No fewer than 21 persons have been arrested and are currently under investigation following a joint operation against illegal mining activities in Zamfara StateNewsmen learnt that the suspects were apprehended on Saturday at different illegal mining sites, including Boko Village in Zurmi Local Government Area and Kaya Village in Maradun Local Government Area.Confirming the arrests…
The Lagos State Task Force has apprehended 115 street beggars in different parts of the state as part of an intensified enforcement drive to rid public spaces of criminal elements and street urchins, commonly referred to as Omotaku. The development was confirmed on Monday by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in…
The Police Command in Oyo State has rescued one Haruna Lawal, who was kidnapped on Saturday at Olorunda Village, a few hours after his abduction. The command’s spokesman, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. According to him, the prompt rescue of the kidnapped victim…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, has confirmed an attack on its personnel at Akokoro, Iwoye, in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun. The Command’s Spokesperson, Mr Zakaria Chado, confirmed the attack by suspected armed smugglers in a statement on Sunday in Idiroko. Chado said the incident occurred while officers of…
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced Olumuyiwa Adjoto to life imprisonment for sexually abusing his wife’s six-year-old niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi, who delivered the judgment, held that the prosecution successfully established two of the three charges brought against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt. Adjoto had been arraigned by the Lagos…
Nigerian troops under Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered an underground Boko Haram logistics base containing fuel, medical items and other supplies in Borno State. The discovery was made after soldiers carried out intelligence-led attacks on terrorist hideouts in the Timbuktu Triangle area, covering Chilaria, Garin Faruk and Abirma communities. The Media Information Officer of the…
The police in Nasarawa State have arrested six persons over the alleged sale of an eight-year-old boy for N3 million. The arrests followed intelligence reports indicating that a missing child was being held by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Abia State Police Command. The development was disclosed in a post shared on…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has asked Alhaji Aliko Dangote to appear before a panel of investigators on Monday in Abuja over a petition written by him. Alhaji Dangote had written a petition against Farouk Ahmed, former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, over…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has raised the alarm over a new tactic adopted by drug traffickers, who now hide illicit substances inside items designed to look like regular flight boarding passes. The warning was issued by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a post shared on social media….
Over the past couple of years, Nigeria has consistently been under indiscriminate terrorist attacks. These attacks target military institutions including military barracks, public institutions providing social services, all religious and worship centres have been targets and foreign offices in Nigeria. There’s hardly any state in the country that has not fallen victims of terrorist attacks….