By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, confirmed the kidnap of 19 members of its ad hoc staff while on their way to conduct the House of Assembly election in Ideato South LGA of Imo. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Imo, Prof. Sylvia...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday in Ilorin paraded 19 suspected vote buyers arrested during the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The Acting Zonal Head of EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Michael Nzekwe, said that the suspects were paraded at the commission’s Head...
Some Political thugs have destroyed electoral materials including the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine and other sensitive materials in Omege Ward, Ezza North Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omege ward is the polling unit of the All Progressives Grand...
A middle aged man has been shot dead while allegedly attempting to disrupt voting process in Mbube, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River. The deceased who was identified as Joe, was said to have been shot dead by security agents. The Commissioner of Police in charge of election...
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the abduction of the Deputy Gov’ship candidate of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), Mr Agbor Onyi. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo told newsmen on Friday in Calabar that Onyi and three others were abducted along Calabar-Ogoja highway. She said among...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its personnel across the states where Governorship and State Assembly elections will take place on Saturday. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the move was...
The police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 53-year-old woman, who was allegedly found with laminated electoral materials. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Hundeyin said that the suspect was arrested on Thursday at about...
An unspecified number of people have been reportedly killed following a clash between the members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiites and security details attached to the Convoy of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state. The incident happened on Thursday in the Rigasa...
A United Nations report on Thursday showed that the Netherlands, Belgium andGermany have become the main import hubs for cocaine in Western Europe. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in Vienna that “ports on the North Sea like Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg have eclipsed traditional entry...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – he Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 7 suspects in connection with the murder of Mr Igboke Ewa, a Traditional Ruler of Omege Village, Umuezeokaoha, in Ezza North LGA of the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the arrest in the statement...
The police in Gombe have arrested a 38-year-old teacher for allegedly defiling four pupils. The pupils who are aged eight, nine, 12 and 14 years respectively are sisters from the same father. ASP Mahid Abubakar, the Command’s Public Relations Officer said this in a press statement issued in Gombe....
By EMEKA CHIKWE, ASABA – Gunmen have reportedly attacked the convoy of the Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, The attack took place between Elume Junction and Okuabude, in Okpe Local Government Area of the State, on Sunday, March 12, 2023....
The Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday said it arrested a 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for allegedly killing her 50-year-old landlord in Sango-Ota. The Police S.pokesman in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement that the suspect was arrested on March 11. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Yakubu Abdullahi Shehu, the Member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, disturbance of public peace and culpable homicide. This is contained in the Special Police Gazette...
The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have neutralised a bandit and recoverd one AK-47 rifle with two rounds of live 7.62x39mm ammunition. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Jalige said on March 13, operatives...
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the recovery of the body of a Professor of Political Science with the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Felix Akpan. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, who confirmed the incident, said the body was discovered on Sunday with multiple stab wounds...
Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Ondo State have nabbed a 35-year-old man, Olamide Wasiu, for stealing over 100 motorcycles in the last three months across the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, State Commander of Amotekun, made this known while parading the suspect alongside six others before newsmen on Monday in...
The police in Ogun rescued a journalist, Oluseun Oduneye, from his kidnappers after a gun battle which lasted for 45 minutes. Oduneye, who’s the publisher of Issues Magazine, was kidnapped at Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode on Thursday. This is contained in a statement issued by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi,...
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Sunday, two regional officials and a resident said. The attack, which occurred around 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) in the village of Kirindera...
Police in Ebonyi on Sunday in Abakaliki confirmed Saturday’s killing of a councillor, Mr Ogbonnaya Ugwu. Spokesman of the police, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that investigation had started to track the killers so as to bring them to book. A resident told NAN...