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A routine cleaning operation at the Bauchi Urban Water Supply and Sewage facility at Gubi Dam ended in tragedy on Sunday, as four workers, including a father and his son, lost their lives in a harrowing sequence of attempted rescues. According to a staff member from the facility, who requested anonymity, the incident occurred while ...
…Rights groups demand justice for slain minor, Tobi Anifowoshe …Police condemn jungle justice, search for missing teenagers underway Three teenage boys are at the centre of a harrowing case that has unsettled residents of Lagos and triggered urgent appeals for justice and protection of minors. The incident, which occurred on 8 February 2025, involved accusations ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered no few than 557.2kg of skunk, 5.6kg of methamphetamine and 29.8grams of heroin from a warehouse in Bayelsa. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in Abuja on Sunday. Babafemi said that the drugs were intercepted along Major ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in twenty sets of religious books bound for Saudi Arabia. According to the Director, Media and Advocacy at NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the cocaine consignment consisted of twenty parcels with a total weight of 500 grams buried in the ...
Gov Hyacinth Alia of Benue said 56 bodies have been recovered in Ugondo, Logo and Tyuluv, Gbagir in Ukum LGAs following the coordinated attacks on the communities by suspected armed herdsmen. Alia disclosed this when he visited Logo and Ukum LGAs on Saturday for an on-the spot assessment of the area after attacks on Friday ...
The Police Command in Borno has arrested eight suspects for allegedly killing and secretly burying a new born baby at a private hospital in Kwatam on Baga road, Maiduguri. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nahun Daso, disclosed this in an interview with the newsmen in Maiduguri on Saturday. Daso said the incident occurred ...
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The Osun Amotekun Corps has foiled a cable theft worth five and six hundred thousand naira (N5.6m) in Osogbo, State capital. Speaking with newsmen at the Amotekun headquarters, the state Corps Commander, Dr. Adekunle Omoyele disclosed that the Corps received a distress call on April 17, 2025 and swiftly responded to ...
The Ekiti State police command have arrainged two suspects, Adesanmi Sunday and Akinola Olugbenga Olaolu, for allegedly running a fake study centre of Kwara State University, Malete, in Ado-Ekiti the Ekiti state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command’s Headquarters in Ado-Ekiti. Mr. Eribo said ...
Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State police command have arrainged two suspects, Adesanmi Sunday and Akinola Olugbenga Olaolu, for allegedly running a fake study centre of Kwara State University, Malete, in Ado-Ekiti the Ekiti state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command’s Headquarters in ...
The Kogi State Police Command on Thursday confirmed that gunmen attacked the family residence of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi Central) in the Obeiba community, located in the Okehi Local Government Area. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Miller Dantawaye, confirmed that the attack ...
The Police Command in Niger has apprehended four individuals accused of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public across various markets in the state. In a statement issued on Thursday in Minna, the Public Relations Officer of the Niger Police, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the arrests, noting that the suspects were apprehended on the strength of ...
Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti A high court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 51 year old man Owoeye Rotimi Ojo to death by hanging for attempted murder and armed robbery. The 51 year old convict was arraigned before the court on 25/8/23, on four count charge bordering on conspiracy attempt murder and armed robbery. ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) was never granted registration to operate as a digital assets exchange in Nigeria. Dr Emomotimi Agama, Director-General of the SEC, said this in a statement on Sunday, while urging the public to cease all dealings with the platform. The warning follows recent ...
A member of the House of Representatives representing Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya Federal Constituency, Kabiru Rirum, has called for the ban on movement of hunters’ from the North to the South, citing security challenges in the country. Rurum made the call when he paid a condolence visit to the families of hunters killed in Uromi, Edo, on Torankawa ...
Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV CEO, Michael Ataga, on Thursday, narrated how she discovered his lifeless body in a Lekki short-let apartment on June 15, 2021. Ojukwu, a former 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, narrated this before a Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square. ...
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Kabala Doki has ordered the remand of four officials of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVIS) in a correctional facility over the alleged murder of a Senior Secondary School (SS2) student of Government Technical College, Malali. The deceased, Ahmed Musa, was reportedly killed on February 16, 2025, within ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered five illegal crude oil dumps in Jahi/Katampe axis of Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by the NSCDC Spokesperson, Afolabi Babawale, on Thursday in Abuja. The corps also confirmed the arrest of seven suspects linked to the illegal crude oil production and distribution. The ...
By Ismail Azeez A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of shares from Livingtrust Mortgage Bank, valued at N6.67 billion, along with additional funds totalling N42.46 million and $26.44. The ruling came after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a motion, which the court upheld, stating that the ...
The Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 500 jerrycans and two drums of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) near the Agwara-Babana border in Niger State, disrupting an illegal fuel smuggling operation. Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, Mr Kehinde Ejibunu, who oversees Finance, Administration and Special Duties, revealed the development while presenting ...
By Baba Alfa, Minna Forty individuals suspected of engaging in internet fraud have been arrested by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a coordinated operation in Niger State. The arrests, carried out in Bida and Minna, followed actionable intelligence linking the suspects to various cybercrime activities, ...
A 51-year-old man, Adekunle I. Olaoye, has been declared missing by his family and local community in Lagos following a controversial incident involving alleged same-sex activity. The incident reportedly occurred on 8 September 2021 during a private gathering held at Mr Olaoye’s residence. According to sources, the event was attended by several young men and ...
By Jeleel Olawale The body of the former Director of Administration of the All Progressives Congress, late Dr. Abdul Rauf Adekunle Adeniji has been found and exhumed by the security agents. Recall that late Dr. Abdul Rauf Adeniji was kidnapped and died in the custody of his kidnappers recently. According to a statement by Hon.Tunji ...
By Baba Alfa, Minna Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Niger State. According to a statement released by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the suspects were apprehended following credible intelligence linking them to internet-related fraudulent activities ...
