Five suspected gunmen were killed following a battle with security agencies in Umuona, Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Isuofia is the hometown of the Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo. The gunmen had attacked a checkpoint in the area earlier on Saturday. “The Anambra State Security...
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The Police Command in Oyo State says the victim of Bodija robbery incident, Abubakar Ibrahim, who was shot by armed robbers on Friday, is still alive and responding to treatment. It would be recalled that armed robbers attacked Ibrahim around 2.45 p.m, shot him and dispossessed him of N270,000...
The operatives of Adamawa Police command has apprehended a 32-year-old man, Joseph Nwakibe, for alleged fraudulent activity with 10 ATM cards. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s Spokesman, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Yola. He stated that the suspect was arrested on Nov. 8...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Military troops have killed a notorious bandit commander, ‘Dogo Maikasuwa’, during a clearance operation in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. He...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Commissioner, CP Ahmed Ammani has ordered the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID) to commence a thorough investigation into the case of alleged conspiracy and murder of a newborn male child (infanticide), by the mother of the child. The...
Gunmen have abducted Mr Seun Emmanuel, a driver at the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and demanded for the sum of N10 million as ransom. Emmanuel was abducted on Tuesday on Owo-Ifon Road in Ondo State while on an official assignment to Akure with the company’s manager in Ondo...
UN Deputy Secretary- General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed says the growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security currently felt most keenly in Africa. Mohammed said this on Thursday while briefing the Security Council at the UN headquarters on behalf of the Secretary-General António Guterres. “Terrorists...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi — The Police in Bauchi have arrested a 25-year old man for allegedly kidnapping and killing a five-year child, the State Command has said. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in a media statement made available to journalists...
Unknown assailants, on Thursday, set ablaze the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun. INEC Spokesperson in Osun, Mrs Oluwaseun Osimosu, confirmed the attack to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Osimosu said that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun, located at Iyana Mortuary area of the state capital was gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the facility was allegedly set on fire...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Armed thugs have attacked the convoy of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar in Borno State. It was gathered that the thugs carrying APC flags threw stones and other dangerous objects on the convoy of the PDP presidential candidate....
A 51-year-old man, Daniel Ogbonna, was on Wednesday docked in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged N1. 4 million ponzi scam. The police charged Ogbonna with conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences, breach of public peace and theft. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Yenagoa – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has debunked some allegations that its operatives killed three youths of Adiegbe community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Solomon Diri-Ogbere, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday....
After months of postponement, a United States court in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, sentenced international fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi to over 135 months – over 11 years — in federal prison. The US District Judge Otis D. Wright II ordered the 40-year-old convict to...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it has uncovered plans by some drug cartels to introduce a lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, into the Nigerian market. A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said that the illicit drug was 100 times...
The 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze, Owerri, says gunmen on Monday, attacked its officers on patrol at Izombe community, Oguta council area of Imo. The Brigade’s Spokesperson, Capt. Joseph Akubo, confirmed this while speaking with newsmen in Owerri on Monday. Akubo said that the incident...
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the killing of a 43-year old man, Mr Ekene Ekwenuya by suspected assassins in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South LGA of the state. Command spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, told newsmen on Monday in Asaba that one of the suspects involved in the gruesome killing was...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it made seizures of illicit drugs with estimated value of N200 million in Cross River between January and October 2022. This was disclosed by the State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Kupi Maulse, during an interview with the News Agency of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A notorious bandit kingpin identified as Mr Bada has been killed by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji at Yar Tashar village in Maru LGA of Zamfara State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
Police in Akwa Ibom have warned political saboteurs to desist from defacing, destroying billboards and posters of opponents. Police spokesman, SP Odiko Macdon, issued the warning on Sunday in a statement in Uyo. Macdon stated police commissioner in the state, Mr Olatoye Durosinmi, was not happy with the attitude...