Troops of Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II, in conjunction with the Department of State Services, Enugu State Command, have apprehended one Chimezie Chukwu, aka Biggi, an escapee of Jos prison break. He…
Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello on Sunday escaped an assassination attempt by yet to be identified gunmen. The attack which was said to have occurred around Kwali area of Abuja around 4pm was said to be carried out by…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives attached to courier companies in Lagos State have intercepted consignments of cocaine and methamphetamine. The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said…
The Borno State police command has commenced investigation into the death of the state’s commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR), Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau has confirmed. The state commissioner of police…
The Nigerian Army has graduated new set of battle-ready troops to confront insecurity in the country, after months of rigorous training at the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kachia in Kaduna state. This is contained in a statement by the Director,…
Gov Hyacinth Alia has assured that perpetrators of the coordinated bank robberies in Otukpo town, Otukpo Local Government Area of the State will be arrested. This was contained in a statement on Friday signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS),…
A 55-year-old spiritual healer, Samuel Zungwe, was, on Thursday, remanded by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a woman of N16.5 million. Zungwe, of Samuel Compound, Orlufaga, Den street, Gbanka, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue, was arraigned by…
The Police on Thursday arraigned one Jude Oche who allegedly robbed pedestrians of $155, a power bank, a Tecno phone and iPhones, among other items. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge bordering on robbery…
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna A member of the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) Grace Chalya Silas has reportedly been killed by suspected phone snatchers, in Kaduna state during an early morning jogging exercise. The Kaduna State Police Command, on Thursday,…
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday ordered the remand of one Terwase Angbianshio, a suspected killer of a community volunteer guard, Terhemba Gbegi, in a correction centre in Makurdi. The 45-year-old Angbianshio, who lives opposite RCM Primary School, Kwaghbula, in…
