, Abidemi Rufai, bags 5 year jail for fraud in US
A 45 year old former Nigerian government official, Abidemi Rufai, was Monday sentenced to five years in prison for stealing over half a million dollars in pandemic relief benefits in the United States. Abidemi Rufai was wearing a $10,000 watch…
