The Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, on Wednesday celebrated with wounded-in-action personnel and declared that they were true heroes of Nigeria that must be celebrated. Ochai celebrated the heroes at a dinner in honour of wounded soldiers receiving medical attention at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital,...
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Police have taken over all the 23 Council Secretariats and some critical government infrastructure in Rivers. The police said the action was to forestall further bloodbath as well as a breakdown of law and order due to the spread of the crisis over the tenure of the outgoing...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 35-year old passenger, who attempted to snatch an airport taxi from it’s driver. Spokesperson of the command, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the case...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Police Command has raided and dislodged the secessionist group in the state following credible intelligence report. The Command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Awka. Ikenga said a Police-led Joint Security Force intercepted four members of...
The Police Command in Benue on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of three suspected kidnappers in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. SP Sewuese Anene, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) over the phone from Makurdi....
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has described the performance of troops in the recent operations to clear the remnants of terrorists in the North-East as outstanding. Lagbaja made this known in an interview with newsmen in Maiduguri, where he celebrated Eid-el Kabir...
The Police Command in Ekiti has confirmed the killing of a man in the early hours of Tuesday by two gunmen riding on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the middle-aged man, whose identity had yet to...
Police in Anambra State have condemned the killing of a vigilante commander and two others as well as the abduction of one person by unidentified gunmen in Nnewi Hotel on Monday. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ikechukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Onitsha,...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa, has said the command has commenced investigation to unravel those behind the attack on its headquarters in Lafia. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Jerry Victor, said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
Yobe State Police Command has captured Haruna Mohammed, 40, who is believed to be a leader of a “notorious terrorist gang”. The command’s spokesperson, Mr Dungus Abdulkarim, told newsmen in Damaturu that the suspect was apprehended by the State Intelligent Department (SID). “He has been involved in terrorising...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Several cars were set ablaze in the Bukuru metropolis of Jos South Local Government Area in Plateau state by hoodlums on Monday afternoon. The hoodlums, suspected to be against the Governor Caleb Mutfwang-led administration’s Jos city renewal drive, also attacked passersby, causing injuries....
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, has eliminated more than 80 terrorists in recent air strikes at Gidan Kare Village of Ruwan Godiya Ward in Faskare Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Director,...
A special task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested six suspected bandits and recovered weapons and 47 rustled cows in Manguna, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. Commander of OPSH, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, disclosed this at the Eid-el-Kabir luncheon, organised for troops of the operation on Monday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a grand display of military might and engineering prowess, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, commissioned two road projects and the HQ 47 BB Office Complex at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri. The COAS also inspected recovered and captured...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A cartel controlled by a drug baron, 49-year old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year old elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, has been taken down by officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the arrest...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A total of 230,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and 200mg were recovered from the duo of Yasir Rabi’u, 23, and Abubakar Ado, 30, who are major distributors of illicit drugs in Kano and Jigawa states, when they were arrested by NDLEA operatives on...
The Police Command in Delta has launched manhunt for a fleeing father who allegedly murdered his six-year-old daughter at Agbarho Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri identified the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – In a proactive move to safeguard the lives and properties of citizens during the ongoing Eid-El-Kabir celebration in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, troops deployed for special patrols to ensure a peaceful and secure environment for all residents have eliminated a...
Unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning reportedly attacked Ogbaru Local Government Secretariat and torched four patrol vehicles belonging to a local vigilance group. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the hoodlums arrived at the council headquarters in large number in motorcycles and one vehicle and began to...