Gunmen on Monday afternoon attacked a man, Mr. Abu Sifau, in his Lexus Car at Sabo-Oke, Sokoto Street in Ilorin Metropolis and took away millions of naira cash from his vehicle. According to a witness account, the robbery was carried out at about 1 p.m. in the full glare...
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Police in Lagos State say eight domestic staff of David Adedeji, popularly known by his stage name Davido, have been taken to the station for questioning over the death his son, Ifeanyi. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The police in Bauchi State have arrested a 68-year old former Commissioner of Information, Mohammed Damina, for allegedly causing the death of his close friend and neighbour while trying to woo his (friend’s) daughter. The incident occured at Yelwan Lebra area, a sub-urb of...
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted four travellers along the Irele Ekiti-Oke Ako Highway in Ajoni Local Council Development Area(LCDA) of Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest abduction is one in a series of abductions on the highway in which some victims were killed. Local...
The Oyo State Police Command, on Monday confirmed the release of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, from dens of his abductors. Its Public Relations Officer, SP. Adewale Osifeso, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. NAN recalls that Agbaje,...
The Nigeria Navy says it has rescued 50 prostitutes and arrested three suspected sex traffickers during a major raid on two brothels in Port Harcourt. Lt.-Cdr. Richard Iginla, Base Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, paraded the suspects and rescued victims before newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday....
Dr Adebola Agbaje, wife of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, the kidnapped University of Ibadan (UI) don, has pleaded for the release of her husband, saying her expected gratuity was not enough to pay the N50 million ransom demanded. In an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Village head arrested for drugs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Abubakar Ibrahim, the village head of Gidan Abba, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto, with 10 others over 991,320 pills of pharmaceutical opioids. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 46.637 kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin in the FCT and 6 other states across Nigeria. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, identified the states are:...
The Borno Police Command said it had arrested a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, 25, for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah with poison. The Commissioner Of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, said that the suspect was arrested on October...
A Police officer was killed, one other injured, while a Professor of Political Science was among others that were kidnapped by suspected gunmen on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that suspected kidnappers in military uniform, who laid siege to Dominica University area on the expressway...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed the rumours making the rounds in the media that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was saturated with explosive bombs. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made the clarification in a statement on Saturday, said the...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – Unknown gunmen have killed a police sergeant attached to the Cross River State Command. It was learnt that the incident occured in the early hours of Saturday around Edgerton Street in Calabar, the state capital. Meanwhile, the state police spokesman, SP Irene Ugbo, has...
Assailants have stormed Dan Jamfari Community, Barbaji village, in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State and burnt 10 houses. Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Saleh Jili, said on Friday that the agency sympathised with victims and took relief materials to them. He said the state...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command (WMC) has intercepted Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), foreign parboiled rice and other items with a Duty Paid Value (DPC) of N2,233,808,950 in five months. Comptroller Abubakar Umar of the command said this in at press conference on Thursday in Lagos. “Other items...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – The Kebbi State Police Commissioner, CP Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, has ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of ASP Shu’aibu Sani-Malunfashi. CP Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, gave the order in a statement issued by the police spokesman, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confiscated N20bn lodged in 103 bank accounts belonging to Lagos socialite and businessman, Mallinson Ukatu, who is being held in Ikoyi Custodial Centre for drug dealing. The NDLEA has also filed 23-count charges against the socialite and his six companies -Fruitroprics...
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Tafawa Balewa Square area of Lagos Island has heard how Chidinma Ojukwu, the key suspect in the murder of Ataga Usifo, late Super TV CEO, transferred about N5m from his account hours after his death. The details came to light during the...
The family of Mr. Promise John has petitioned the Police Command in Delta over the alleged removal of some parts of their dead child in a hospital in Asaba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged incident occurred on Oct. 10, 2022 after the newborn male...