Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and security agencies in the state have vowed to end the incessant kidnapping along Ugwuogo Nike-Opi Nsukka road where scores of people were abducted recently. They made the vow on Thursday in Enugu when the governor led the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The management of the Jabi Lake Mall in the Utako area of Abuja has shut down its operations on Thursday over fear of terrorist’s attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The management of the mall disclosed this on Thursday on its official Instagram...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confiscated N20bn lodged in 103 bank accounts belonging to Lagos socialite and businessman, Mallinson Ukatu, who is being held in Ikoyi Custodial Centre for drug dealing. The NDLEA has also filed 23-count charges against the socialite and his six companies -Fruitroprics...
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Tafawa Balewa Square area of Lagos Island has heard how Chidinma Ojukwu, the key suspect in the murder of Ataga Usifo, late Super TV CEO, transferred about N5m from his account hours after his death. The details came to light during the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a committee to compile all allegations of accidental air strikes on civilians. Air Marshal Amao stated this in a statement issued on Thursday...
The Department of State Security (DSS) in collaboration with US soldiers have uncovered boxes of explosives, two pistols in an apartment rented by a terrorist in Trademore Estate located in Lugbe, Abuja. The disclosure was contained in a notice issued by the Trademore Estate Management to occupants on Wednesday...
The family of Mr. Promise John has petitioned the Police Command in Delta over the alleged removal of some parts of their dead child in a hospital in Asaba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged incident occurred on Oct. 10, 2022 after the newborn male...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Force Commander (FC) Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Maj Gen Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim accompanied by the Deputy Force Commander (DFC) Brig Gen Assoualai Blama and other senior officers of MNJTF have paid an operational visit to Headquarters MNJTF Sector 1 Mora , Cameroon...
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the rescue of three of its men, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), held hostage by some community youths. The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the release to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, said that the commission had secured 2,781 convictions as at Oct. 24 on some persons arrested for various financial crimes. Mr. Bawa stated this on Tuesday in Lagos during a one-day workshop on financial crimes’ reporting...
The Nigerian Army has restated commitment to collaborate with the police and other security agencies to ensure peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Waidi Shuaib stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has condemned in totality recent skirmishes in some parts of the state, involving farmers and herders, which resulted in the lost of lives. Gov Sule made the condemnation when he interacted with both members of the state chapters...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has reiterated his commitment to promoting joint operation planning toward tackling the multifarious contemporary security challenges bedeviling the nation. Irabor said this at the opening of the 2022 Defence Headquarters Joint Operation Exercise (JOPEX) tagged; “Exercise Sky Lock’’ for participants of...
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the recovery of the lifeless body of a middle aged lady in a hotel at State Housing in Calabar. The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a staff member of the hotel...
The Lagos State Government has ordered a coroner’s inquest to ascertain the cause of death of late Bimbo, the wife of celebrity Lagos auto dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna,(Alias IVD), who allegedly died recently as a result of severe injuries from a fire. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr...
Somali security forces backed by international partners have killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants and their militia during two days of operations in the central part of the country, a government official said Monday. Deputy Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism Abdirahman Adala said the operations which targeted al-Shabab...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the Sunday attack on the campaign train of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Mr Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that the attack by armed thugs left several...
The NSCDC) has sanctioned a total of 31 officers and men of the Corps over various offenses. The disciplinary action was announced by NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Audi, in a statement signed by the corps’ spokesman, Olusola Odumosu, on Monday in Abuja. Audi said that 15 of...
Pandemonium broke out in Owode, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State when some men suspected to be soldiers of the Nigerian Army shot and killed two siblings for allegedly smuggling foreign rice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident, which happened on Sunday, angered...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned It’s citizens in Nigeria to be cautious of their movement in response to elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. In a security alert issued today October 23, the US embassy advised its...