In the wake of the tragic tanker explosion that claimed over 73 lives at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Niger State on January 18, 2025, Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has issued a directive to enforce stricter traffic compliance measures nationwide. The explosion, caused by a tanker carrying Premium Motor Spirit…
Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has issued a warning about the emergence of a new sect identified as ACHAD Life Mission International, which is reportedly gaining traction both within and outside the country. According to a statement signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the Comptroller General of Immigration, Dr. A.A. Aridegbe…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a cocaine smuggling attempt by 26-year-old Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a nursing student at Noida International University, India. Esther was arrested in Kano on January 16, 2025, just before her scheduled flight to India the following day. She was set to carry 76 wraps of cocaine, aiming…
A 70-year-old man, Mr. Aghanti, and his 50-year-old daughter, Mrs. Atagoshi, were brutally murdered in a bush in the Amai community, Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State, over a suspected land dispute. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe on Sunday, the victims were called by the suspect to discuss the land…
The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, Comrade Sunny James, has assured the readiness of the NLC to work closely with the Akwa Ibom State Police Command to foster a safer and more secure environment for all residents. According to a statement released on Friday by the Public Relations Officer…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in a cybercrime training centre in Benin City, Edo state The suspects’ arrest at their hideout was triggered by credible intelligence that indicated the apartment being used as a yahoo academy or training school…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a brazen attack, the wife of former Lagos State Commissioner of Police and Assistant-Inspector General (retd), Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped in the Arepo area of Ogun State. Police spokesperson in Ogun, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, providing details of the abduction. The kidnappers, donning…
In their continued bid to degrade terrorists, criminals and make the country safe, Nigerian troops have neutralized 156, terrorists perpetrating insecurity in parts of the country, among other successes it recorded in one week. The significant achievements recorded by the military was disclosed by the Director of the Defence Media Operations, DMO, Maj. Gen. Edward…
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Calabar, on Monday January 13, 2025 convicted and sentenced Olufunsho Dayo Chevy , Uwem Udo Nya to various jail terms for oil theft alongside a vessel, MT New Angel and a company, Edi Eurolink Distribution. “They were prosecuted by the Uyo Directorate of the Economic and Financial…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano In a shocking attack on Tuesday night, armed bandits stormed Kankara General Hospital in Katsina State, leaving devastation in their wake. The assailants shot a prominent doctor, Dr. Murtala Sale Dandashire, in the thigh and abducted five individuals, including patients and hospital staff. Dr. Dandashire, a distinguished alumnus of Ahmadu Bello…
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