The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it arrested eight suspects and recovered seven vehicles over “one chance” robbery in the territory in one week. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, said this during a media briefing on Thursday...
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Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a fake Nigerian Army Major, Austin Anthony, who allegedly led a specialised car syndicate operating in Nigeria and neighboring countries. Anthony, 44, resident of Delta state was intercepted driving a stolen car at a police checkpoint on Dec. 5, along Bodinga road in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has set to review the use of the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) as the sole means of identification for voter accreditation on election day. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Thursday...
A judge was shot dead Wednesday in Mexico’s once-thriving beach city of Acapulco, local media and the state prosecutor’s office said. Local press identified the slain judge as Edmundo Roman Pinzon, president of the Superior Court of Justice in Guerrero state, saying he was shot at least four times...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday set aside a bench warrant issued against the Former Managing Director of Assets Management Cooperation of Nigeria (AMCON) Ahmed Kuru. He is charged with alleged Arik Airline N76 billion and 31.5 million dollars fraud. Other defendants are former Receiver Manager of Arik...
Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Niger Delta, Rear Admiral John Okeke, on Thursday attributed the rise in oil output from 1.2 million barrels per day (mbpd) in January to 1.84 mbpd currently to outcome of intensified battle against oil theft. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Online streaming platform, Spotify, has unveiled the top five most streamed podcasts in Nigeria, Kenya and South, for 2024. Ncebakazi Manzi, Spotify’s Sub-Saharan Africa Podcast Manager, in a statement on Thursday, said that “Apostle Femi Lazarus” remained the most streamed podcast in Nigeria. Manzi said others were: “Motivation Daily...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 10 rescued victims of human trafficking. The agency’s Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, said this on Thursday in Kano while receiving the victims from the Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command. He said...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Troops of 6 Brigade, Sector 3 of the “Operation Whirl Stroke” (OPWS) have thwarted a planned banditry attack in Taraba and arrested two suspects with AK 47 rifles. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations in Jalingo, Capt. Olubodunde Oni, the success was as...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In an effort to curb illegal smuggling of petroleum product (PMS) in Cross River State, men of Operation Whirlwind Zone C, Nigeria Customs Service NCS, has impounded 466,000 litres of petroleum product valued at N380m. The National Coordinator, Compt. HC Ejibunu, disclosed this in...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said it is committed to conducting a hitch-free 2025 Hajj operation. Executive Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, gave the assurance during a meeting with Chief Executives of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies and Commissions, held on Wednesday at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maidugiri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Borno State University (BOSU) community as well as parents and guardians of students affected by the tragic motor accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu road. The accident which occurred at Njimtilo area on Wednesday evening...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has described former Governor Clement Ebri as a father, role model, statesman and an administrator, whose invaluable contributions to the development of the state remain indelible. In a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. NSA...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Government, has expressed its willingness to collaborate and synegize with the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to find an amicable solution to the interstate boundary dispute with Abia State. Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey made this known...
Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held an in-person meeting at the Forum’s Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night. Fifteen governors, mainly of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were present at the meeting as of the time of filing this report. Governor Alex Otti of Abia State elected...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said the National Assembly will prioritise the interest of all Nigerians in considering the Tax Reform Bills. Akpabio made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja at a roundtable on the four tax reform bills organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol to N300 per litre to make things easy for Nigerians during the festive season. George, the Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, made this plea at...
Mr Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media to President Bola Tinubu has said that the president can’t be distracted about talks on the 2027 presidential election. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat. He...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government is collaborating with the Republic of Germany to enhance electricity supply in the country. The Minister made this statement while briefing State House Correspondents after a bilateral meeting between President Bola Tinubu and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday...
President Bola Tinubu has said the interest and welfare of the citizens of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remained priority for leaders of ECOWAS. The President said this on Wednesday while receiving Mr Frank–Walter Steinmeier, the President of Germany, in a State Visit on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa,...