CRIME
Rivers Govt Mourns Member Of Taskforce Who Was Attacked At Demolished Hotel, Converts Site To Primary School
The Rivers State Government Wednesday announced the death of a member of its Taskforce on COVID-19 attacked by hoodlums at the demolished Prodest Hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, who though did not mention the name of the victim, said he died from injuries he sustained during the incident. Nsirim, who...
Jigawa Tea Vendor Beats 20-Year-Old Man To Death Over Missing Bread, Milk, Noodles
Abdulrashibu Ya’u, a 40-year-old tea vendor in Sararai village, Jigawar Tsada town, Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa State, has beated 20-year-old Hassan Garba to death. According to reports, Ya’u descended on Garba whom he accused of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. Upon receiving the report, the police delegated a team to the scene and arrested the suspect, while the...
Gunmen Abduct Plateau Commissioner’s Wife, Daughter
Gunmen invaded the residence of Plateau State Commissioner of Environment, Usman Bamaiyi, in the wee hours of Saturday, abducting his wife and daughter. It’s unclear if the commissioner was at home ...
“I Drug Victims With Tramadol Tablets And Syrup” – Notorious Robber Reveals (Photo)
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected robber who specialises in drugging his victims before stealing their money. The suspect, Abdullahi Maikudi, 27, of Katsina State was arrested alongside his accomplice Rabiu Abdullahi, 23, of Kano State for stealing the sum of N 6 m from a businessman in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state. Spokesman of...
DSS Releases Israeli Film Makers Arrested Over Alleged Ties To IPOB
The Department of State Security Services, DSS has released a group of Israeli Film Makers 3 weeks after they were arrested over an alleged affiliation to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. ABN TV gathered that the filmmakers namely Rudy Rochman, Andrew (Noam) Leibman, and Edouard David Benaym were released by the Nigerian Secret Service and were flown back to...
After Truck Rammed Into Pupils, Mob Attacks Policemen, LASTMA Officials In Lagos
Pandemonium broke out along the Ogunusi Road, Grammar School Bus Stop, in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon when the driver of an articulated truck lost control and rammed into over 20 pupils. The pupils were on their way home after school activities and had wanted to cross the road when the truck ran over them. A mob immediately chased him to the...
Nigerian Security Much Better Under Buhari ― Minister
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday, affirmed that the nation’s security has fared much better under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari than the previous administration, ABN TV reports. The minister, who took the president’s message to Zamfara State over the weekend when he assured that the Jangebe school girls abduction would be the last, met in a closed-door...
Terrorists, Bandits Hiding In Forests, We Need Help, Ganduje Begs Buhari
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said most forests across the country now accommodate terrorists, armed robbers, bandits and criminals. The governor said this while speaking with State House reporters after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. He described the current security challenges in the country as “unfortunate” and called the...
32-Year-Old Man Hangs Self With Belt After Parking His Car On Roadside In Abia (Photos)
A 32-year-old man identified as Andrew Chukwuka Chidozie Nwosu has reportedly taken his own life by hanging along Olokoro-Umudike Road in Umuahia, Abia State, ABN TV reports. The deceased, a native of Itaja Obuohia Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area, was said to have parked his vehicle by the roadside on the morning of Thursday, April 17, 2025, before...
Coordinating DIG South East Tasks Abia Police Command On Teamwork
Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG in charge of Operations and the Coordinating DIG South East, Joseph O. Egbunike has urged officers and men of Abia State Police Command to embark on teamwork targeted at positive delivery of duties and responsibilities. ABN TV report that DIG Egbunike who is also the Coordinator of the Operation Restore Peace in the Geo-Political...
