Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate and ketamine injection in Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja said that the drugs were concealed...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said the Air Component of Operation Whirl Stroke has eliminated scores of terrorists in recent airstrikes in their enclaves at Giwa and Igabi Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM...
Former leader of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Takai Shamang, who was abducted by kidnappers on July 5, has been freed. The abductors had invaded his Biniki village in Kaura Local Government of Kaduna State and took away the 78-year-old former unionist. One of his daughters, Mrs...
The Police Command in Lagos State said it had detained one of its officers who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command, Ogudu. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, however, denied report that...
The Kaduna State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday announced the release of the journalists and their families who were kidnapped on July 6 . The council’s Chairman, Asma”u Halilu ,made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has announced the tragic death of an Insp of Customs (IC) Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo. The incident occurred on Friday during a stop-and-search operation at Achilafia along the Daura-Kano road in Jigawa. The details were contained in a statement issued by...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Barki has been kidnapped on his way to Ugbokolo after an official assignment in Makurdi. The Acting Rector was abducted by yet to be identified gunmen with some management staff of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Theater Command, have rescued 277 women and children from Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists’ enclaves. Major General Ken Chigbu, Deputy Theater Commander, disclosed this while handing over the rescued individuals to the Borno State government through the State Ministry...
A former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University Ado-Ekiti, (EKSU), Prof. Femi Olaofe, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, and whisked to undisclosed location. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olaofe, a native of Are-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of Ekiti, was a...
A 40-year old man, Bello Musa, was on Friday arraigned in a Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged poisoning of Shamsiyya Usman, 31, to death. The defendant, also known as Katuka Dingyadi, is standing trial on three count charges of culpable homicide, false information and fraudulent activities. The defendant,...
The Nigerian Army has arrested 21 suspects, recovered 10 boats, five vehicles and motorcycles, as it continued its raid on illegal oil refineries in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia. Thursday’s operation at Obuaku and Imo River Waterside in Ipu town, is coming within one month of...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Armed Forces of Nigeria have made significant strides in their ongoing operations against oil thieves and terrorists, arresting 26 perpetrators of oil theft and rescuing 109 kidnapped hostages within the past week. Briefing journalists on Thursday, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) shas arrested a suspect with human skull and bones in Lugbe area of Abuja. FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. SP Adeh said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has received a significant boost from the European Union (EU) in terms of logistics support items, aimed at enhancing its operational efficiency and capabilities. The Chief Military Public Information Officer, MNJTF, Ndjamena, Chad, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this...
The Nigerian Defence Academy(NDA), on Tuesday honoured and unveiled the monument of the first female Maj.-Gen. in the Nigerian Army, late Maj.-Gen. Aderonke Kale. The commandant of NDA, Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, in his welcome address said the academy would continue to accord priority to gender equality. The News...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, popularly called ‘mkpuru mmiri’. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrest in a statement posted on the agency’s X...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has successfully facilitated the surrender of 69 Boko Haram terrorists while rescuing others from hideouts between 1 and 6 July 2024. The Chief Military Public Information Officer, MNJTF, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement...
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta has uncovered two illegal refining sites in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta. Navy Commander Patrick Ali, the Base Operations Officer (BOO), representing Commodore Abba Muhsin, Commander, NNS Delta, on Monday led naval personnel to the sites in the coastal communities...
The Joint Task Force, codenamed, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has arrested four suspects and recovered 48,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Rivers. The Commander, Rear Adm. John Okeke, said in a statement on Monday in Yenagoa that the arrest and recovery were made by the Operation Delta...
Unknown gunmen, on Sunday night, opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilance operatives and a passerby at Umuaka Community in Njaba Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred near the local Afor Umuaka Market and Hilltop...