•Bandits Many people were reportedly killed in a renewed attack by bandits at Anyiin in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attackers were said to have invaded the town yesterday evening, around 6:32 pm, killing many people, reports The PUNCH. Several others reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries, while many people were re...
•Senator Ned Nwoko The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Ned Nwoko, has defended his proposed bill that will allow Nigerians to bear arms for self-defence stating that it could serve as a deterrent against criminal activities, particularly kidnappings. When asked if Nigerians carrying arms will solve the nation’s s...
•FCT A suspected member of a ‘One chance’ syndicate was reportedly lynched around the NYSC junction, along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on Tuesday. Witnesses, who spoke to our correspondent, said the suspect arrived at the area around 2 am in a gulf car, in company of two others from the Dutsen-Alhaji junction, on the […]
•Dr Ganiyat Popoola Kaduna-based medical doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, has regained freedom from captivity 10 months after she was kidnapped. Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who is a Squadron leader, and ...
•The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba The Defence Headquarters has refuted claims that a training camp in Niger State has been taken over by terrorists. Yesterday, the Niger State House of Assembly raised concerns, alleging that bandits had occupied the military camp in Kontagora Local Government Area and parts of Mari...
•Alex Ikwechegh and Stephen Abuwatseya A Kuje Magistrate Court has granted bail to a House of Representatives member for Aba North and South, Alex Ikwechegh, in the sum of ₦500,000 and two sureties in like sum. •Federal lawmaker Alex Ikwechegh docked today In a brief ruling, the Presiding Judge, Abubakar Sai’id, said the sureties must [&hellip...
•Ikwechegh The Nigerian Police Force is set to arraign a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, in court for allegedly assaulting a bolt driver at his Abuja residence. The lawmaker, who is representing Aba North and South federal constituency of Abia State, is expected to take his plea before an Abuja […]
•The suspect The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his room and stealing the money, reports Vanguard. In a statement to the police, ...
•Abuja streetlight maintenance The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council says it has arrested a prominent expatriate contractor involved in vandalising streetlights in the territory. The AMMC Coordinator, Mr. Felix Obuah, disclosed this yesterday, after inspection of some ongoing streetlight repairs and maintenance, reports Daily Trust. Though...
•Service chiefs The federal government has bemoaned non-sharing of classified information and intelligence among law enforcement agencies, saying such development could hinder efforts to reduce crime. It, however, cautioned all the security agencies against the approach, warning that the country could not afford to continue employing such a st...
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