An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, sentenced a 65-year old man, Igwe Ambrose, to double life jail term for inserting fingers into the private parts of his tenant’s children, ages seven and 11. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye...
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The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja, said the troops also recovered the two...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Police Command has alerted the public of plans by some groups of political party supporters to cause violence in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the groups plan to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Nigerian Army, on the passing of former COAS, retired Maj.-Gen. Chris Ali. COAS Lagbaja’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by the Director...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Police Command has arrested one suspect in connection with the death of a student of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara, Toyin Bamidele. The deceased identified as Toyin Bamidele, student was, on Thursday, found lying in a pool of her blood in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Seven years after his escape from prison custody following his conviction for drug dealing, a notorious major distributor of illicit substances within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Ibrahim Momoh, popularly known as Ibrahim Bendel, has been arrested by operatives of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 63,767.3kg of Indian hemp and 82,320 illicit pills in eight states in the last one week. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated this on Sunday in Abuja and added that five persons,...
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos, on Sunday intercepted 50 sacks of cannabis sativa worth N70m at Gbethrome community in Badagry. Lt.Cdr Kelly Umoru, FOB Base Operations Officer, said personnel seized the items at about 6.30.a.m. at an uncompleted building near the...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Electoral Officer in charge of Ibi Local Government Council, Mr. Ibrahim Ahmadu has being arrested by the Nigerian Police Force for allegedly absconding with 7.1 million naira. The Executive Chairman, Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission, TSIEC, Dr. Philip Danladi Duwe...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have arrested a suspected thief who specialised in stealing goats In Pasali Konu village of Kagarko Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), ASP Mansur Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni along Maiduguri-Dramaturg Road, killing two policemen and injuring two others. The attack took place on Saturday after the governor attended the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. According to...
Operatives of te Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a 76-yea -old man in Abeokuta for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Ogun, Mrs Adijat Adeleye, told newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday that the septuagenarian would...
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested one of the suspected killers of SP Bako Angbashim, former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division in Rivers. Police spokesman in Bayelsa, CSP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has called for the establishment of a Space Force to enhance surveillance against terrorists and other criminal elements in the country. Kalu said this at the closing of a 2-day retreat organised for members of the House Committee...
Police in Anambra have smashed a suspected gun-running syndicate and recovered arms and ammunition. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, police spokesman in the state stated on Saturday that 23 automatic pump action guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered in the process. “Three suspected members of the syndicate were arrested...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it has deployed fully armed tactical personnel to secure the Nigerian borders with the Niger Republic, through Katsina State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Jamilu Indabawa, disclosed this when he received the new Katsina Area Controller...
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) said it has arraigned the Chairman of the Kano State Anti-Graft Commission, Muhuyi Magaji, on a 10-count charge before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the Head of Press, CCB, Veronica Kato and made...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel have storm the EFCC office in Kaduna State on Friday, November 17, 2023. The suspects included some serving military personnel. The soldiers arrived at the EFCC office sited at Number 4, Wurno Road in the Kaduna State capital around 10 am in about...
The Defence Headquarters has said the military has continued to target the leadership and chains of command of the terrorists, insurgents and extremist groups undermining the security of the country. Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Buba...