By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi -. Armed to the teeth police personnel have taken over the Benue State secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Makurdi. The Benue State chapter of the APC had scheduled a meeting at the secretariat for Friday, 1st March by 10...
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A suspected money ritual killer on Thursday in Abeokuta narrated how he and other accomplices lured seven women to their deaths through a dating application. The 32-year-old, who was paraded by the police command in Ogun, confessed to being a member of a ritualist gang which specialised in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday said it has arrested a fake female member of Nigeria Youths Service Corps (NYSC). The command’s spokesman, DSP Ramhan Nansel, stated this in a statement to newsmen on Thursday in Lafia. Nansel explained that the fake...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 29-year old suspected car snatcher, Ahmed Mohammed, a resident of Polo High-Court, Borno State. A white Toyota Highlander Jeep with registration number ABC-65PK, suspected to have been stolen by the suspect was also recovered from him....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest in Borno State has been truncated with security threats from uniform policemen, who stationed themselves within the vicinity of the labour office as early as 6.03 am and blocked all major roads linking the NLC State Secretariat...
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Lagos converged under the Ikeja bridge early on Tuesday to begin their two-day protest over the high cost of living in the country. Traffic on the Awolowo Road leading to the under bridge Ikeja mounted as the protesters gathered, chanting...
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state ahead of the two-day protest planned to begin on Tuesday. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the meeting in a statement on Monday...
Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, on Sunday charged intending protesters not to violate the rights of others while carrying out their protest for any reason. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had scheduled a nationwide strike for Feb. 27...
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested three suspects for attempting to cause chaos as dealers in pharmaceutical products began to relocate their goods to the new market in Kano Economic City. Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Police in Lagos State Command has arrested eight suspected armed robbers on its wanted list. The command`s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the suspects who belonged to two syndicates, were arrested after weeks...
Yobe State Police Command on Saturday said suspected Boko Haram terrorists have destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in the state, plunging residents of Borno and Yobe into darkness. DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of...
Gunmen suspected to be assassins have shot dead Mr Silas Onyima, the President General (PG) of Umuoji Community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Onyima was shot dead in his country home in Umuoji on Friday night, according to DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Police have arrested two students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi and a graduate of the University of Jos, Plateau State in connection with two corpses that were recovered in the State. The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Command has established a Complaint Response Unit (CRU) to enable members of the public report any perceived wrong doings by members of the Nigeria Police Force. This is contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations...
Less than three days to the primary election of the Labour Party (LP) for the Governorship election in Edo, operatives of the Zone 5 headquarters of the Nigeria Police have arrested the National Chairman of the party, Mr Julius Abure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that...
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of six people by bandits in an attack on Faskari Local Government Area of the State. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO,ASP Abubakar Aliyu , confirmed the killing in a statement on Tuesday . He said that 10 people...
The Rivers State Police Command has killed 2baba, the suspected gang leader believed to be the mastermind behind the murder of the late DPO of Ahoada Police Division, Bako Angbashim. Gift Okpara, better known as 2baba – who is believed to be the leader of the dreaded...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has reiterated the ban on unauthorised use of camouflage uniforms in the country. Matawalle stated this in a statement issued by the Director, Information, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mr Henshaw Ogubike He...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have killed the Plateau State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Sylvanus Namang. The late Namang was killed by gunmen on Sunday at a relaxation spot in Pankshin. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of...