Given the intensity and trans-national nature of marine crimes in the region, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), pushed for a database for maritime offenders, particularly pirates, yesterday. He believes that combating maritime crimes like as piraczzy, crude oil theft, and pipeline sabotage, among others, necessitates a more thorough record-keeping and data-gathering effort. Gambo explained …
Dr Clement Illoh, a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos. On each of the three counts involving non-declaration of assets, he was sentenced to four years in prison. Illoh was sentenced by presiding Judge Babs Kuewunmi after he changed his “not guilty” …
Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans has obtained new legal representation following an order from an Ikeja Special Offences Court. He is on trial with Joseph Emeka for allegedly attempting to kidnap Vincent Obianodo, Chairman of Young Shall Grow Motors. On Friday, Evans’ co-defendant in another case, Emmanuel Ochai, held a brief for Chuks Muoma (SAN), the new counsel. Evans was ordered …
Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has once again warned university students against cultism and other social vices that could jeopardise their academic careers. The governor issued the warning on Thursday during the commissioning of Ibom Metropolitan Polytechnic’s Petroleum Oil and Gas Automation Training Laboratory, which was part of the institution’s matriculation ceremony. Remember that in 2020, Governor …
Kushimo Lukman, a man described as a mortuary attendant, was arrested in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, for allegedly chopping off the head of a deceased boy. After exhuming the body and chopping off the head, Kushimo Lukman was apprehended by men from the Ogun State Government’s security outfit, the So-Safe Corps, on Tuesday morning. After dying of kidney …
Police in Bauchi State have arrested seven suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, in connection with a disturbance that occurred last Friday in the Gudum Hausawa area of Bauchi metropolis. In a press release signed and made available in Bauchi on Tuesday, the state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, revealed this. The attack by hoodlums on …
President Muhammadu Buhari has voiced outrage and disgust over what he called”the heinous murder of Adamawa politician, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri, Imo State by yet to be identified gunmen.” Ahmed Gulak has been an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain. In his reaction to the evolution on Sunday, the president said: “I am repulsed by this premeditated and gruesome murder of …
Gunmen kidnapped dozens of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria, officials said that the most up-to-date in a series of such incidents hammering the populous African country. Some 200 children were in the college in Niger state on Sunday throughout the attack, the local authorities tweeted, including”an unconfirmed number” were taken. The abduction came a day following 14 …
Gunmen, alleged to be in military uniform, yesterday shot dead an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri, Imo State. After the assassination, the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called on Governor Hope Uzodimma to immediately bring the killers to justice. The youths gave only fourteen days to perform the investigation or risk being declared persona …
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, said on Saturday, the 19 northern countries have started the practice of turning cattle rearing into a huge business for herdsmen in the area. Lalong said this during the 7th Annual Lecture of Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Kaduna. He said the northern governors had consented that open grazing is unsustainable and initiated …
The Director, Kwara State fire service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, has resisted the Friday attack on firefighters during the rescue operation of a suspected cultist who dived to a river close to the scene of arrest in Ilorin, leading to his departure. It was reported that the unhappy event took place on Friday at Surulere/Baboko region of Ilorin, the country …
The Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil has detained 17 pupils and recommended them for disciplinary actions for raping their female coworkers within their grooming. The institution started after verbal assaults on female pupils with a group of male pupils over”female dresses,” the college detained 17 members of their group. Read also: Over 70 people have sustained various degrees of …
There was pandemonium at Zongon Aya Community, at Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State after the killing of two individuals by gunmen, It was reported. The gunmen also abducted two additional occupants, including the spouse of an ex-Lawmaker, when they stormed town located along Kaduna- Zaria Highway about 11:15 pm Thursday. A resident of the area, recognized as Kawu, …
The national government has urged world leaders to reinforce international collaboration as part of attempts to successfully fight terrorism and drug trafficking in addition to other kinds of crimes. This is as Nigeria expressed concerns over the incidence of illegal financial flows from developing to developed markets of the world. These were parts of the positions presented by Nigeria at …
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has summoned Danladi Umar, Chairman of this Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), to testify before the board on June 7, 2020. The committee had previously given the CCT chairman a two-week grace period to react to a request filed against him in connection with an alleged assault on a security guard …
A Pastor of the Deeper Life Bible Church who was kidnapped from his church in Ondo State has been freed. The pastor, Otamayomi Ogedengbe regained his freedom after spending a few weeks in captivity. Pastor Ogedengbe was kidnapped last week by his abductors in Irene axis of Akure South Local Authorities during a church programme. Following the kidnap, a ransom …
Gunmen yet to be identified have again attacked another police station in Abia State, killing two officers on duty. It was gathered that the attackers invaded the Apumiri Ubakala Police Station in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia in the early hours of Monday shooting sporadically, before gunning down at least two officers. The assailants additionally burnt down the …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has billed with the Independent Corrupt Practice Commission (ICPC) to track down his son-in-law, Yau Kumo. The celebration was responding to some revelation of $65 million (N31 billion) fraud in the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), in which President Muhammadu Buhari’s son-in-law is alleged to participate. In a statement by the spokesman of the …
The country said yesterday the two persons died in a struggle between suspected cultists and members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) in Owo, Owo local government area. Other sources said five men were killed, and several wounded in the confrontation, which happened at Idasen and Ijebu region of Owo. Some residents were hit by stray bullets, it …
Unknown gunmen have again killed two policemen at a checkpoint in Urua Inyang, the headquarters of Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A source said the armed hoodlums, on several bikes, stormed the checkpoint and shot the two officers dead, while others fled. The hoodlums were stated to have seized their riffles and set a patrol van ablaze.” …
