BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of no fewer than 530 persons for human trafficking in the country. The Commander, Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP stated this in his welcome remark at the ongoing 3...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared an Abuja drug lord, Ibrahim Momoh a.ka. ‘Ibrahim Bendel’ wanted. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect is an ex-convict who escaped from jail in 2020. “Operatives...
Gunmen has kidnapped the Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ekpe Ogbu. It was learnt that the Commissioner was kidnapped at the notorious Adankari Junction along the Otukpo-Ado Road at about 4 pm on Sunday. The adviser on security matters to governor Samuel Ortom, Colonel Paul...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Hoodlums on Sunday have set The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office ablaze in Imo State. The latest attack is coming barely 72 hours after hoodlums attacked it’s office on Thursday, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye...
The unrelenting attacks on power infrastructure by economic saboteurs leading to inability of Nigerians to access adequate electricity for economic growth and prosperity has continued unabated. In recent times, several projects being embarked upon by Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited have been attacked and contractors either killed...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to auction different brands of vehicles forfeited to the Federal government by convicted criminals. The cars ranging from Mercedes Benz, Toyota, and others were listed in the publication released. Below is screen shot of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it operatives have arrested a 29-year-old pregnant woman, Kate Ibinabo with 34.4kgs cannabis sativa in Okrika, Rivers state. NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. He said the suspect, who is...
Zamfara State Anti-Thuggery Committee has arrested a 70-year-old man for allegedly raping a girl-child aged 13 years. Parading the man alongside other suspects on Friday, the chairman of the committee, Bello Bakyasuwa, said the suspected rapist, who has four wives and 20 children, confessed to twice having carnal knowledge...
Imo Police Command says it repelled an attack on the building of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located in Orlu LGA in Imo by the suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The command further disclosed that the hoodlums, who attacked the INEC facility, later retreated...
A man has been nabbed in Lagos State for moving N6.5million from his friend’s bank account and using it to bet in Badagry area of the state. In a video trending on Twitter on Friday, the man accused of using 6.5million Naira to play Sporting Bet was dressed in...
Gunmen have abducted a 66-year old traditional ruler, Oba Clement Olukotun, the Oloso of Oso, at Ajowa-Akoko, in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered on Friday that the abductors stormed the traditional ruler’s residence at about 10.15 p.m. on Thursday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command on Friday said its operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) unit have rescued two children abandoned by their mothers in the Marina area of Lagos State. The command disclosed this through a post on its official Twitter handle....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday prayed an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan to convict a former NIHORT Director, Ademola Idowu and former NIHORT Accountant, Isiah Ajisafe of N124 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that EFCC is prosecuting Idowu and...
Unidentified gunmen early Friday morning, attacked a mosque in Ughelli, Delta state, leaving 11 worshippers injured. A resident who spoke to NAN on phone, said the attack took place at about 6.47 am when some Muslim faithful were holding their morning prayers at the Central mosque, located along Okoroda...
The Kogi State Government has confirmed the Kidnapping of passengers from an 18-seater bus in the state. The Security Adviser to Kogi State Governor, retired Naval Officer Jerry Omodara, who disclosed this on Thursday, however, said that the State government was on top of the case. According to reports,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 24.6 tonnes of illicit drugs and other psychotropic substances seized from drug traffickers in Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confiscated illicit drugs, equivalent of 24,616.111 kg, were destroyed on Wednesday in Ilorin. The state Governor,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police command has arrested a 27 year-old suspected Yahoo boy, Obeta John, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari, an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway polytechnic Saapade. The Police Public Relations Officers , SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A 25-year old final year student of Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education, Kangere, in Bauchi State, Kamal Gumau, has allegedly killed his friend, over who is the rightful owner of a girl. The deceased, Usman Tiffi, is also a final year student of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – At least three abducted victims, including an 85-year-old woman have been rescued by troops of Operation Forest Sanity during fighting patrols in 3 LGAs of Kaduna State. The troops also destroyed several bandits’ camps during the operation. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and...
A senior staff of Golden Olive Academy has disclosed that the father of Aisha, a minor alleged to have been abused, once complained to their school management about the attitude of the driver who regularly takes his daughter to and fro from school back home. PRNigeria gathered that one...