The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 24.6 tonnes of illicit drugs and other psychotropic substances seized from drug traffickers in Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confiscated illicit drugs, equivalent of 24,616.111 kg, were destroyed on Wednesday in Ilorin. The state Governor,...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police command has arrested a 27 year-old suspected Yahoo boy, Obeta John, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari, an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway polytechnic Saapade. The Police Public Relations Officers , SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A 25-year old final year student of Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education, Kangere, in Bauchi State, Kamal Gumau, has allegedly killed his friend, over who is the rightful owner of a girl. The deceased, Usman Tiffi, is also a final year student of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – At least three abducted victims, including an 85-year-old woman have been rescued by troops of Operation Forest Sanity during fighting patrols in 3 LGAs of Kaduna State. The troops also destroyed several bandits’ camps during the operation. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Nigerian Army has described as false an allegation from a South-East-based non-government organisation, International Society for Civil Liberty and Rule of Law (INTERSOCIETY), against its internal security operations in the South-East”. The Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu,...
A senior staff of Golden Olive Academy has disclosed that the father of Aisha, a minor alleged to have been abused, once complained to their school management about the attitude of the driver who regularly takes his daughter to and fro from school back home. PRNigeria gathered that one...
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the arrest of a woman who allegedly beheaded her 11 months child in Yonen community of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo gave the confirmation on Wednesday in Calabar. She said...
Police in Katsina State have arrested a 53-year-old man who specialised in producing bulletproof charms for bandits and criminals. Police spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday that the suspect resides at Maiduguri Road in Sabuwa Local Government Area of the state. He...
The push by the Nigerian Armed Forces to end insurgency in the North East of the country has so far led to the surrender of 82,237 fighters and their families since July 2021. The bulk of the surrendered fighters of Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP)...
The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar El-Kanemi, says the challenge of terrorism was created by outsiders who came to settle in Borno in the name acquiring Qur’anic education. The Shehu said this when he hosted the Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor and a team of journalists who visited...
Airstrikes from the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) fighter jets have killed 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP. The operation, PRNigeria gathered, took place on Sunday, at Tumbun Hamma, one of the identified locations for ISWAP training camps in Lake Chad. The terrorists who were...
As part of showing love to humanity, health personnel at the Giwa Barracks detention Centre in Borno State have been helping pregnant wives of detained Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists to deliver their children successfully, PRNigeria has gathered. The detention facility has also been providing the children of their...
An Iyaganku Family Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered that a 42-year-old man, Alabi Zakariyau be remanded for for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, who did not take the plea of Zakariyau ordered that he should be remanded at Abolongo Correctional...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one of two brothers who served as major sources of illicit drugs in the Southeast and South-South parts of the country, Onyeaghalachi Stephen. This is contained in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Tuesday in Abuja....
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over to NAPTIP, a 17-year-old girl from Oyo State arrested in Kebbi while allegedly on her way to Libya. The girl was traveling alone when she was arrested by immigration personnel in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi. The NIS Comptroller in...
The Ebonyi government says it will fortify security at all Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices, among other facilities, across the state. Chief Stanley Emegha, Security Consultant to the Government, made the disclosure on Tuesday while speaking on efforts to forestall the recent arson on the INEC office in...
The Osun Police Command on Monday said it had arrested 10 suspects over the attacks across some motor parks in the state on the premise of forceful takeover of the parks. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Command’s Spokesperson, in a statement, said five guns, nine live and four expended cartridges...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Edo Police Command has arrested 4 suspects in connection with the death of a man suspected to have been killed by a mob in Benin. Police spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, said the command frowned...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The police in Bauchi State said its operatives have arrested a 29-year old man for allegedly stabbing a 30-year old man to death for refusing to buy him beer. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated this in a press...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a housewife for allegedly killing her co-wife with a pestle in Gar Village in Pali Ward, in Alkaleri LGA of the state. The police spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakili, said in a statement on Monday that the suspect...