An Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, on Friday remanded a 22-year-old man, Victor Orlando, who pleaded guilty to stealing two television sets from a church. The Magistrate, Miss K. A. Ariyo, directed that Orlando should be kept in a custodial facility pending review of facts of the case...
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Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed an alleged suicide by a final year student of the Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the student, identified as Miss Favour Ugwuka, allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room at the Ishieke campus of the...
The Nigerian Army has said the closure of Banex Plaza in Wuse II, Abuja was for extensive investigation to unravel circumstances surrounding the unwarranted attack on soldiers in uniform by a group of traders at the business centre. The unarmed soldiers were attacked on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at...
A Jimeta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yola, on Friday ordered the remand of a 37-year old teacher, Adamu Ayuba in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl in school. The police charged Ayuba of Rawani of Jambutu, Yola, with defilement contrary to section 211 of penal...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of the Armed Forces have, in the last two weeks, neutralized 227 criminal elements and arrested 525 other persons in continuation of the on-going military operations to rid Nigeria of insurgency, kidnapping, banditry and oil theft. The troops also rescued...
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...
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...