Imo Police Command says it repelled an attack on the building of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located in Orlu LGA in Imo by the suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The command further disclosed that the hoodlums, who attacked the INEC facility, later retreated...
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The Police in Borno said that eight lost their in a clash between farmers and herders over alleged land encroachment in Bayo Local Government Area of in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar confirmed the incident at a meeting with leaders of farmer association and Miyetti Allah...
Reuters, an international news agency, now part of Thomson Reuters, wrote that it was working on a series of stories about purported actions of the Nigerian military during the government’s 13-year war against Islamist insurgents in the country’s North East. To them, they were committed to producing an accurate,...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has accused Reuters, a British international news agency, of attempt to blackmail the Nigerian military through what it described as “mercenary journalism”. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Akpor said the news outlet wrote...
The Nigerian Army Infantry Corps (Queen of the Battle) shone like a million stars at the just-concluded Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) 2022 Merit Awards. The infantry emerged the best as it came first among all others This is contained in a statement on Friday in Kaduna by Capt....
Mr Isa Jere, the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday tasked the newly graduated female officers to put the knowledge and training learnt into use to enhance their capacity and prepare them for future tasks ahead. Jere said this at the passing out parade ceremony of the maiden...
A man has been nabbed in Lagos State for moving N6.5million from his friend’s bank account and using it to bet in Badagry area of the state. In a video trending on Twitter on Friday, the man accused of using 6.5million Naira to play Sporting Bet was dressed in...
Gunmen have abducted a 66-year old traditional ruler, Oba Clement Olukotun, the Oloso of Oso, at Ajowa-Akoko, in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered on Friday that the abductors stormed the traditional ruler’s residence at about 10.15 p.m. on Thursday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command on Friday said its operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) unit have rescued two children abandoned by their mothers in the Marina area of Lagos State. The command disclosed this through a post on its official Twitter handle....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday prayed an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan to convict a former NIHORT Director, Ademola Idowu and former NIHORT Accountant, Isiah Ajisafe of N124 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that EFCC is prosecuting Idowu and...
Unidentified gunmen early Friday morning, attacked a mosque in Ughelli, Delta state, leaving 11 worshippers injured. A resident who spoke to NAN on phone, said the attack took place at about 6.47 am when some Muslim faithful were holding their morning prayers at the Central mosque, located along Okoroda...
The Kogi State Government has confirmed the Kidnapping of passengers from an 18-seater bus in the state. The Security Adviser to Kogi State Governor, retired Naval Officer Jerry Omodara, who disclosed this on Thursday, however, said that the State government was on top of the case. According to reports,...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo people, has condemned killings in parts of Enugu and Ebonyi states. Chairman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, condemned the killings while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Thursday. Iwuanyanwu, an elder statesman, frowned at the “wanton destruction...
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have apprehended five bandits’ collaborators at Daudawa village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State with the sum of N19.5 million in their possession. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this at the bi-weekly update on military operations across the...
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,...
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...