March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024

Police Raid Cultists’ Sanctuary In Bayelsa, Nab Two

The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested two suspected deadly cultists at Swali Community, of Yenagoa, Local Government Area of the State. The police also recovered five locally made pistols with live cartridges from the suspects. Confirming the arrest of the suspects after a rivalry cult clash, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, […]

Army Thwart Dozens Of Bandits In Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government on Sunday, confirmed that troops of the Nigerian Army repelled dozens of bandits, neutralized one of the bandits, while several escaped with bullet wounds. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, while confirming this in a statement on Sunday, said the bandits tried to invade Kankomi, […]

FACT CHECK: Was Obi Awarded Best Governor In Health Care In 2013?

Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), recently said he was awarded best governor in health care in Nigeria by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2013.   Obi made the claim on Sunday at the town hall meeting of presidential candidates.   The presidential town hall series is an initiative of […]

NDLEA Nabs Wanted Drug Baron, Arrest Woman Linked To Pakistani Cocaine Syndicate

Ten days after he was declared wanted, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested fleeing Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Alhaji Ademola Afolabi Kazeem (a.k.a Alhaji Abdallah Kazeem Muhammed) over offences bordering on exportation and trafficking of illicit drugs as well as money laundering. The Agency had on Tuesday […]

“I Spent N1m Sleeping With Two Prostitutes Everyday For One Month” – Kidnap Suspect

…Says Victim Was Kidnapped To Avenge Brother’s Ill Treatment Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau FIB-IRT have arrested four suspected members of a kidnap syndicate that abducted wife of a popular Rivers-based businessman, eight months ago. The woman, Mrs Hussana Adamu, was on her way to drop her […]

Police Nab 10 Kidnappers, Others In Plateau

Police operatives in Plateau State have paraded 10 suspects for abduction of persons in various parts of the state. The ten alleged kidnappers were paraded at the Plateau State Police Command Headquarters in Jos, alongside persons arrested for crimes ranging from unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, railway vandalism, culpable homicide and cattle rustling. Parading […]