Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have dismantled a trans-border drug cartel and arrested five leaders of the syndicates operating in parts of the world. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi...
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Mr Amobi Ujar, an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) supporter in Ebonyi, has been arrested by operatives of the Ebubeagu security outfit for alleged vandalism and destruction of All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign materials. Mr Friday Nnanna-Ujor, the State Commander of the security outfit, confirmed the arrest to newsmen...
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – Police in Adamawa State have arrested five Cameroonians suspected to be involved in the attempt to kidnap one Emmanuel Ebel, resident of Jambutu, Yola-North LGA of the state. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command’s spokesman, disclose this in a statement on Saturday in Yola. He...
Maj.Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the newly appointed Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai, has assumed duty in Maiduguri. Speaking shortly after taking over on Saturday in Maiduguri, Ali expressed gratitude to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) for appointing him as the theater commander. “I have...
Amotekun Corps (the security outfit created by Southwest states) have arrested a 25-year-old man in Osogbo for allegedly raping two minors. Retired Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Commander of Amotekun Corps in Osun, confirmed the arrest in Osogbo on Saturday. He told newsmen that the suspect, who was reported to be...
No fewer than 8,150 persons were displaced from Galadima-Kogo and environs in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger when an aircraft bombed the area on Jan. 24. Many members of a vigilance group and their commander were killed in the blast. The area bombed had Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)...
The new Commander, Sector 2 North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Maj.-Gen. Lander Saraso has taken over the mantle leadership of the command. Saraso took over the command from Maj.-Gen. Koko Isoni on Saturday in Damaturu. He lauded the outgone Commander in the area of operations and infrastructural development,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has called on the National Human Rights Commission to investigate the killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma LGA of Nasarawa. The police authority in Nasarawa State, had on Thursday confirmed the alleged...
Heavily armed security operatives have barricaded roads leading to the Osun State High Court complex as the Election Petition Tribunal delivers verdict on the July 16, 2022, governorship election in the state. Mr Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the immediate past governor of the state, had...
Defence Headquarters says the troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, have in the last two weeks destroyed 39 illegal oil refining sites in the South South zone. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on military operations...
.. As DHQ says ‘No Nigerian territory is in the hands of terrorists’ By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – With barely 30 days to the forthcoming General Elections, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has assured that no single territory in Nigeria is being occupied by Boko Haram/Islamic State of West African...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has urged residents of Mando, Tsamiya, Kauya and Afaka areas of Kaduna not to panic as it holds a shooting competition for its cadets on January 28, 2023. The NDA spokesman, Maj. Victor Olukoya, who stated this in a...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the alleged killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma Local Government Area of the State. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the development and casualty figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
Gunmen have abducted Chief Joshua Ahmadu, the District Head of Chawai in Kauru Local Government of Kaduna State. Ahmadu’s abduction was confirmed on Wednesday by Mr Abel Adamu, President, Chawai Development Association (CDA). Adamu, in a statement signed by Mr Raphael Joshua, Public Relations Officer of CDA, said that...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it will soon release a revised standard operational guideline on election duties and other salient election security rules for its personnel. Dr Ahmed Audi, NSCDC Commandant General (CG), made this known at the opening of a two-day strategic management retreat...
The Police Command in Delta says it has arrested a suspected financier of a cult group, “Aro Bagger”, in Sapele Town. Its Spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, told newsmen on Wednesday in Warri that the suspect was nabbed by a combined team of the Police, Department of State Service (DSS)...
Spain Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said a suspect has been arrested two months after letter bombs in Spain were sent to several Embassies and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, among others. The state television station RTVE and other media on Wednesday reported the police as saying that the 74-year-old man...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), has appealed to the United Nations to support the overall good performance of the Nigerian Military to completely end insecurity in parts of the country. General Magashi stated this during a meeting with the...
Many vigilantes were reportedly killed in an air raid by a yet-to-be-identified aircraft in Galadima Kogo, a community in Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State, on Tuesday. Several members of the vigilante group, including its leader, were also injured in the bombing, locals said. The vigilante members were bombed...
A 32-year-old woman and her child were abducted at Otaefun/Kobo’ngbogboe Area of Osogbo on Tuesday, police in Osun confirmed on Wednesday. Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, said a report of the abduction was made to the police and that machinery had been set in motion to rescue...