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Man Stabbed Neighbor To Death Over Loud Music In Ebonyi

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The police in Ebonyi state have arrested a 50-year-old man, Cyril Oko, for stabbing his 25-year-old neighbor, Peter Nkwuda, to death on Monday February 4th.

According to the police, the deceased and the suspect stay in Oroke Onuoha area of Ebonyi Local Government Area of the state.

Trouble started when Peter started playing music from his room, raising the volume very high to the discomfort of his other neighbors. The suspect it was said had gone to appeal to him to reduce the volume but he refused.

An argument ensued which turned into a fight. Cyril stormed into his own apartment, came out with a knife and stabbed Peter who died instantly.

The matter was reported men of the Kpiripkiri Police Station who dispatched operatives to the scene of the incident to arrest Oko.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident and said the suspect would be arraigned in court after investigations have been completed.

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NDLEA arrests returning businessman for smuggling cocaine

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a businessman identified as an ‘I Just Got Back’ returnee for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.

Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, shared videos of the seized contraband on X.com on Sunday.

The suspect, who had just returned from a foreign trip, initially raised suspicion due to his nervous demeanour.

NDLEA officials subjected him to a routine screening, during which wraps of cocaine began to fall from his body.

The statement said: “Narco-trend update: The moment #ndlea_nigeria officers intercepted an ‘I Just Got Back’ businessman, screened him, and wraps of cocaine began to ‘rain’ from his body. Who will tell them that NDLEA will always get them no matter the mode of concealment?”

Click the link below to watch the video:

https://x.com/MobilePunch/status/1870746436486181327?t=DaTN7Qj1qhv27-sflE9p6Q&s=19
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Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption

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Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption

A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption.

Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence of corruption between individuals,” the court announced in a statement.

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Paul Pogba’s brother sentenced to prison over extortion

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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced the brother of France midfielder, Paul Pogba, to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case.

Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars.

The court also fined Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of 13 million euros ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his business contacts to obtain the payment.

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