By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says its Special Force on night patrol on Sunday rescued seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and one male near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna Troop The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward...
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By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun on Monday said that an ex-offender had been detained while reportedly trying to kidnap an 8-year-old girl in Osun State. The state Commander of Amotekun Corps, Retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, in a statement,...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) has dragged a former Managing Director of the state Agricultural Supply Company Ltd (KASCO), Alhaji Bala Mohammed, and four others to court over alleged diversion of over N4 billion grant into private accounts. Other respondents in the 10-count charge are...
An opinion poll conducted on the Nov 11, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa, indicates that incumbent Gov. Douye Diri, will win the election in the eight Local Government Areas of Bayelsa.d The opinion poll was conducted by a team of six researchers and 50 research assistants for 2...
With the sustained aerial bombardments on their locations and hideouts by men of the Nigerian Airforce, notorious bandit kingpins in North-Western states of Nigeria have requested for dialogue and amnesty from the government. Intelligence sources told PRNigeria that bandit kingpins in Katsina and Zamfara states sent delegations to...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) on Sunday absolved the impounded vessel, MT Praisel, of involvement in oil theft and cleared her to continue its operations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the clearance...
The Police Command in Anambra says it has commenced 24-hour surveillance on the Second Niger Bridge to protect it from vandalism. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Aderemi Adeoye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday that the surveillance was in collaboration with...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a fake couple: Mr. Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Mrs. Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum purportedly going for medical treatment in India for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322 kilograms with 100grams of...
A team of policemen from Kano state Police Command has smashed a drug cartel at Kwanar Dangora, in Kiru Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in Kano on Sunday. “Recall that on the 18th...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Two suspected kidnappers have been killed in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, the Bauchi State Police Command has said. The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Auwal Muhammad, stated this while addressing journalists at a press conference at the Command’s headquarters. ...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Nigerian Army (NA) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, says ‘the only thing better than democracy for Nigeria in this modern era, is more democracy’.c The Army Chief stated this on Saturday, while addressing Officer Cadets at...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Army Headquarters on Saturday released the official portrait of the 23rd Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. This was revealed by the Nigerian Army in a tweet via its verified Twitter page, @HQNigeria Army. T Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun...
Nasiru Abdullahi, popularly known as Chile Maidoki, who is among the three notorious criminals on the wanted list of Kano state Police Command, on Saturday, surrendered to the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that Chile Maidoki, of Layin Falwaya Kurna, is...
The police command in Zamfara said its operatives repelled bandits who attacked the Divisional Police Station in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The command said it also arrested a 35-year-old suspected female informant. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar disclosed this on Friday at a media...
Amid terrorism and banditry activities in Nigeria and across its borders, especially in Lake Chad, no retired military general made the 47-man cut of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s entire ministerial nominees, a PRNigeria report has shown. This is even as President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate’s support for...
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Defence Chiefs on Friday said there should be comprehensive approach that encompasses political, security and diplomatic dimensions in addressing the situation in Niger Republic. The Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) of Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) countries...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigeria Navy has debunked media reports alleging that Naval personnel aboard Motor Tanker (MT) PRAISEL were aiding oil theft in the Niger Delta region.na The Navy’s Director of Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said on Friday, said its personnel were deployed on board to monitor...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the closure of Nigeria borders with Niger Republic is not a declaration of war between the two countries as speculated. Mr Adewale Adeniyi, the NCS acting Comptroller General, made the assertion while addressing Illela borderc ommunity of Sokoto State on Friday. ...
The police command in Lagos State has arrested a 29-year-old ‘bolt’ driver, Jeremiah Adeniran, who allegedly robbed some of his passengers. Adeniran, during an interview with journalists on Friday in Ikeja, confessed that the hike in fuel price led him to robbery. “Before, I can do 15...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewola Adeniyi has stressed that no price is too big to pay for peace, hence, appealing that people should see the ongoing closure of land border between Niger Republic and Nigeria as in the...