CRIME
Drug Offences: Sokoto Village Head, 10 Others Arrested Over 991,320 Opioid Pills
The village head of Gidan Abba in Bodinga local government area of Sokoto State, Abubakar Ibrahim, was among eleven suspects arrested in interdiction operations in which Nine Hundred and Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty (991,320) pills of pharmaceutical opioids and 1,251kgs of cannabis and khat, as well as 46.637 kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, were recovered by...
After US Security Alert, Buhari Urges Nigerians Not To Panic
President Muhammadu has advised the nation’s security establishment and entire citizens to continue being vigilant, saying it is important to avoid panic. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said Buhari was reacting to security advisories issued by US embassy in Abuja, urging citizens to remain calm. According to him, the recent changes in...
US Security Alert: Our Abuja Operations Not In Collaboration With Foreign Military — DSS
The Department of State Services, DSS has said that there was no joint military operation with any foreign country’s military in the wake of the terror attack advisory raised by the United States and the United Kingdom embassies in Nigeria. The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the clarification while interacting with senior journalists in Abuja on Friday. Although...
Lady, 26 Kills 44-Year-Old Lover In Edo
A 44-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his lady friend in Benin City, Edo State. Police identified the woman as Gift Obieriei, 26, a mother of three, from Ethiope East local government area of Delta State. The deceased Mr Eghosa Iguodala and the woman were having extramarital affairs before the incident at about 12 noon on Monday, October 24,...
Even US Is Not Safe, FG Reacts To Evacuation Of American Citizens From Nigeria
Following the approval of the United States Government for evacuation of its citizens, employees and their families from Nigeria over potential terrorist attacks, the Federal Government of Nigeria has questioned the safety of the US. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who spoke to State House reporters yesterday, said the security situation in the US too was unpredictable...
After US Security Alert In Abuja, DSS Arrests Two Suspected Terrorists
Two terror suspects have been arrested by the Department of State Services operatives who stormed the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday. The security operatives were said to have shut the entrance and exit gates of the estate while the operation lasted. Our correspondent gathered that the two suspects said to be siblings...
Court Convicts Mama Boko Haram Over N34m Fraud
The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced, Aisha Alkali-Wakil, also known as Mama Boko Haram, as well as one Tahiru Saidu-Daura and Lawal Shoyode to seven years imprisonment. They were prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a three-count charge of conspiracy and cheating to the tune of...
US Security Alert: IGP Urges Abuja Residents To Remain Calm
The Inspector–General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has told Abuja residents to remain calm over the security advisory by the United States of America Embassy over planned terror attacks in the Federal Capital Territory. He advised Abuja residents not to panic as adequate measures will be taken to prevent the attacks. The security alert last night in Abuja created panic and tension. The...
Gunmen Kill Police Constable, Levy Enugu Communities
Gunmen have killed a police constable, Christopher Ukwuaba, at his residence in Onitsha, in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. This is coming as the hoodlums were reported to have been going from community to community, collecting levies from wealthy individuals and traders in the area. Community sources, who spoke to our correspondent, said Ukwuaba was killed in...
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Diezani’s Abuja Assets
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties are located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street, and No. 6, Aso Drive, in the highbrow Asokoro and Maitama...
