No fewer than 157 incidents of crude oil theft were recorded in the Niger Delta between December 30, 2023 and January 5, 2024. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said the cases were recorded from several incidence sources like Nigeria Agip Oil, 62; Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, 29; Maton Engineering Limited, 18; Tantita...
•CP Tunji Disu Rivers State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim who was shot thrice by his abductors when he was attacked on December 19, 2023. State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, while briefing newsmen at Police the Headquarters, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt today, said the victim kidnapped was a popular hotelier who [&hel...
•Late Chief Adeyinka Folarin Unknown gunmen have killed a popular traditional chief, Adeyinka Folarin, the Baasegun of the Itunsokun community in Ogun State. The gunmen suspected to be cultists were said to have last night around 8 pm attacked Folarin in his residence in Sagamu, reports The PUNCH. Two traditional rulers who did not want [&hell...
•Betta Edu Anti-graft investigators today have started grilling suspended Minister Betta Edu over alleged N585m disbursement fraud. Edu arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, at 11am, a top source in the commission said, reports Channels TV. The embattled minister came alongside her a...
Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted a 70-year-old farmer, Pa Adeife Ifelaja, in Ogun State. Ifelaja, an elder at a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Ijebu Igbo, headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government, was kidnapped on the last day of last month, reports Daily Trust. Sources said the farmer was abducted at [&...
•Terrorists Bandits, on Sunday, attacked travellers on the Abuja–Kaduna highway and abducted over 30 people, witnesses and community leaders said yesterday. The abduction took place at Dogon-Fili near Katari, along the Kaduna- Abuja highway in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, reports Daily Trust. This is the first time in more tha...
The Imo State Police Command said that it has burst a criminal den that may lead it to apprehend those behind the kidnap of a Federal Road Safety Commission officer, Sabinus Ugwuebu, and former Eze Imo, HRH Eze Samuel Ohiri. Both victims were kidnapped few days ago at various locations in Imo state, reports The […]
•DSS operatives The Department of State Services in Niger State has arrested 17 suspects over the vandalism of interlocks, armoured cables, metals and other state government property on the streets of Minna. The suspected vandals, whose ages range from 18 to 70 years, were arrested last Saturday between 11 pm and 1 am while carting […]...
•Prof. Cyril Ndifon A Federal High Court today ordered that the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, charged with alleged sexual harassment be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Ndifon, who is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission before Jus...
•EFCC operatives The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, to its headquarters located in Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The invitation came less than 30 minutes the President, Bola Tinubu announced Edu’s immediate suspension from...
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