By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Troops of 14 Brigade, operating under 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, have rescued 13 abducted victims on the Ngodo-Isuochi Road in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
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Rear Adm. Umar Chugali, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Central Naval Command, has warned criminals to desist from crude oil theft and other illegalities in the maritime domain. Chugali, who gave the warning during his maiden familiarisation visit to the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) on Monday in Warri, said...
Suspected hoodlums have reportedly set ablaze the Campaign Office of Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Candidate in the forthcoming election in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the office, which is located on John Holt road, near Paparanda Square, Lokoja, was gutted...
The Police Command in Oyo State has warned against the breach of public peace during the annual celebration of Egungun festival in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, gave the warning in a statement on Monday in Ibadan, disclosing several plans put in place...
In Sudan, about 435 children have been killed and 2,025 injured since violence broke out three months ago, according to a statement issued by the UN children’s agency UNICEF on Monday. “The impact that this conflict has had on children in Sudan over the last 100 days is...
Another ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea has been hit in a drone attack according to the regional governor. Eleven drones were shot down over Crimea, Moscow-appointed governor Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram on Monday. However, he said there was an “impact at the ammunition depot in the Dzhankoy district’’...
The family of Mr Patrick Awuda, father of Chinyere Awuda, 27, who was found dead at Cosmilla Hotel, Awka, last Monday, has described the loss of his daughter as a huge shock. Awuda, 79, who hailed from Nnobi in Idemmili South Local Government Area who spoke to journalists in...
The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Beninoir father, Mr Pome Banda, and three others who allegedly lured a nine-year-old boy from Benin Republic for money ritual. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Mr Ari Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos. Mohammed said in the process...
By DANJUMA JOSEP, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has condemned in strong terms the invasion of the residence of former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, at Ola, in Akwanga Local Government Area of the State by suspected bandits at the late hours of Saturday. The invasion...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted 48,380 pills of tramadol along Ewohimi road, heading toward Kabba in Kogi. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi. Babafemi stated that the consignment were...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 33 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo and Edo in the past week. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said 29 hectares of cannabis farm was destroyed on July 20 at the Ofosu...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 suspects for conveying solid minerals from Kaduna State and Plateau to Port Harcourt in Rivers without relevant permits. The Commandant of NSCDC in Edo, Mr Samuel Dan, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja. According to him,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug kingpin, Charles Uwagbale, with 93 wraps of cocaine in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the notorious drug...
Police in Ogun on Saturday confirmed the death of six friends after taking alcohol in their friends house in Ogbogbo, Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occured on Tuesday, at a drinking joint where the seven friends...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has inaugurated a special operation code-named ”Operation Hakorin Damisa IV” to tackle insecurity in Plateau State. Lagbaja inaugurated the special operation on Saturday in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. The COAS explained that the special operation was aimed at...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services (DSS) have destroyed an enclave of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Asaba, Delta. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement...
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have destroyed an illegal refinery at Dariama Village, in Abonnema, South West Port Harcourt, Rivers State. PRNigeria gathered that the illicit refinery also ‘housed’ dozen tanks and reservoirs which store stolen crude oil for criminals. A military intelligence source with knowledge of how...
A 32-year-old man, David Shodola, suspected to be mentally challenged, on Friday beheaded an 84-year-old man, Alfred Opadipe, in Iperu community, Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun. Shodola also ended up dead as he was said to have violently resisted arrest and attacked police officers with a machete....
Police Command in Cross River has arrested two staff members of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) over alleged vandalism of the company’s utility cables. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two PHEDC staff members were among the 17 suspects paraded for various offences by the...