April 27, 2024

April 27, 2024

Police Take Over Notorious Criminal Hideout In Rivers

Security Operatives have occupied a notorious hideout for suspected cultists on Azikiwe street in Mile 2 Diobu Port Harcourt dubbed ‘Cultism Lane’, seven days after a raid of some brothels on the same street. It was learned that the raid of the cultists’ den by Police and other sister agencies a few days ago led […]

Gombe Police Orders Improved Security Around INEC Critical Assets

The Gombe State Command of the Nigerian Police on Wednesday vowed to deal with anyone or group of individuals that intend to cause a breakdown of law and order in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mu’azu Mahid Abubakar who stated this in a statement, said already, the command has tightened security […]

How We Caught Smugglers With $2m, $6m At Nigerian Airports – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the seizure of large foreign currencies from Nigerians at airports. Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol made the revelation on the Good Morning Nigeria programme on NTA. Chukkol said money laundering was the reason some Bureau De Change (BDC) operators were recently arrested in Lagos and Abuja. […]

9 Family Members Feared Killed In Plateau Village Night Attack

No fewer than nine members of one family have been killed after some gunmen attacked the Maikatako Community in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the incident on Wednesday in Jos. Alabo said that the gunmen […]

Police Kill Woman, Wounds Another Before Taking Own Life

A police officer in upstate New York shot and killed a 27-year-old woman and injured another before turning the gun on herself in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday, Nov. 14, according to the Rochester Police Department.   Tiffani Gatson, 29 shot and killed Angely Solis and wounded another woman during a fight inside an upstate home […]

11 Suspected Cultists Apprehended By RRS Over Violent Clash In Lagos Hotel

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Command, have arrested eleven members of rival cult gangs.   The suspects were arrested around 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, over involvement in a violent clash at a hotel in the Agege area of the state. Four of them were viciously injured with broken bottles […]

Poland Puts Military On Alert After Reported Russia Strike

Poland put its military on heightened readiness Tuesday after Russian missiles reportedly landed inside the NATO member’s borders in a potentially major escalation of the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of firing the missiles into Poland, but there was no immediate confirmation from either Warsaw or Washington, and Moscow dismissed the […]

Police Deploy Tactical Team As Gunmen Kidnap Commuters In Cross River

The Commissioner of Police in Cross River, Sule Balarabe, has confirmed the abduction of some commuters plying the Ikom-Ogoja highway on Tuesday but said the number of victims had not been ascertained. According to him, a tactical team, including members of the police anti-kidnap squad have been deployed in the area to ensure the safety […]

IPOB/ESN Gunmen Kidnap Navy Personnel After Visiting Sick Mother

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has allegedly kidnapped a military personnel member. The captive, identified as OSF Ibrahim, is a rating of the Nigerian Navy. The incident occurred late Sunday along a road in Anambra State. Ibrahim was returning to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, after visiting his sick mother. The Navy man […]

NAF Airstrikes Eliminate Wanted Terror Kingpins Buzu, Ganai, Others

Another bandit leader Alaji Gana was among the terrorists killed in Kaduna on Monday. Gana was eliminated in a bombardment of Kidandan Forest in the Giwa Local Government Area of the state. His demise followed the death of fellow insurgent Halilu Buzu Sububu in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A defence intelligence […]