The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar on Thursday celebrated the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots, who have logged 10,000 flight hours on the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft fleet. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, Umar Shehu Nadada, has ordered for thorough investigation into the gruesome murder of Hassan Yahaya Egwa, and officer with NG- CARES in the state. CP Nadada, gave the order after he personally paid condolence visit to the...
The Police Command in Katsina State says it has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village in Danmusa lLocal Government Area and rescued seven victims. The spokesman of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. He said,...
The National Security Adviser (NOS), Nuhu Ribadu, has warned against any attempt to undermine or disrupt the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections. Ribadu, represented by a Director in the Office of NSA, gave the warning during an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), since inception, has been providing the armed forces with essential equipment to stimulate military capabilities. Matawalle said this in his opening remarks at the DICON 60th anniversary and maiden Africa Defence Industries...
By Zainab Oyekan A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year old panel beater, Bitrus Atu to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty the crime. The...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) has said the Nigeria Policepolo apprehended vandals in a blue pick-up van loaded with tower cables. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mbah said that the items were allegedly stolen from transmission...
GCEO, NNPC Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari, when he received in audience the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, and other senior military officers, at the NNPC Towers, in Abuja, on Tuesday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has urged the military to maintain the fight...
A new Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Nemi Edwin-Iwo, has assumed duty in Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to a statement issued in Benin on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Police Command in Edo, SP Moses Yamu, the new CP replaced Funsho...
The Nigerian Army said its troops have in a series of coordinated counter-insurgency operations neutralised five terrorists, while 44 others surrendered to the troops on Monday in Borno. The Nigerian army made this known in a post on its official X Handle on Tuesday. It said the troops...
The Police Command in Niger State has uncovered a lifeless body of baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. SP Waisu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has pledged to protect rights, promote welfare and provide opportunities for the growth and development of Nigerian youths. Egbetokun made the pledge during the Nigeria Police Force Youth Conference organised to mark the 2024 International Youth Day on Monday in...
Troops of the 5 Battalion, Nigerian Army, have intensified operations against illegal refining in Rivers State, arresting eight suspects and seizing over 2,000 litres of condensates. The arrests were made along the Orashi River in the Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area (LGA), where the suspects were found...
The Policecc Command in Oyo State has commenced investigation into the killing of a 14-year-old, Malik Kareem, for alleged money ritual in Ibadan. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. Osifeso...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has raised alarm over high rate of kidnapping in communities across the State. Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, the Speaker of the House stated this while reading the House resolution on a matter of Public Interest raised by...
Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the Action Peoples Party (APP) secretariat in Port Harcourt. The explosion occurred around 1 a.m. on Monday, causing significant damage on the building. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said series of airstrikes by the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed 13 illegal refining sites, The NAF spokesman, AVM Edward Gabkwet, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Gabkwet said that 10...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 532 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) at the Tincan Seaport, Lagos State. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted illicit drugs worth millions of naira during a recent nationwide intelligence-led operation. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that 2.32kg of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional fabric (Kente) en...
The Chaplain of the All Saints Police Protestant Church, Mopol 42 Mobile-Based in Gusau, Pastor Isa Andrew and his 13-year old daughter identified as Grace, who were whisked away by suspected terrorists, have urged the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, and other Nigerians to come to their aid to...