The kidnappers who abducted Nollywood actors, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, while they were returning from a movie set at Ozalla town in Enugu state have reached out to their families, demanding a ransom of $100, 000. The actors were reported missing after their family members confirmed...
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Police in Niger State say they have foiled a robbery on Morocco road in Suleja Local Government Area of the state. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the Spokesperson announced this in Minna on Saturday. Abiodun said on Saturday, suspected armed robbers of about five in numbers attacked a GSM store along...
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke. The command said this in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Irate youths have beaten a 22-year old suspected motorcycle thief to death in Yelwa, a sub-urb of Bauchi metropolis. The suspected, Ambima John, a resident of Doka area was alleged to be a motorcycle snatcher. The Bauchi State Police Command, through its Public Relations...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 37 suspected drug users and dealers and seized 820 ampoules of pentazocine injections in Katsina State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Mohammed Bashir told newsmen on Friday in Katsina that the suspects were arrested within a 24-hour operation....
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday, July 28, announced that it found a total of N540 million in the account of a public primary school teacher with a salary of N76,000. Premium Times reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than 28 persons have been killed, others kidnapped and hundreds of livestock have been rustled following an attack by armed terrorists in Duma Village in Tureta LGA of Sokoto State. Tureta LGA shared borders with Zamfara Local Government Area where a wanted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, was at the headquarters of Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in N’Djamena, Chad, to honour over 6,000 gallant soldiers. The soldiers were honoured at a medals parade held by the MNJTF to celebrate over 6,000 troops for their gallantry...
The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force “Operation Hadin kai”, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, says 14,609 out of the 70,593 insurgents who surrendered to troops are combatants. Musa said this on Friday in Maiduguri when he spoke with newsmen on recent successes recorded by the command under “Operation Desert Sanity”...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed fear over the state of the returnee Internal Displaced persons (IDPs) being exposed to the possibility of Boko Haram terrorists attack. The governor’s concern is coming barely few day after the state government shut down the Dalori-1,...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe says allegations that it invaded Igbomotoru community in Bayelsa is baseless and an attempt to distract ongoing efforts to stamp out oil theft. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the joint military force conducted a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has redeployed senior officers in a major reshuffle that affects some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters, General Officers Commanding (GOCs), corps commanders, commandants of training institutions, brigade commanders, and commanding officers, among others. The Army spokesman, Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu,...
The Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) has honoured 6,000 troops with medals for gallantry in the fight against insurgency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the MNJTF are drawn from Nigeria, Tchad, Cameroon and Niger. NA reports that the medal ceremony was held at the headquarters complex of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 13 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo boys. T suspects were arrested in the early hours of Thursday, July 28, 2022, in a sting operation at various locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Thirteen (13) suspects are: Austin...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a military checkpoint on Thursday night, near Zuma rock in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The location, near Madalla Town in Suleja LGA is close to Zuba, along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. It was learnt that the...
The Nigerian Navy says it has handed over to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), 70 out of 147 vessels arrested over illegal oil bunkering and crude oil theft. Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogala, Director of Lesson Learnt, said this at the resumed investigative hearing of the House of...
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai recently eliminated no fewer than 20 suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s North East region. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at the Bi-Weekly news conference...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – A total of 27 pipeline vandals have been arrested and petroleum products with a street value of over N2.5billion recovered by the Nigerian Military during its joint operation in the Niger Delta region between 14 and 28 July, 2022. According to the Director, Defence...
Gunmen have reportedly attacked a construction company in Owo, Ondo State. Gunshots were said to have occurred at the site of Craneburg Construction Company, Owo on Wednesday evening. In a tweet, the police confirmed that some people were injured during the attack. “Tonight, there was a shooting incident at...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, has shut down academic activities following the directives given by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Mohammed Bello, that all schools in Abuja should be closed over security concerns. The abrupt closure of the Roman Catholic owned...