The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seizes 40 parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kg, cost over N32 billion at the Tincan Port in Lagos. The consignment containing the illicit drug was put under surveillance by operatives of the Tincan Command of the NDLEA for some days until two clearing agents showed up on Monday, February 8, 2021, to clear it. …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has paraded 53 suspected internet fraudsters on Tuesday. The news has it that the suspects were arrested in Ibadan, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The anti-graft body arrested no fewer than 13 suspected yahoo boys. EFCC report has it that the arrest of the 13 young men was triggered by intelligence gathering which …
One person has been reportedly shot dead during a clash between anti-riot policemen and protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Read also: 60-year-old Woman Shot Dead As Cult Groups Clash In Ibadan The protest kicked off at the National Human Rights Commission junction in the Maitama area of Abuja, with members of the group chanting anti-government songs to demand …
A simply identified as Iya Oluso, has been killed during a clash that occurred between two rival cult groups in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was reported that the two rival cult groups Monday morning clashed at Ilupeju area of Ibadan. Our correspondent gathered that the two groups caused panic in areas such as Idi-Arere, Kudeti, Ilupeju and its …
It was a fateful evening of April 24, 2018. Mr. and Mrs. Sirajo Ladan were at home somewhere in the sprawling city of Sokoto, and the holy month of Ramadan, a period when adult Muslims are expected to fast for a month, had just kicked off. The husband, Malam Sirajo, had just returned home. His struggles to get paid some debts …
A biometric screening conducted on primary school teachers in the state of Borno, Nigeria discovered that only 60 percent (10,103 out of the 26,250 screened) possess the required teaching qualifications, the Committee on Verification and Biometric Data Capture of Local Education Authority Staff has revealed. The committee discovered reasons behind the lack, such as teachers with fake certificates, those due for …
The Nigeria Police Force has launched an investigation into a case of alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery against three top management staff members of the National Assembly. Our correspondent learnt that the three officials (names withheld) are currently holding key positions in the management hierarchy. They were said to have been invited twice by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command …
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has directed the immediate suspension of staff members involved in extortion of applicants at the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, in Bauchi and Kaduna State offices. Pantami gave the directive following a public outcry that some personnel of NIMC, particularly at some enrollment centres in Bauchi and Kaduna States were …
The abducted sister of Honourable Sunkanmi Babalola, the Deputy Majority Leader in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mrs Jumoke Babalola Oludele, has been released after spending 11 days in captivity. Oludele, who was kidnapped at Monatan area of Ibadan on Monday, December 21, 2020, was set free at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2021. A source close …
A 29-year-old, identified as Mustapha Idris, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Jigawa State High court for killing his pregnant girlfriend, Nafisa Hashimu. Mustapha and late Nafisu, a divorcee, resided in Daneji village in the State. Following the police investigation, it was discovered that Mustapha slit the throat of late Nafisa, leaving her to die in the …
BREAKING: Riot in Ogun as customs allegedly kill another youth on New Year’s eve [VIDEO] There was pandemonium in Oke-Odan, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State following the alleged killing of a youth by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on New Year’s Eve. It was gathered that the customs officers resorted to sporadic gunshots while chasing …
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has alleged ransoms money are being used by terrorists to buy illegal arms. In a statement titled, “Our borders and insecurity” issued by the forum’s national chairman, Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday said the development was raised by some of its members from Sokoto and Zamfara states. The forum observed that large consignments were being …
Akwa Ibom: Village head sacked over alleged stealing, vandalism The village head of Ikot Obio Inyang, Etinan Native Authorities Space of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Emem Akpan has been sacked over alleged fraud and different prison actions peddled in opposition to him. The group, by Ikot Obio Inyang Improvement Affiliation (IKODA), in a press release made accessible to journalists in …
Bandits on Monday killed a lawmaker’s uncle, kidnapped a newly wedded couple in addition to thirteen others in Safana native authorities space of Katsina State. It was gathered that the incident passed off at Rumka village when the bandits stormed the village and killed Sama’ila Supa, an uncle of a lawmaker representing Safana within the State Home of Meeting. Narrating …
Additionally, a six-man theft gang attacked a policeman at gunpoint throughout a theft assault. A supply mentioned through the incident, which occurred on the weekend on Chief Obot Road State Housing Property in Calabar Municipal Council, males of Operation Akpakwu confronted the gang and arrested three members after a gun duel. Narrating the incident, the supply mentioned: “The robbers have …
As a part of efforts to reinforce the nation’s safety structure, the Nigerian Military Armoured Corps (NAAC) in Bauchi State has refurbished 19 of its struggle autos to be used by its troops. Inaugurating the refurbished ‘B’ autos on the NAAC headquarters in Bauchi, the Chief of Military Employees (COAS), Lt Normal Tukur Buratai, stated the gesture was in step …
Bandits on Friday kidnapped Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako and his wife, Cindy Bako, in Jema’a Council of Kaduna State. Apostle Egoh is the Kaduna State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). The Kaduna State Police Command’s PPRO, ASP Jalige, who confirmed the development, said Bako used to be abducted at the side of his wife and one other …
A Federal High Court in Lagos Thursday sentenced a cocaine importer,” Mr. Ejiofor Eliezer, to 10 years imprisonment. The sentence followed Eliezer’s conviction on a single count of unlawful importation of 2.155 kilogrammes of the illegal drug, filed by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Justice Rilwan Aikawa, who handed down the ruling, said the prison term would begin …
Hotels from the suburbs of Nasarawa State might no more be safe for people who intend to devote their yuletide violate as men of the underworld have devised a fresh way of tracing their sufferers to resort premises to dispose of their possessions. Guests and staff of a popular resort located on Abacha street, Mararaba had a dreadful experience Wednesday …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Progressives Congress (APC) at Ebonyi State are in a war of words over the current violence from the state. Nine persons are killed in what the authorities and authorities explained as ‘cult-related’ killings. He explained: “The PDP notes serious issues the dreadful developments in Ebonyi State in the past couple of weeks, that has …
