Canada Investigates Fatal Embassy Explosion In Nigeria, Issues Travel Alert
Shortly after an explosion erupted at the Canada High Commission in Abuja, the North American country says it is probing the incident. Canada also joined the United States and the United Kingdom in issuing a warning against nonessential travel to Nigeria. On Monday, the High Commission witnessed a fire outbreak that killed two persons and […]
Two Suspects Arrested As Police Rescue Abducted Catholic Priest In Kaduna
A joint Police and vigilante team have rescued a kidnapped Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Andrew Anana, of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Godogodo and arrested two suspected kidnappers. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Mansur Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, November 6, 2023, said the kidnappers and family members […]
NIS Arrests Three Suspected Passport Racketeers In Ondo
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Ondo State Command Passport Office, has arrested three suspected passport racketeers. The suspects Etaoghere Cyril, Okunika Joy and Adehaka Blessing, were paraded at the command’s headquarters in Akure on Monday, November 6, 2023. Parading the suspects, the Command Public Relation Officer, Deputy Superintendent, Oladapo Bayode said the […]
Terrorists Attack Islamic Event, Kill 9, Injure 16 In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the death of nine people who were killed in an attack that left 16 others injured when bandits stormed a religious occasion in Kusa town, Musawa Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the bandits stormed the gathering a few minutes after 10 p.m. on […]
Kogi Poll: Three Political Thugs Killed, Two AK47 Rifles Recovered by Joint Security Team
Barely four days to the Governorship election in Kogi State, the Joint Security Operation has killed three suspected political thugs in Anyigba, Eastern Senatorial District of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Kogi State, SP William Ovye Aya disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Aya said the security operatives also recovered two […]
Customs Intercepts Two Suspects, Stolen Vehicles In Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two suspected stolen vehicles bearing the same number plates. The two vehicles are a 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Jeep model with chassis number JIEBXFJOAKOO7069 registered EPE-911-HH, intercepted at Chikanda border post in Baruten Local Government of the State, and one used Toyota Hiace […]
8 Suspects Arrested By NSCDC Over Fraud, Cultism In Ekiti
The Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Monday that it arrested eight persons over various alleged criminal offences. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSC Tolulope Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti and made available to journalists on Monday. The suspects included Folashade Adeniyi, 38, […]
Kaduna Police Rescue Kidnapped Cleric, Arrest 2 Suspected Kidnappers
Police in Kaduna State, in collaboration with members of a vigilante group, have rescued a cleric abducted on Nov. 3. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Mansur Hassan, stated in Kaduna on Monday that the assailants and family members of the cleric had agreed on a ransom of N4 million before the police struck. […]
