•Indian policemen Indian police have arrested a Nigerian man identified as Ezeaputa Chijioke over alleged involvement in supplying cocaine to club-goers and partygoers in the country. It was learnt from a report published by The Times of India yesterday that the suspect was arrested on October 6 with about 70.5 grammes of cocaine and allegedly...
•Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad A Nigerian national has been linked to an international drug trafficking network following the seizure of narcotics worth over $330m (Rs 3,000 crore) from an Iranian boat in the Arabian Sea. The Nigerian was identified by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad as an alleged intermediary between a wanted Gujarat-based su...
•India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Flooding in India’s eastern Bihar state has affected nearly five million people, officials said today as aid was being sent to the worst-hit areas. Bihar is among India’s most flood-prone states and all seven of its key rivers measured above their “danger level” on Tuesday after heavy rain, according to [&...
Security in Delhi, India, has tightened as the much-anticipated BRICS Summit 2026 begins today. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs says nearly 30,000 security personnel, including 15,000 Indian Police personnel, have been deployed to ensure security, reports AFP. Yesterday, the Delhi government shut down all government offices and schools...
BRICS members and partner countries have begun arriving in New Delhi, India, for the group’s 18th Summit scheduled for September 12 and 13 at Bharat Mandapam. The international geopolitical and economic organisation comprises 11 major emerging markets and developing countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Sau...
Indian police have arrested a Nigerian woman, identified as Imyunel Joy, after allegedly recovering 57.18 grammes of cocaine worth more than Rs29 lakh (about N40.99 million) from her possession in Indore. The Times of India reported that Joy, a Lagos resident who had been staying in Mumbai’s Bandra East, was arrested on Saturday in the [&helli...
Indian authorities are embarking on a drive to arrest foreign nationals who are overstaying visa in the country, especially those suspected to be engaging in drug trafficking. It was gathered that as part of the drive, Narcotics Control Bureau arrested four Nigerians following a bust on a transnational drug trafficking network in Delhi, India,...
•Hindu worshippers At least 15 people were killed today in two separate incidents in eastern India while paying homage to Hindu deity Shiva during the holy month of Shravan, officials said. A fire at a hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal state killed eight people, while seven others were killed in a stampede at a […]
•Monsoon floods in India Floods in India’s northeast have killed nearly 100 people, according to an official toll update today, with villages buried in mud after one of Assam state’s worst deluges in years. At least 97 people have died in the floods in Assam that have affected nearly 170,000, including thousands who have been […]
•Inspector General of Police, Tinji Disu The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olatunji Disu, has disclosed that the committee that developed the framework for the proposed state police system studied India, the United States of America and Pakistan’s models before submitting its recommendations. Also, IGP Disu urged police personnel to take a...
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