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Operatives of the police command in Edo have rescued 16 of the 29 passengers abducted on Friday evening along Benin-Auchi road by suspected kidnappers. CSP Moses Yamu, spokesperson of the command confirmed this on Saturday in Benin while reacting to the incident. News Men gathered that the gunmen attacked an 18-seater bus, which belonged to ...
Eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers during a brutal attack on the BUA Cement Company in Okpella, on Friday. The incident was said to have occurred at about 10:00 p.m. when the armed men ambushed the officers at the entrance ...
The Enugu State Government has accused the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele of a premeditated fraud scheme that allegedly cost the state nearly N5.7 billion. The accusation comes after the government claims Ogundele abandoned the construction of 22 "Smart Green Schools," one year after the contract was awarded. The allegations, ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army eliminated 15 terrorists in Katsina State, apprehended 13 suspects in Kaduna, and recovered weapons from armed herders in Benue between Friday and Saturday. A credible source at Army Headquarters disclosed this to news men in Abuja. The source said that air and ground offensives were carried out at Zango High ...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerians to support the security agencies in enhancing surveillance and intelligence gathering to combat the myriad of security challenges in the country. Lanre Issa-Oniru, the Director General of NOA, made call at a one-day stakeholders’ engagement on National Values and Government Policies, on Friday in Lafia. The ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, says it has arrested 26 suspected drug traffickers and seized about 41,410.53kg of narcotics. Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, state Commander of the agency disclosed this on Friday in Benin City while presenting the monthly progress report of the command. Ofoyeju said intensified operations led to the arrests, ...
The Kogi Government has taken a significant step in tackling the rising menace of illicit drugs in the state by reconstituting a 26-member Drug Control Committee. The committee was inaugurated on Friday in Lokoja, by the Secretary to the Government of the State (SGS), Dr Folashade Ayoade on behalf of Gov. Ahmed Ododo, According to ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),Oyo State Command, says it has arrested 280 suspects for alleged trafficking and dealing in illicit drugs between January and August. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Olayinka Joe-Fadile disclosed this in an interview with news men on Friday in Ibadan. Joe-Fadile stated that the arrested suspects comprised 246 ...
Friday Ovie Godspower, a 35-year-old man from Delta State, has vanished after fleeing relentless persecution under Nigeria’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws. His story reflects the grim reality faced by many in a country where same-sex relationships are criminalised with penalties of up to 14 years in prison. Born into a society where homosexuality is condemned by ...
By Adekunle Lawal Here we go again my people. Let us have a serious conversation about our wayward lesbian daughters who have lost their way and are burning with desire for the same-sex. According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, lust is defined as a very strong sexual desire, especially when love is not involved, or ...
Four people have been confirmed dead following a fatal crash involving a Toyota Highlander on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway near the Mabushi underbridge in Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command disclosed the details on Thursday through its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, who issued a formal statement recounting the events that led to the tragedy. According ...
By Umar Akilu Majeri Dutse, Dutse The Jigawa State Police Command has announced a significant advancement in its ongoing efforts to tackle crime, confirming the arrest of 156 individuals linked to a broad spectrum of criminal activities including kidnapping, armed robbery, homicide, theft, drug trafficking, and vandalism. Commissioner of Police, CP Muhd Dashiru, shared details ...
Security forces in Kogi State have successfully rescued David Akpa, the district head of Bagaji Odo in Omala Local Government Area, days after he was kidnapped by unidentified assailants. Police spokesperson SP Williams Ovye-Aya confirmed the rescue on Thursday in a statement issued from Lokoja. He revealed that Akpa was abducted on Monday while returning ...
Troops under Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an ambush by fighters of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) along the Gubio–Damasak road in Borno State, killing thirteen insurgents during a fierce gun battle. The confrontation took place on Wednesday near the town of Kareto in Mobbar Local Government Area, as soldiers ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Enugu State Command has confirmed that 10 persons lost their lives in two road crashes that occured at the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. The state Sector Commander, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the two fatal accidents that occurred on Wednesday. Agbakoba said that the ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday sealed a chemical and water packaging factories in Damangaza district, Apo Waru, in the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Embugushiki Godiya, Head of NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement unit, Abuja, said the factories were sealed following their illegal operation within their premises. Godiya explained ...
Mr Obinna Madu, on Thursday told a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Wuse, Abuja, that he stole Origin bitters and Gordon’s alcoholic beverages due to delay in his salary payment. The police charged Madu with criminal breach of trust and theft by servant which he pleaded guilty to. “I have worked in Garden 22, Garki, Abuja ...
...Left severely injured, brother demands justice A young man identified as Davies Femi Samson was attacked by yet-to-be-identified men on Monday, the 26th of August, 2025. The incident, which happened in the wee hours of the 26th of August, took residents of the Mapplewood Estate, where the incident occurred, by surprise when some men, numbering ...
The Ekiti State Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of a man identified as Ibrahim for allegedly killing his daughter’s boyfriend in Ado Ekiti. The incident occurred when the deceased, whose name was not immediately released, visited his girlfriend at her father’s home near the popular Corpers’ Lodge along New Iyin Road. Reports indicate that ...
The Ebonyi State Police Command has announced a major success in its campaign against violent crime, confirming the killing of a notorious criminal kingpin during a clearance operation in Ishielu Local Government Area. According to the Command, operatives of its Crack Squad, acting on credible intelligence, stormed a criminal hideout in Iyonu Forest on 29 ...
The Ebonyi State Police Command has announced a significant victory in its campaign against violent crime, confirming the death of a notorious gang leader during a clearance operation in Ishielu Local Government Area. On 29 August 2025, operatives of the Command’s Crack Squad, acting on what authorities described as “credible intelligence,” raided a criminal hideout ...
A 21-year-old woman, identified as Bina, has been taken into custody by operatives of the Delta State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her 34-year-old partner to death during a heated quarrel. The grim incident was confirmed by the command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Bright Edafe, who shared details in a video posted on his official X handle ...
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced a 28-year-old ex-convict, Jimoh Akeem, to three years’ imprisonment for stealing 17 tubers of yam. The prosecutor in the case, Corporal Oluokun Babatunde, informed the court that the yams stolen were worth thirty-five thousand naira, belonging to one Tiamiyu Abegunde. The prosecutor told ...
