The Kaduna State Government says bandits have killed eight residents and razed buildings in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement he issued…
By Tobi Adetunji An 18-year-old man, Ejike Okeke, who was alleged to specialised in rail track vandalism within the state had be arrested by the police. Okeke was arrested by the Enugu State Police command on Wednesday. The police disclosed…
…vows sustained onslaught on smugglers By Tobi Adetunji The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), 1 Ogun Area Command, has intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 600 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice. The truck, with the inscription of Dangote Cement Company,…
By Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo There was palpable tension in Osun State as some suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo-boys’ took to the streets of Osogbo on Tuesday morning to protest incessant arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
By Tobi Adetunji The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Oyo State has intercepted baked cakes made with Cannabis sativa on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The NDLEA Commander, Josephine Obi, made this known to journalists on Tuesday in Ibadan. Josephine,…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that it is with shocking rude that he received the disturbing news of the arrest of one of his appointees, Mr Abidemi Rufai in New York over…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suspected internet fraudsters also known as “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys” for offences bordering on cybercrime at the International Airport, Ilorin. The suspects are Oladosu Olakunmi Olamilekan, Olaoye Jamiu…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday has urged Justice Joe Acha, the acting Chief Judge of the state, to be committed to his oath of office and dispense justice without fear, favour. Acha was sworn-in , following the retirement…
The Police on Friday arraigned a 39-year-old driver, Moses Ogah, in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a Mitsubishi pickup valued at N14 million from his employer. The defendant, who resides in Shomolu area of Lagos,…
The Police Command in Delta says it has apprehended two suspected kidnappers and rescued four victims in two separate operations. The acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), of the Command, DSP Edafe Bright, made this known in a statement, on…
