By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 illegal refining sites and seven Cotonou boats in Rivers, Bayelsa and Imo. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement...
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Suspected bandits have kidnapped the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Revd. Fr. Mikah Suleiman. The spokesperson of Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, said the priest was kidnapped around 3 am on Saturday at his residence in the Damba area...
The combined operatives of the Nigerian Embassy and a Senegalese-based NGO have in an overnight operation rescued 24 Nigerian girls who were subjected to sexual exploitation in Tamaccounda and Kedougou Regions of Senegal. Dr Salihu Abubakar, the acting Ambassador in the Nigerian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal disclosed this to...
The Police Command in Benue said a suspected vandal, Inalegwu Elias, was electrocuted when he attempted to vandalise a Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) transformer in Otukpo. The spokesperson of the command, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi over alleged stealing of N4,199,500 belonging to a deceased customer of the bank. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC) have arrested a syndicate of fake State House Staff in Abuja for alleged criminal conspiracy, false representation and employment scam. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said operatives of the commission...
Oil theft: Nigerian Army destroys 14 boats in Abia, arrests suspects The Nigerian Army on Friday, destroyed about 14 illegal oil bunkering vessels arrested with stolen crude oil in the oil-bearing Asa Community of Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Army operatives set the vessels...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has taken swift action by detaining two police officers who engaged in an illegal duty that resulted in the tragic loss of a civilian’s life. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Saturday. Hundeyin...
Nigerian-born boxer, Isaiah Olugbemi, has been confirmed dead after he was shot multiple times in Odenton, Maryland, US. According to local police, Olugbemi was found on the ground with gunshot wounds along Meadowmist Way in the city on June 17. The 27-year-old was rushed to the Adams Cowley Shock...
The Defence Headquarters has said the operational adjustments have been made by the military to prioritise protection for farmers to ensure a successful rainy season farming. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Friday in Abuja while giving updates on the operations of...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (CGIS), Kemi Nandap, has said the e-border solution deployed across the country’s border posts would help check transborder and other related crimes. Nandap stated this on Friday in Kongolam, Mai’aduwa Local Government Area of Katsina State while addressing immigration officers, during...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Police in Nasarawa State, have confirmed that Alhaji Musa Shuaibu (Madakin Shabu), was abducted yesterday night by unknown gunmen in Shabu, the headquarters of Shabu Development Area, in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP...
The Police Command in Delta has neutralised a suspected member of a kidnap gang during a shootout in Ughelli North Local Government area. The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe told newsmen on Friday in Warri that the other members of the gang escaped during the shootout. Edafe said...
The Police Command in Kaduna State has arrested five suspected Kidnappers and one suspected car snatcher. The Command’s Spokesperson ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said, ” On June. 15, at about 18:10 hours, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigeria Army and Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Maj. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, has issued a strong warning to criminals seeking to disrupt farming activities in Plateau State. Speaking at a one-day peace summit...
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos State, on Thursday, handed over four sacks of cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Badagry. Lt.-Cdr. Bitus Zoaka, the Base Operations Officer, FOB, representing the Commanding Officer FOB, Navy Captain Augustus Amakiri,...
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), has arrested the alleged mastermind of the deadly attack on Mararaban Azagwa village, in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores were killed last week, including a 92-year-old man...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has arrested some kidnappers and internet fraudsters terrorising the people in their various hideouts. This is contained in press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Sewuese Catherine Anene on behalf of the Police Commissioner...
The Edo Government on Wednesday condemned the alleged rape and gruesome murder of one Glory Adekolure, a fresh graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The victim was reportedly raped and killed at Iyowa Community, Benin City, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A source said that Glory, 22,...
The Police command in Rivers says the killing of a former student leader, Mr Endwell Ejindis not connected to the ongoing clashes by political factions in the state. The Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that Ejindu was...