The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assumed command of Nigerian Army as the 23rd army chief with pledge to discharge responsibilities with fairness. Lagabaja took the baton from the 22nd Chief, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya who had been in command since May 2021. He said that...
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The new Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye, has warned criminals and those with intentions to plot evil against the country to shelve the idea forthwith. Undiandeye gave the warning on Friday in Abuja when he formally took over command of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) from...
The new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has reiterated the determination of the military to go after terrorists, bandits and other criminals in full force. Musa made the vow when he took over the command of the Armed Forces of Nigeria from the erstwhile defence chief,...
Gunmen on Friday killed three persons at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), a socio-cultural group, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
Security operatives on Thursday neutralized a notorious gang leader, Kabir Bala during a gun duel with his gang members in Ofu Local Government Area of Troops we The deceased was said to be involved in many crimes, including the burning to death of a PDP woman leader in her...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Oyo State Police Command has invited a content creator, Abdullahi Maruf, popularly called Trinity, for allegedly sexualising a minor in a viral skit video. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the invitation in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Trinity had in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted Nigerians to be vigilant prior to the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations as some terrorists group are planning to attack worship and recreational centres before and during the festivity. The DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who disclosed this...
Police in the United States said today a pregnant woman died after being shot in the back by her two-year-old son in Ohio. The woman, Laura Ilg, 31, who was 33 weeks pregnant, called emergency services last Friday to report she’d been injured by her toddler after he got...
An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered Okwo Mark to clean the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for three days for internet fraud. Mark was docked by the EFCC for pretending to be Stella Coleman, an American citizen, working as an FBI agent. He pleaded...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Naval Headquarters has refuted reports in a section of the media that the outgoing Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral AZ Gambo, refused to hand over to the incoming Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral EI Ogalla. Rear Admiral Ogalla,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Marine Command has intercepted 2.910 kg cannabis sativa coming from Ghana. Mr Paul Ahom, Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA marine command, said this while showcasing the drugs intercepted in Lagos on Wednesday. According to Ahom, this is the first biggest seizure arrested by...
The Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday released heavy railway locomotive parts it intercepted to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Busayo Kadejo, disclosed this at the command’s Headquarters in Minna, while...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a painter, Sunday Ajibade, to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year old daughter of his neighbour. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubts, the charge of defilement against Ajibade, a resident of Abule-Egba in...
An Aba South Senior Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday remanded 60-year-old Chukwuemeka Orji at the Correctional Centre over the alleged rape of a minor. Orji, a Pastor of the Assemblies of God Church, Ukonu Street, off Ngwa Road, Aba is facing a one-count charge of serially raping a 13-year-old girl...
The Police in Ondo State have arrested a nurse, health assistant and security guard at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Emure-IIe, Owo Local Government Area, over the mysterious disappearance of a baby’s placenta. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, made this known while speaking with the newsmen...
Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar has been appointed as the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, on Monday. According to his profile released by the NAF Headquarters, Abubakar was born on Sept. 11,...
A 30-year-old man, Hamza Umar, has been arrested by the police in Bauchi State after he poured kerosene on a girl and set her ablaze on the allegation that she was a witch. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in Bauchi, SP Ahmed...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has said that poverty, inequality and exclusion are fueling terrorism, which is posing complex and constant threat to peace and security.anto Guterres said this at the opening of the UN Third Counter-Terrorism week on Monday in New York. Addressing the delegates “at the forefront...
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his Wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and wife were said to be kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m. Mr Abdulrasak...