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....
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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...
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple for alleged trafficking in a month old baby. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the couple procured the baby in Lagos and were on their way to the...
Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, in the early hours of Tuesday, kidnapped a Second- Class Chief and 20 residents in the Pupule area of Yorro local government in Taraba state. The gunmen, according to locals in the area, invaded the community around 2:am and took away 21 members...
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple suspected to be trafficking one month old baby from Lagos to Onitsha. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Onitsha. Ikenga...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested Ekeere Ebong, a 55-year-old lawyer, over alleged wife battery. It would be recalled that Ebong, a resident of plot 40, L line, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, in a video that recently went viral, “assaulted and...
The Police on Monday said they have arrested four suspects and neutralised two in connection with the Oct. 23 deadly bank robbery in Otukpo area of Benue. The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, said this in Abuja at a meeting with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 7,590 tons of illicit drugs and substances worth over N800 billion and arrested 42,105 drug offenders in three years across the country. The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba (rtd), made this known when the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS),...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said its operatives have recovered 1.5 million pills of tramadol and Rohypnol bound for South Africa at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Thursday. The NDLEA also arrested two suspects, Bada Akorede, and...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have arrested a suspected rustler and recovered 90 livestock on Saturday in Kaduna. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Kaduna on Sunday. Hassan said, “On Dec....
Gunmen suspected to be bandits killed four farmers and abducted eight others from Nahuta village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Sunday in Katsina. He said the farmers were harvesting their crops...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has announced massive deployment of personnel and materials to ensure security of lives and property ahead of the Yuletide. Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja....
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has said the efforts of the Nigerian Navy have led to increased daily crude oil production to about 1.5 million barrels per day as of November. Akume said this at the Nigerian Navy’s Ceremonial Sunset and Awards...
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of four notorious terrorist commanders in air strikes within the week. They are Machika, Haro, Dan Muhammadu and Ali Alhaji Alheri, popularly called Kachalla Ali Kawaje. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 65 court convictions of financial fraudsters from January to Dec. 15 in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. The Sokoto Zonal Commander, Mr Aliyu Yunusa, disclosed this to newsmen during the end of year get together organized by the commission...
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stressed the need for peace and security to create the necessary environment for the rapid development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Nigerian Airforce, led by...
The Management of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), in Katsina State, has said the remaining four abducted female students of the University have regained their freedom. The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University, Prof. Armaya’u Hamisu-Bichi, confirmed this to newsmen in Katsina on Friday, indicating that the freed...