CRIME
Declare Bandits As Terrorists Now, 36 State Assembly Speakers Urge Buhari
The 36 House of Assembly speakers has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and enemies of the nation. This was their resolution at a Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Katsina State yesterday. The call of the Conference of Speakers is coming a day after Katsina Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, reiterated the earlier...
Ex-Benue Governor, Suswam Rearraigned Over Alleged N3.1bn Fraud
A former Governor of Benue State and serving Senator, Gabriel Suswam has been re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged N3.1 billion fraud. Suswam was on Monday re-arraigned alongside a former Commissioner for Finance in Benue State, Omadachi Oklobia on an amended 11-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC amended the earlier nine-count...
NCAA Criticized After Plane Hit Antelope On Runway
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has come under fire from aviation experts for the Saturday incident at Asaba Airport where a large antelope collided with an Air Peace plane on the runway. According to the NCAA, the Air Peace aircraft decimated the animal, while the jet was eventually grounded. The agency’s spokesperson, Michael Achimugu, stated that as a result of the...
Tension As Gunmen Kill Council Chairman, Nephew In Taraba
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday killed the Council Chairman of Ardo-kola local government area of Taraba, Hon. Salihu Dovo and his nephew, Timothy Aminu, attempted to obstruct his abduction. Police Public Relations Officer of Taraba Command, DSP David Misal, confirmed the incident to The Nation at Jalingo Federal Medical Centre Mortuary. He said the gunmen invaded the deceased’s residence...
Chinmark Investor Who Invested Husband’s N30m Life Savings Commits Suicide
A Nigerian lady simply identified as Nuella, has ended her life after Chinmark, a Ponzi scheme disguised as an investment company crashed. Chinmark founded by Marksman Chinedu Ijiomah and popularized by Amanda Chisom Eze, a known influencer on Facebook was reported to have crashed with investors’ funds running into billions of naira. Nuella, ABN TV gathered, invested N30 million of her...
Gunmen Kidnap Popular Supermarket Owner In Kogi
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped one Funke Ayodele, owner of a popular supermarket known as ‘Cheapest Ladies and Kiddies Place’. She was reportedly accosted at the gate of her house on Wednesday night after closing from her shop in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital. An eyewitness said the woman was about to enter her compound at Baptist church area in Ganaja-Lokoja when...
Organ Harvesting: Peter Obi Prays For The Ekweremadus Over Their Travail
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has expressed support for ex-Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu amid controversy of alleged organ harvesting. Obi prayed for the healing of Ekweremadu’s daughter. Ekweremadu and his wife, B...
Suspected Armed Fulani Herdsmen Disguised As Police Officers Kidnap Scores Of Travelers In Imo
Not less than twenty travellers on their way to Enugu State have reportedly been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen. It was gathered that the kidnappers were operating along the Okigwe-Onuimo axis in Okigwe LGA of Imo State. One of the passengers who allegedly witnessed the incident said the herdsmen, disguised as police officers, intercepted the 18 seater bus they were travelling...
NDLEA Arrests Over 1,000 Suspects In Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have arrested 1,232 suspects and recovered 15, 104.555kg of illicit drugs in the state. The Kaduna state NDLEA Commander, Ibrahim Baraje, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna that the arrest and seizure were made from January to December 2022. Baraje said out of the number...
Tinubu Visit Borno To Evaluate Flood Impacts
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, to commiserate with the government and her people over the recent flood disaster. In the North West state, the president would evaluate the impact of the flood on residential houses, hospitals, markets, schools, and other public facilities. In a video seen by our correspondent on X, the president’s aircraft landed at the...
