Police Intercept N600m India Hemp From Ghana, Benin Republic In Kebbi (See Photos)
The Kebbi State Police Command has intercepted two articulated vehicles conveying 7,500 live cartridges and parcels of Indian hemp worth over N600 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that one of the trucks was coming from Ghana through Togo and Benin Republic to Nigeria, while the second vehicle took off from Benin Republic […]
Gunmen Invade Sokoto, Kill Four, Abduct 18 Others
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four persons and abduction of 18 others in Giyawa village, Goronyo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the Command, ASP Ahmed Rufai, who confirmed the incident, said the assailants also carted away valuables including livestock. According to Rufai, seven of the abducted victims […]
Smuggled Donkey Skin, Petrol Seized By Customs In Adamawa, Taraba
The Adamawa/ Taraba Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it seized raw donkey skin, petrol and other smuggled goods worth N19.4 million in August. The Comptroller in-charge of the Command, Alhaji Salisu Kazaure, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Yola on Thursday. He said that the seized items included 200 pieces of raw […]
Military Operations Result In Neutralization Of 151 Terrorists And Apprehension of 456 Individuals, Says Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the Nigerian Army eliminated a total of 151 terrorists and apprehended 456 others in different operations across the country over the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while giving updates on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said […]
Suspected Serial Rapist, Armed Robber Apprehended By Police In Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday said it has arrested a 22 year-old suspected rapist and armed robber in the Ondo East Local Government Area of the state. Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement in Akure on Thursday. She said the arrest followed a complaint of rape […]
Troops Successfully Repel ISWAP Ambush, Resulting In One Fatality, Five Injuries
A commuter vehicle encountered a roadside improvised explosive device ambush on KARETO Road in the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. The suspected IED is believed to have been laid for troops by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), to be followed by a gun attack. One passenger was killed, […]
Abia Labour Party Campaign Director Found Dead, Headless Body Recovered, Police Confirm
The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Zachary Nmaduka by unknown persons at Amelechi Akpukpa community in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the state. It also confirmed that the victim was beheaded by his attackers who also left with the severed head. The […]
COP28 Artnovation: LASG, Solution 17 Join Forces With New York University To Tackle Climate Crisis (See Photos)
Creative Youth Community Development Initiative – Solution 17, a leading organisation on climate solutions has further extended partnership with the Lagos State Government, the New York University Abu Dhabi, the Nigeria Bottling Company, and the PremiumTrust Bank to profer solutions to rising climate crisis locally and globally. The partnership would inform the launch of Artnovation […]
