Livestock Guards in Benue State have arrested a farmer, Mr. Atsagba Ukua and his son for rustling six cows from herdsmen. Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, retired Colonel Paul Hembah who disclosed this on Saturday, while briefing journalists, said the suspects were arrested on their way to the cattle market in North Bank,…
The Cross River Government has demolished a building belonging to a suspected kidnapper and a brothel allegedly housing underaged girls for prostitution. The buildings located in Calabar were demolished by the state security outfit, Operation Akpakwu on Friday, January 29. Briefing newsmen after the demolition exercise, the State Security Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade (Southern Senatorial…
A Point of Sale (POS) operator identified as Ezinne Grace Iroh, has died after she was shot by armed robbers in Aba, Abia state. The incident happened at Ukaegbu Road, in Ogbor Hill area of Aba on Friday, January 29, 2021. She was rushed to the hospital where she died on Saturday evening, January…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, Lagos, has seized lion bones and pangolin scales worth N952 million. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Mohammed Abba-Kura, disclosed this during a press briefing yesterday, Jan 27. Abba-Kura said the items were billed for export to Vietnam when they were intercepted. …
An official of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Samson Olawale Akinmade has died in a hospital after being knocked down by a motorist at Mile 12, Ketu area of Lagos State. The deceased was carrying out his duties on Tuesday, Jan 26, when he was knocked down and he reportedly died in the…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana has faulted the appointments of the service chiefs which according to him is “inchoate”. Falana in a statement he shared, argued that the service chiefs have only been nominated and not appointed because Buhari is yet to forward their names to the national assembly.…
Hajiya Halima Alkali Umaru has died at the age of 101. She was the mother of late Major General Mohammed Idris Alkali, former Chief of Administration of the Nigerian Army. Retired General Alkali was declared missing on September, 3rd 2018, and later found dead in Plateau State. Hajiya Halima died in the…
The Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed has said that some of the youths who participated in the #EndSARS protest want to join the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking on a Channels Television’s programme on Monday January 25, the police chief said some of these youths want to join the force on the premise of “the service the police…
The Oyo state police command has confirmed that one of the houses of Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, was attacked in the early hours of today, January 26. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, says hoodlums who rode in a hummer bus and a Micra stormed the apartment, fired sporadic…
Zilkifiru Mohammed, the 25-year-old son of Bauchi State Auditor-General, Abdu Aliyu, has escaped from kidnappers’ den. It will be recalled that Zilkifiru was abducted by the gunmen along Bauchi-Tafawa Balewa highway on Saturday, January 24, after failed attempt to kidnap his father. Read here HERE The Auditor-General was shot in the face during the attack. He is currently fighting…
