On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink. They survived another four days, according to their account, by drinking the sea water crashing just metres below them,...
Police
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has warned against the indiscriminate use of tinted glasses, spy plate numbers and blaring of sirens by unauthorized individuals and persons within Maiduguri metropolis in violation of extant traffic act. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP...
Police have arrested no fewer than 44 suspects involved in the activities of stealing food and non-food items from Adamawa State Government warehouses. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Yola. NAN reports...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 88 suspected criminals 24 hours after the launch of “Operation Flush”. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, made the disclosure when Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) hosted him during its monthly congress in Ikeja. The...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri on Sunday declared a 24-hour curfew on the state with immediate effect. The governor made the declaration in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou in Yola. The curfew followed wide scale looting and attacks on citizens by hoodlums. According...
The Imo Police Command says it has begun investigations to unravel the identity of a middle aged man who was electrocuted while allegedly stealing cables from a transformer. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owerri on Saturday. He said that the...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has asked politicians in the state not to prepare for violence in the Nov. 11 governorship election, saying the poll is about votes and not guns. The governor spoke during the 25th State Security Council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, on Friday. ...
Police in Edo State have arrested a 35-year-old ex-staff of Keystone Bank, Gift Igbinosun, over alleged N14.9 million fraud. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspected fraudster, allegedly defrauded his victims, Mr John Nnamdi and Mr Obasogie Henry Osagieduwa, of more than N14.9 million. ...
A 30-year old bride identified as Tinene Isa, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly cutting off her husband’s manhood. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, deserves the fullest protection of the law as a Nigerian citizen. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the recent...
The Family of Miss Chinyere Awuda, 27, who was found dead inside an abandoned swimming pool at a Hotel in Awka on July 16, has alleged that their daughter was a victim of conspiracy and intentional murder. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chinyere was said...
By HARUNA AHMED,Yola – The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly gang raping a 15-year- old girl in Mayo Belwa LGA of the state. The police spokesman in the state, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is calling for an investigation into the reported terrorist attack on its presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in Yola, Adamawa. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the call in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the PDP...
Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, has promised to support the police in its investigation over the death of a bolt driver, Mr Obasi Okeke. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs of the institution, Mr Daburi Misal on Monday in Karu. Misal...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Four suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist group have been apprehended by the Police in Yola, for attempting to attack the residence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The arrest of the four suspects was confirmed by the Atiku Media Office in a...
Suspected hoodlums have reportedly set ablaze the Campaign Office of Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Candidate in the forthcoming election in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the office, which is located on John Holt road, near Paparanda Square, Lokoja, was gutted...
The Police Command in Oyo State has warned against the breach of public peace during the annual celebration of Egungun festival in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, gave the warning in a statement on Monday in Ibadan, disclosing several plans put in place...
The family of Mr Patrick Awuda, father of Chinyere Awuda, 27, who was found dead at Cosmilla Hotel, Awka, last Monday, has described the loss of his daughter as a huge shock. Awuda, 79, who hailed from Nnobi in Idemmili South Local Government Area who spoke to journalists in...
The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Beninoir father, Mr Pome Banda, and three others who allegedly lured a nine-year-old boy from Benin Republic for money ritual. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Mr Ari Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos. Mohammed said in the process...