By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – o The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has raised an alarm over attempts by some visitors to smuggle illicit drugs into its custodial centres. The Public Relations Officer, NCoS FCT Command, DSC Adamu Duza, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “Recently, after...
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NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandpa, 70-year-old grandma for drug dealing The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA said on Sunday that following its war against illicit drug abuse, its operatives at the weekend intercepted three trailer loads of opioids comprising three million four hundred and fifty thousand (3,450,000) pills and...
Underage now open bank accounts, get driver’s licences for fraud – EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that underage boys who are into internet fraud popularly called ‘yahoo yahoo’ do age declarations to falsify their age to enable them get driver’s licences to be able...
The Defence Headquarters, on Saturday unveiled plans for the construction of the state of the art Invictus Center to facilitate complete recovery and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers and veterans of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The unveiling was done at a reception in honour of the Duke and...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the happiness of his men remains paramount to him in discharging his responsibilities as defence chief. Gen. Musa expressed this view while addressing newsmen on Saturday during the novelty volleyball match in honour of the Duke and...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan have visited Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, as part of a three-day private visit to Nigeria. The visit, on the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, was also in relation to the Invictus Games, an international...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, has explained the circumstances leading to the arrest of a vessel, MV BLU-SHARK with IMO number 8767783 on May 6, 2024. A statement issued in Abuja on Friday from the Naval...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army (TRADOC), Maj.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, has inaugurated a 55-member panel for the 2024 Captain to Major examination. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, TRADOC, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has warned communities and institutions against encroaching on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) lands across the country. Air Marshal Abubakar, gave the warning in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Director,...
The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 51-years-old man for allegedly defrauding nine people of N1,597,000 on the pretext of processing a Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) registration and international passports for them. This is contained in a statement by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, on...
The Defence Headquarters has said two personnel of the Nigerian Army are facing a court martial in respect of the bombing incident at Tudun Biri in Kaduna State. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj -Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja on the...
A 41-year old mother, Mrs Oluwalani Akintola, and her son, Mofeoluwa Olutayo, 23, on Monday, appeared before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing a patient’s phone. The duo, whose addresses were not provided, are being tried for alleged charges of conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor,...
A man who smashed his car through the gates of Hamburg Airport and parked it on the tarmac with his 4-year old daughter inside has confessed to the kidnapping of his child and other crimes. “I just wanted to leave Germany. I wanted the police to find ways...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – A total of 1,486 trainees comprising 1,240 male and 246 females, have successfully passed out of the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School Batch35 after six months of rigorous naval training which included seamanship, boat handling, small arms, rifle drills, endurance training and unarmed combat. ...
By HARRIET TORNGUVAN (Who was in Maiduguri) – The Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Wahidi Shaibu, has said that the efforts of troops’ operations in Borno, Yobe and some parts of Adamawa states are yielding positive results as relative peace and stability is gradually returning to...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s 13-year old minor (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi in his judgment on Tuesday held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against Anyanwu. Oshodi...
National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu has said terrorism related deaths have drastically reduce in Nigeria from about 2,600 monthly to less than 200 currently. Ribadu made this known in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting, which opened on Monday in...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has commiserated with the Government and people of Kenya over the death of the country’s Chief of the Defence Forces, Gen. Francis Ogolla. The Kenyan Defence Chief and nine other senior military officers were killed in a helicopter crash...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested a suspect over the murder of an elderly couple, Adebola Ezekiel, 80 and his wife, Abiodun Ezekiel, 79. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh said this during a media briefing on...
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Thursday, sentenced two convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder . The convicts, Wasiu Afolayan, 36, and Kola Adeyemi 34, were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, attempted robbery, armed robbery, possession of firearms...