By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Monday celebrated Christmas with frontline troops of Joint Task Force (JTF) North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), at Headquarters 27 Task Force Brigade Buni-Gari Yobe State. The Christmas luncheon which...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 14 insurgents and rescued 13 kidnapped victims in Niger and Kaduna States. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, said this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Lt. Col....
The Abia Police Command on Sunday says it has rescued all the four missing children allegedly stolen in Umuahia. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that one of the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted desperate attempts by transnational criminal organisations to flood Nigerian communities with large quantities of assorted illicit drugs during the yuletide season. To this end, the operatives of the NDLEA intercepted millions of tramadol 225mg...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A consignment of spare parts that originated from Asaba, Delta state and going to Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, India has been intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the cargo terminal of the Lagos airport on Wednesday 20th December. The...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said a shell from a shot fired into the air by a mobile policeman was what hit Azeez Ijaduade, a Nollywood actor, on the neck. The Command’s spokesman, SP Omolola Odutola, made the clarification in a...
A member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Amiru Keta, has expressed worry over incessant bandits’ attacks in his constituency. Keta, who represents Tsafe West Constituency said this on Saturday while speaking to newsmen in Gusau. He condemned the recent attacks on Danjibga, Keta, Dangulbin -Kwaren Ganuwa, Kwalfada...
Justice Joy Unwana of Oron High Court, Akwa Ibom and her driver who were abducted by unknown gunmen on Monday have regained their freedom. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Ini Ememobong, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a man for possessing and transacting in fake naira notes within Enugu Metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu. DSP Ndukwe said Police...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. The Army spokesman Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement, said a total of 47 Brigadier Generals were promoted...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigeria Navy Board has approved the promotions of the Naval Spokesman, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan and 29 other senior officers to the rank of Rear Admiral and 28 Captains to the rank of Commodore. The Director of Information, Navy, Commodore Ayo-Vaughan, announced this in...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the peace the nation enjoys is paid for with the blood, limbs and sacrifice for family pleasure of military personnel. Lagbaja said this on Thursday at the 2023 COAS Christmas Carol organised to give praise and thanks...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested 7 suspects, including a former political ward councillor, for criminal activities within Enugu metropolis. The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said police recovered six firearms, 16 live cartridges, and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested no fewer than three suspected ritualists for being in possession of two human hearts. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Tunni Ayuba, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Ayuba...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has reiterated the determination of the armed forces of Nigeria to end terrorism and insecurity across the country. To accomplish this task, troops are strategically deployed to conduct operations across the country in order to create a safe environment for...
The Police Command in Katsina State says it has arrested five suspects in possession of AK 47 rifles in Kurmi village of Bakori Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina. “On Dec....
The remains of former Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Chris Alli, has been laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alli, who died at the age of 79 in Lagos on Nov. 19, 2023, was Nigeria’s...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year old man identified as Muhammad in connection with a case of gruesome murder of his girlfriend, Emmanuella Ande. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ahmed Mohammad Wakil, disclosed this...
Gunmen on Monday night abducted Mr Sunday Bage, a prominent farmer in Pari village in the Chawai chiefdom of Kauru Local Government of Kaduna State. Also picked along with Sunday was his wife, Listu. A source from the village told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) that the...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a High Court Judge, Justice Joy Uwana and her driver in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the judge was abducted on Monday along with her driver, while...