Two persons have died during the illegal bunkering of pipelines operation in the Orita J4 Pipeline Ogbere area of Ogun State. According to the report, both deceased victims were trapped in the pit for hours on Christmas day before help…
Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Natasha (PDP-Kogi), the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, has expressed sadness over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau. The senator, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja by her Media Aide, Orogbonlo Israel,…
By Fatai Kasali Three inmates have escaped from the Ijebu Ode Correctional Home in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, Victor Oyeleke on Tuesday, who confirmed the…
Gunmen attacked 15 communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau on Christmas eve; killed 96 persons and destroyed 221 houses. The assailants also destroyed eight vehicles and 27 motorcycles, police spokesman in the state, DSP Alfred Alabo,…
The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA), says it has seized 1,458,709kgs of illicit substances in December. This is contained in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on…
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, says eight suspects have been arrested in connection to Sunday’s murder of a traditional ruler in the state. The traditional ruler of Akutara, Mr Patrick Ezugwu, in Adani Autonomous Community,…
The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested 12 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Ondo state. Adetunji Adeleye, the Corps Commander of Amotekun in Ondo State, disclosed this on Sunday while parading the suspects at the command’s…
The Nigerian Army says its troops have killed 14 insurgents and rescued 13 kidnapped victims in Niger and Kaduna States. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, said this in a statement on Sunday…
The Jigawa State Police Command says it has arrested 26 persons for alleged phone snatching, theft, burglary and drug abuse in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, said this in a statement…
The former Vice Chairman of Yorro Local Government Council, in Taraba State, Ishaya Dimas Dila, has been kidnapped by bandits. Dila and a businessman, Lawal Begwa, were kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday in Dila village, Yorro council. The…
