An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court remanded an 80-year-old man, Lucas Ateniola, at the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday over alleged murder and attempted murder. Police prosecutor, Insp Caleb Leramo, had earlier told the court that Ateniola murdered one Elizabeth Nwamaka and attempted to murder a 20-year-old, Alice Bodunride...
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The Police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 27-year old man of Railway Ijora Badia, for allegedly defiling a nine-month-old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that the case...
Repentant Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday in Maiduguri dismissed Reuters news agency’s reports of rights abuses by the military in the northeast. Reuters had reported in a three-part series that troops of “Operation Hadin Kai’’ in the northeast conducted illegal abortions on 10,000 women and massacred children of insurgents....
Police in Nsukka, Enugu State, have rescued an abducted 10-year-old at Enugu-Ezike community on Monday. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated in Enugu on Tuesday that the minor was rescued at about 11 p.m. He explained that the abductors abandoned their victim in the community as...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has paraded two sisters and the spouse of one of them before newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday for being in possession of six kilograms of Indian hemp. The narcotics agency’s commander in Katsina State, Mr Mohammed Bashir, told newsmen that one of...
The Kogi Police Command on Tuesday says it has rescued 13 kidnapped victims and recovered ammunition in the State. Those rescued include eleven (11) male victims and two (2) females who were reportedly kidnapped at a Hotel in Eleite Area along Ajaokuta road on March 25. A statement issued...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Lagos Command, on Tuesday said it would clamp down on restaurants and beer parlours that engaged children as workers. The Commander, NAPTIP Lagos Command, Mrs Comfort Agboko, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos....
In a major shake-up, the Nigerian Army has redeployed 75 of its senior officers. But the redeployment will take effect from April 3, 2023, PRNigeria can authoritatively report. Among those affected is Maj. Gen. Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF in the Lake Chad and...
Abductors of 19-year-old lady, Adetutu Okinbaloye, have set her free. Adetutu was abducted from her home at Imoru Community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on March 18. “Her abductors released her four days ago. I cannot say whether ransom was paid or not. “Adetutu has been...
The Special Investigative Panel on Oil Theft/Losses in Nigeria, has submitted its report to the National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, in Abuja. The Head, Strategic Communication, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Mr Zakari Usman, in a statement on Tuesday, said the report was submitted...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, CFR, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the former Chief of General Staff, Lt Gen Donaldson Oladipo Diya (rtd). Gen Diya, who was also the fifth Chief of Defence Staff died on Sunday, March...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Kebbi has handed over four arrested Libya-bound victims from Lagos State, to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). They were arrested in Kebbi while allegedly on their way to Libya. The Comptroller of the NIS in Kebbi State,...
Unidentified Gunmen have killed two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Imo and two persons working on a telecommunications mast. Commandant of the NSCDC in Imo, Mr Matthew Ovye who confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri on Monday said that the incident occured at...
The new Theatre Commander of “Operation Hadin Kai’’ in the northeast, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali, on Monday debunked Reuters News Agency’s report that the military had been engaging in rights abuses. A three-part report by Reuters accused the military of conducting about 10,000 illegal abortions on women rescued from...
An Ikeja High Court on Monday sentenced a domestic staff, Joseph Ogbu to death by hanging for killing his employer, an 89-year-old woman Ajoke John and her daughter, Oreoluwa in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay, held that the prosecution had sufficiently proven...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army (NA) has commenced sensitization awareness lecture on Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) starting with personnel of 8 Division. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya represented by General Officer Commanding 8 Division NA, Major General Godwin Mutkut, while...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Defence Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described the death of the former Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya as a monumental loss to the military constituency and the nation at large. The Minister stated this in a condolence message issued on Monday...
Over 700 offenders have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), for violation of electoral laws during the 2023 general elections. Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with Commissioners of Police from the 36 states of the federation...
A Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Monday remanded a mason, Surajo Hamza, in a correctional centre for allegedly having illicit sex with a housewife. The police charged Hamza, 34, of Zaman Gida, Asokoro, Abuja, with criminal trespass, adultery and causing harm. The trial judge, Mr Umar...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested criminal gangs in various parts of the country, recovering different kinds of weapons from them. DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said in a statement on Sunday that the secret police carried out a joint operation with sister...