Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, also known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested two suspects, 18-year-old Abdullahi Idowu, an ex-convict, and 17-year-old Samson Ojo, for stealing generator engine parts in the Idiroko border area of Ipokia Local Government. The duo was apprehended during a joint routine patrol by…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Nigerian Army has dealt a significant blow to a transborder drug trafficking syndicate operating in Ogun State, intercepting a Mitsubishi truck conveying large quantities of high-grade Indian Hemp at the Balogun checkpoint in Ado-Odo, Ota Local Government Area. The information was contained in a press statement released on Tuesday and…
The Niger State Police Command, Directorate of State Security (DSS), and the judiciary have assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of their support in the fight against corruption and economic crimes. According to a post from the EFCC’s X handle on Tuesday, during a visit by the Acting Zonal Director of the Kaduna…
Lakurawa is here and has left everyone scampering. The dead terror group is being linked to another deadlier terrorist’s cult infamously labelled ISIS. In more alarming revelation the Lakurawa sect, under the guise of herders were coming to the Nigeria’s Sokoto state with plans to establish Islamic state stronghold in Nigeria, Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in…
The Nigerian Army has launched an investigation into a viral audio-visual recording, which allegedly shows a senior Army officer and two other soldiers involved in an altercation with a man and a woman in Abuja. The video, which has sparked widespread outrage on social media, depicts the soldiers reportedly engaged in a heated confrontation, though…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched Phase 7 of its Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Exercise, aiming to track 1,500 projects valued at N610 billion across 22 states in Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. This initiative, which began in 2019, monitors how government-allocated funds are utilized…
The mindboggling harvesting of human parts while they are alive is taking a new twist in Benue State. Recent reports of chilling incidents indicate that the perpetrators of organ harvesting have found safe haven in Benue state, where they have gone steps ahead of law enforcers. Sultan Rabiu reviews the strategies (how they lure their…
In a statement Monday night, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) alerted the public to the activities of fraudsters purporting to be in receipt of award letters of contracts related to construction works and special financial interventions on behalf of the Bank. The apex bank said it wish to clarify that this is false. In…
Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, have arrested 28 suspected oil thieves and destroyed 46 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region. According to the Army in a statement, the arrest was recorded during an operation, which ran between November 11 and 17, 2024, in conjunction with…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has ramped up its efforts to combat drug trafficking, intercepting large consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids destined for international markets, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, and Qatar. In a statement issued on Sunday, November 17, 2024, by Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy,…
