Tag: Lebanese
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Hit-and-run Lebanese crushes lady’s leg in Lagos
Lagos-based Lebanese, John Greg has been involved in a case of hit-and-run in an incident that crushed the leg of one Omotomi Akinsanya. The incident which happened on Wednesday on the Sanusi Fafunwa Road in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State, left the woman in agony and inconsolable pain. Greg reportedly drove against traffic,…
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NAPTIP detains Lebanese over alleged defilement of minors
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has detained a Lebanese national accused of defiling minors in Plateau capital, Jos. The suspect, who was identified as Kfouri Suleiman (AKA Simo), is 61-year-old and had lived in Jos for 38 years. A NAPTIP statement on Thursday in Abuja alleged that…
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Police rescue abducted Lebanese in Ibadan
The police authorities in Oyo State have confirmed the rescue of a Lebanese kidnapped at the Panarama Farm Mekun, Oke Alaro area in Ibadan. In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relatioqns Officer in Oyo State, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the rescued victim, Hassan Mill, was taken to hospital for treatment after he was…
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Court jails two Lebanese caught smuggling $890,000 cash out of Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt zonal office on Thursday secured the conviction of Chamseddine Waell Mohammed and Dina Jihad Khali who both pleaded guilty to separate one count charge of money laundering preferred against them. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the two culprits were arrested on Wednesday, August 12 by officers of…
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BREAKING: Customs, EFCC arrest two Lebanese smuggling $890,000 out of Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced the investigation of two Lebanese, Dina Jihad Khali and Chamseddine Waell Mohammed. They were arrested on Wednesday by officers of the Customs Area Command, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Khali and Mohammed were attempting to smuggle a total sum of $890,000 out of Nigeria through the Port…
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Over 30 dead, 3,000 others injured in Beirut explosion
At least 25 people have died after a huge explosion in Beirut, while more than 2,500 have been injured, Lebanese health minister Hamad Hasan has said. Shocking videos from the scene show large plumes of thick smoke rising into the air near former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s Downtown Beirut residence. One woman stated that all…
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[Video]Tahir Fadlallah evacuated to lebanon, on suspicion of covid 19 infection
Tahir Fadlallah, the owner of Tahir guest hotel in kano has been reportedly evacuated from kano state to Beirut Lebanon, on suspicion of covid19 infection, through an air ambulance. In a video that surfaced online, the Lebanese was surrounded by health workers wearing Covid-19 protective equipment
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[Video] FG secures release of Nigerian woman put up for sale on Facebook by Lebanese
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), on Tuesday, said the Nigerian woman, Peace Busari Ufuoma, who was put on sale by a Lebanese has been released. Dabiri said the 30-year-old Oyo indigene was released to the Nigerian Embassy, Lebanon Beirut on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru(TNG) had reported that Jerro, who resides in Beirut…
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Lebanese man, Wael Jerro arrested for advertising Nigerian lady for sale on Facebook
A Lebanese man, Wael Jerro, has been arrested for advertising a Nigerian lady for sale on Facebook. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) confirmed this in a tweet on Thursday, a day after Lebanese authorities condemned the incident. It noted that following the Facebook post by the suspect, the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon had swung…
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EFCC arrests Lebanese fleeing Nigeria with N940m cash
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Abbas Lakis, a Lebanese for money laundering. The EFCC said in a statement that the suspect was arrested with different foreign currencies valued at a combined N940m The commission said in a statement by its acting Spokesman, Mr. Tony Orilade that Lakis was…