UN Deputy Secretary- General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed says the growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security currently felt most keenly in Africa. Mohammed said this on Thursday while briefing the Security Council at the UN headquarters on behalf of the Secretary-General António Guterres. “Terrorists...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi — The Police in Bauchi have arrested a 25-year old man for allegedly kidnapping and killing a five-year child, the State Command has said. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in a media statement made available to journalists...
Inspector General of Police Usman Baba says security agencies have successfully restored confidence and hope among residents of Abuja and its environs following earlier notice of terror threats issued by some embassies in the country. Baba stated this when he addressed State House correspondents during the weekly ministerial briefing...
The Police Commands in Oyo and Ogun States have beefed up security on Lagos-Ibadan expressway following resurgence of criminal activities along the route. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been recurring reports of kidnapping and other security challenges along the 131 kilometre road. The Spokesman...
Unknown assailants, on Thursday, set ablaze the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun. INEC Spokesperson in Osun, Mrs Oluwaseun Osimosu, confirmed the attack to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Osimosu said that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun, located at Iyana Mortuary area of the state capital was gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the facility was allegedly set on fire...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has debunked the allegation that troops of 82 Division invaded Amangu community in Abia over abduction of a solders who was on official leave. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu debunked the allegation in a statement on Wednesday in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Cross River State Police Command has assured eligible voters of its preparedness to maintain peace and tranquility throughout the 2023 electioneering process in the state. The Police Commissioner in Cross River State, Mr. Sule Balarabe gave the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Armed thugs have attacked the convoy of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar in Borno State. It was gathered that the thugs carrying APC flags threw stones and other dangerous objects on the convoy of the PDP presidential candidate....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters has acquired three new Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to improve surveillance operations and checkmate criminal activities in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. CSP Adejobi said...
A 51-year-old man, Daniel Ogbonna, was on Wednesday docked in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged N1. 4 million ponzi scam. The police charged Ogbonna with conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences, breach of public peace and theft. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Yenagoa – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has debunked some allegations that its operatives killed three youths of Adiegbe community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Solomon Diri-Ogbere, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A new Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Muhammed Baba, has assumed duty in Nasarawa State. The development was as a result of the elevation of the former Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police...
The Director-General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Fadah, has advised the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream I corps members posted to Gombe State to report suspicious characters while in camp. Fadah gave the advice while declaring the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream I Orientation Course open on...
After months of postponement, a United States court in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, sentenced international fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi to over 135 months – over 11 years — in federal prison. The US District Judge Otis D. Wright II ordered the 40-year-old convict to...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it has uncovered plans by some drug cartels to introduce a lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, into the Nigerian market. A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said that the illicit drug was 100 times...
The 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze, Owerri, says gunmen on Monday, attacked its officers on patrol at Izombe community, Oguta council area of Imo. The Brigade’s Spokesperson, Capt. Joseph Akubo, confirmed this while speaking with newsmen in Owerri on Monday. Akubo said that the incident...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Usman Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of uniforms, kits, accoutrements and anti-riot equipment to police personnel ahead of the 2023 general elections. The IGP gave the order in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP...
Gov. Bello Matawalle on Monday received five daughters of a former Accountant-General of Zamfara, abducted and held for seven months. They were presented to Gov. Matawalle by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, Mr Bello Sani-Deljan, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Kolo Yusuf. Bandits...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) says it was relieved by the news of the release of 21 abducted children on Sunday at a farm in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, “We commend the authorities for the action taken to release...