The Police Command in Anambra has debunked stories making the round that Umunze Community in Orumba South Local Government Area of the State was the operational headquarters of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the military wing of IPOB terrorists. The command made the clarification following a news report...
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Gunmen have abducted the Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar , Prof. Patrick Egaga on Sunday at the University staff quarters. Egaga, who is a professor at the department of Special Education in the institution was said to have been abducted at his resident. The Police...
A grassroots politician and Ward Chairman of the Young Progressives Party( YPP) in Anambra State, Chief Joe Moghalu, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen. Mrs Chinwe Nnabuife, member (YPP) representing Orumba North and Orumba South Federal Constituency of Anambra in the National Assembly confirmed this to the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said the air component of the joint military taskforce, “Operation Hadin Kai’’ has eliminated several terrorists in Ajigin and Banki Junction areas of Borno in two major air strikes on Nov. 8 and Nov. 11....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS SOROH, has raided a suspected pirates’ hideout at Foropa community in southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Friday. Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the Naval Base in Yenagoa...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said its operatives have arrested a notorious drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in...
Nigeria Police Force has said it would launch investigating into the alleged electoral malpractice leveled against one of its officers in Imo state. A video of an officer being manhandled by some youths who accused him of ballot snatching at the Amakohia Ikeduru collation center during the November...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, says the Federal Government has achieved a lot in the fight against oil theft. Matawalle, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja, said that many practical gains had been recorded in the resolve to end...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. The Commission’s spokesperson, Mr. Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Police Command has neutralised a notorious suspected kidnapper, Nazifi Ibrahim, 22, of Unguwar Tsamiya village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina....
Vigilant security operatives in Imo, on Saturday, foiled an attempt by alleged political thugs to abduct INEC officials and cart away election materials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at a Registration Area Center in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area. It was learnt...
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said one of its election officials has been abducted in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The commission also said a boat conveying election materials and 12 election officials has capsized in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area...
The Police have vowed to go after fake security personnel recruited by politicians to compromise Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa.police Mr Daniel Sokari-Pedro, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for South South, told newsmen on Friday in Yenagoa that the police would track and arrest the fake...
Security operatives have mounted heavy security presence at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Bayelsa Head office in Yenegoa as the commission rounds off preparations for Saturday governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the time of visit to the commission office on Friday,...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the alleged assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Joe Ajaero. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated this at a press conference on Friday in Owerri, ahead of...
The Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command, says it has arrested a 45-year-old Islamic cleric over alleged possession of fresh human parts. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Adewale Osifeso, made the disclosure when he paraded the suspect among other suspected criminals at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan,...
The Defence Headquarters has said the troops of the armed forces have eliminated 113 terrorists and apprehended 300 others in different operations in various theatres across the country in the last one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this while briefing newsmen on the...
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed 25,565 personnel and over 250 vehicles for the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in Imo. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the governorship election in the state, CP Frank Mba, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja With barely 48 hours to Saturday’s off-season elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), disclosed on Thursday there were plans by some persons to disguise in military gear to orchestrate havoc and disrupt elections in some areas....