Crime

Police debunks IED bomb explosion in Plateau

Samuel Omotere The Plateau State Police Command has debunked a bomb explosion report by residents in the early hours of Tuesday at Terminus Market Axis of Jos North. The worried residents said that they suspected a shallow hole contained an…

Vandals strike again, destroy Lokoja transmission line

Vandals have again attacked one of the transmission lines belong to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Recall that the Minister of Power, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu had earlier decried that vandalism was affecting the country’s power supply. The President, Bola…

NAF airstrikes kill terrorists in Kebbi, Zamfara

The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday confirmed that several terrorists in Kebbi and Zamfara states were killed in separate air operations. The service also reported the destruction of strongholds belonging to notorious bandit warlords. In a statement, NAF spokesperson Olusola…

Yobe men jailed for illegal Bureau-de-Change operation

By Samuel Omotere Two Yobe businessmen, Haruna Ahmadu and Kabiru IIiyasu have been sentenced by Justice Fadimatu Aminu to separate jail terms at the  Federal High Court in Damaturu for operating Bureau de Change businesses without a requisite licence. According…

FCT: Police gun down two robbers, arrest 23 suspects

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has reported the killing of two armed robbers and the arrest of four others during a confrontation in the Jahi area of Abuja. In a separate operation, police also apprehended five individuals involved…