CRIME
Abia Civil Servant Kills Man During Argument Over Unpaid Salaries, Angry Mob Lynches Him
A tragic incident has occurred in Aba, Abia State, resulting in the death of two persons following a heated argument over unpaid salaries of staff of the Abia State Water and Sewerage Corporation (Water Board). ABN TV gathered that the sad incident happened on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Ukaonu Street by NEPA in Aba South Local Government Area of...
Three Female Officers Detained For Extortion In Rivers
Three female officers were detained by Rivers State Police for alleged extortion of drivers in the state's Obio/Akpor LGA's Rumuokoro axis. This came after the social media was awash with complaints of the actions of the female operatives in the area. The police said they were arrested on Tuesday following a coordinated monitoring patrol by men of the Commissioner of Police...
NDA Attack: I Was Embarrassed, Says Chief Of Defence Staff
Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said that he was embarrassed that the army did not foresee the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy. “Nigerian Defence Academy is not a place where we could think that we should fortify to such a level that liberty that is required to be able to emplace the level of leadership learning...
How Explosion Killed Masquerade In Kogi, Injures Many
An explosion on Thursday evening claimed two lives including a masquerader leaving many others injured in Idoji area of Okene local government council of Kogi State. The incident occurred at the Idoji part of the local government where the Echeane fe...
Insecurity: Nigerians Spent Over N2trn On Ransom In One Year
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, as the country's insecurity grew, Nigerians paid a total of N2.2 trillion in ransom between May 2023 and April 2024. This is according to NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report. The report showed that this was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents, highlighting the growing threat posed by criminal activities...
No Soldier Is Complete Without Killing Boko Haram Terrorists, Says CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army to get rid of terrorists as the nation mops up insurgency operations in the North-East. Addressing troops of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari cantonment in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Tuesday, the CDS ordered troops to find and kill Boko Haram terrorists before...
Gunmen Kidnap 4 Catholic Church Reverend Sisters In Imo
Gunmen wreaking havoc in parts of southeast have abducted four Reverend sisters of the Catholic Church in Imo State. العاب قمار روليت ABN TV gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at the popular Okigwe-Enugu Road while the victims were on their way to mass on Sunday morning. The development was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary-General of...
Military Coup In Guinea, President Alpha Conde Arrested (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The development came after residents heard about two hours of heavy gunfire across the capital Conakry. Guinea soldiers on Sunday said they have taken control of the government and suspended the Constitution. Colonel Mamady Doumbouya of the Guinea military said in a video recorded in the capital Conakry that the National Assembly has been dissolved. READ ALSO: FG Demands Return Of Constitutional...
NDLEA Arrests Blind Man, Leper With Drugs
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a blind 67-year-old man, Aliyu Adebiyi, in whose house they found 234kg of Indian hemp at the Sokoto village, Owena Ijesa in Atakumosa East LGA of Osun State. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja, explained that the suspect, in his statement, said...
Man Defiles 7-Year-Old Girl In Bauchi
One Ibrahim Abdullahi, 27, has been apprehended for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl (name withheld) in Itas Gadau Local Government Area of Bauchi state, the police in the North East state has said. The victim, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in charge of the state police command, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, was deceitfully lured into a toilet at Central...
