•Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has warned 66 new Imo monarchs that anyone who submit false information, including administering oaths to support insecurity and crisis in his community would be dethroned. Uzodimma gave the warning at the Government House, Owerri, at the weekend during the handing over...
•FCT Police PRO, Josephine Adeh The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has intercepted a large cache of live ammunition cleverly concealed in jerrycans filled with palm oil and arrested a suspect linked to the smuggling. The breakthrough came after operatives from the Nyanya Division, in collaboration with officials of the National Union...
•Olu Agunloye An objection raised by the former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, to the oral evidence of prosecution witness in his ongoing trial , on Monday, forced the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to tender documentary evidence. The EFCC is prosecuting the former minister before an Abuja High Court over [&hell...
•Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu A yet-to-be-identified gang of bandits, weekend, kidnapped the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe, Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu. The Chancellor and Archdiocesan Secretary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Rev. Fr. Patrick Mbara, confirmed the sad development in a press statement, dated March 24, 2025 and ...
•Jail break Twelve inmates have escaped in an early morning jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Centre in Kotonkarfe, Kogi State, today. Kogi State Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo, described the incident as “unfortunate” and assured citizens that the government, working with security agencies, would take steps to prevent a recurrenc...
A Police Inspector, one Effiong Bassey, ran amok yesterday, shooting indiscriminately, killing one civilian identified as Mrs. Ijoema Obot and injuring two others in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The incident, it was learnt, occurred about 6a.m. when the policeman who went to night beat at a Microfinance Bank in Calabar South returned to...
It was a near death experience for 13-year-old Hajara and Hauwa, 11, when they were beaten for illegally plucking 10 mangoes belonging to Muhammed Shettima in Pompomari area, Maiduguri, Borno State. The video of the incident went viral at the weekend prompting the arrest of Shettima and his wife, who recorded the incident and posted […]
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has warned officers against illegal detention, saying there will be “consequences” for such an action. In a statement by Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force spokesman, the IGP said there is a legally stipulated period for detentions, citing sections 34 and 35 of the Nigerian Co...
•Dollar notes The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced an investigation into the man arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, Okorie Sunday, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for false currency declaration. Sunday was apprehended upon his arrival from Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 19, 2025, r...
In a major breakthrough in the fight against child trafficking and missing persons, the FCT Police Command has successfully rescued 23 children from a suspected child trafficking syndicate operating under the guise of an orphanage in Kubwa, Abuja. On March 20, 2025, at around 12:05pm, following credible intelligence on suspicious activities at...
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