No fewer than 213 bodies, comprising that of terrorists and their collaborators have been recovered days after intense exchanges of gunfire between Nigerian troops and terrorists in some Zamfara communities, PRNigeria gathered The military also lost 10 personnel while some civilians were killed when bandits fled toward the communities....
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized more than N450 billion worth of drugs and cash between January 2021 and October 2022. NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa made the declaration on Tuesday in Abuja at the NDLEA’s end-of-year awards, commendation and decorations of promoted officers. He...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Police in Nasarawa State has announced that a missing minor from Jigawa State was found in Lafia, the state capital. A statement signed by the state’s PPRO, Ramhan Nansel and made available to journalists in Tuesday, said the missing child, Hassan Mallam Tsalha...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Police Command has ban the use of fireworks during Christmas and new year celebration in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Maiyaki Muhammed Baba announced the ban in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lafia by the...
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly insulting Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni on social media. Although he was arrested on December 11, 2022, it came to the public knowledge on Monday after the minor’s father, Garba Isa called on police authorities to release his son. According...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has announced a ban on street carnivals during the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo, that the ban was put...
The Kano State Hisbah Board (agency enforcing Islamic religion morals) has arrested 19 youths for attending a same sex marriage ceremony. Its spokesman, Malam Lawan Ibrahim stated on Tuesday in Kano that the youths were gathered to witness the wedding of two suspected homosexuals Abba and Mujahid. “The arrest...
Mrs Aderemi Fagbemi-Olaleye, the wife of the embattled Managing Director of Optical Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Femi Olaleye, on Monday said that her husband was suffering from sex addition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fagbemi-Olaleye testified before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. She...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 12 bandits and kidnappers notorious for terrorizing Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State and other neighbouring states of Taraba, Plateau and Gombe have been killed by a joint team of security operatives. The spokesman of The Bauchi State Police Command,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Doyin Okupe over money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign in 2019 on a 59-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering...
The Nigerian Army on Saturday, treated 62 retired and retiring generals to a regimental dinner and awards to honour them for their 35 years of meritorious service to the nation. The senior officers comprising 24 major generals and 38 brigadier generals are those who retired or due for retirement...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1.8 million tramadol and other narcotic pills in Lagos and Gombe states. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja Mr. Babafemi said that some of the...
At least 20 people from the Randa Community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State were killed after terrorists loyal to notorious terror kingpin, Lawalli Damina, kidnapped the entire male residents of the community over missing rifles, PREMIUM TIMES has exclusively reported. Locals and a traditional leader told...
Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on Saturday said the 2022 National Carnival Polo Tournament was an avenue to create synergy between the security services and the general public. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament, which galloped off at the Nigeria Polo Resort/Guards...
There is panic in some communities in Ogun State, following the alleged threat of fresh attacks from suspected killer herdsmen. The communities are Asa, Agbon, Ibeku and Oja-Odan communities in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of the state. According to The Punch, the letter was reportedly written on Saturday....
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Asaba – The Delta State Police Command has arrested 6 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Ekpan community in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Warri. DSP...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy (NN) Board has approved the promotion of 55 senior officers to various ranks in the service. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, 25 Captains were...
Nigerian Troops have intercepted some surveillance cameras and combat drones in the southeast. Multiple sources who confirmed the development told PRNigeria that the drones, which were deployed by terrorists of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were on surveillance and combat missions to some communities in the southeastern region....
The Ebonyi State Police Command has recovered some Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) following the discovery of what it described as the biggest bomb factory in the South-East belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The police said the recovered IEDs are capable of causing colossal damage to...
Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed Labour Party candidate for Onuimo Local Government Area in the Imo State House of Assembly, Christopher Elehu. He was killed on Friday, by suspected assassins, who also set his country home ablaze and destroyed his property including a motorcycle. The suspects struck in...