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...
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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...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The police in Nasarawa State have banned all forms of protests in order to forestall the breakdown of law and order in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lafia on Sunday. According...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a businessman, Nwachukwu Molokwu, who frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan and Vietnam, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for drug trafficking. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 164,750 tramadol and other illicit pills in Taraba. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja, that the drugs were seized from two suspects – Henry Abuchi and Daniel Ugwoke. He added...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – No fewer than 79 suspects were arrested by the security agencies in the state during the March 18 Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The Sokoto State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Sanusi Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Sokoto....
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has debunked rumours emanating from video reports that the residence of Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was attacked by hoodlums in the state. The Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, dismissed the...
Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate shutting of Mandate Market in Ilorin following Saturday’s skirmishes in the major trading centre. Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Malam Ibrahim Akaje, stated in Ilorin on Saturday that the market would be re-opened on Monday. “Government has restored normalcy to the...
Some ex-insurgents who completed a deradicalisation programme on Saturday begged Nigerians for forgiveness for the roles they played in destabilising communities in the country. The ex-insurgents, numbering 594, had completed a six-month De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State. They tendered the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Abiodun Oladapo, for allegedly impregnating his 19-year-old daughter (name withheld). The police spokesman in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. SP Oyeyemi noted that the...