CRIME
Popular Crossdresser ‘Abuja Area Mama’ Found Dead In FCT
A famous crossdresser, popularly known as ‘Abuja Area Mama,’ has been found dead in the Banex, Wuse II area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. ABN TV gathered that the crossdresser, whose full name is yet to be ascertained, was seen lying motionless along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway on Thursday morning. According to Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, operatives...
NIS Suspends Officer For Bribe In Viral Video
The NIS has suspended an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II, Okpravero C. Ufuoma caught soliciting for bribe from tourist in a viral video. Condemning his misconduct in the strongest terms, the paramilitary agency claimed that his action undermined its ongoing reforms aimed at enhancing service standards. NIS, in a statement by the Controller General of Immigration Service (CGIS), Kemi N....
Governor Caleb Mutfwang Reviews Curfew
The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has further relaxed the curfew he imposed on Jos and Bukuru metropolis. The curfew has now been changed and it starts from 12 noon to 6 pm A statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs revealed that the governor said that the new directive was in light of the improved security...
‘ We Did Not Ransack NLC Headquarters ‘ – DSS
The Department of State Services has denied carrying out a raid on the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Abuja. Spokesman Peter Afunaya made this known in a one-paragraph statement on the DSS media Watsap handle. Afunaya, responding to journalists’ questions on the raid of the NLC, office in Abuja, stated: “Pls kindly note that the Service (DSS) did not...
Security Operatives Ransack NLC Headquarters, Carts Away Documents
Security personnels, on Thursday, storms the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, carted away documents after the raid, the union reports. NLC revealed that the Labour House (the name given to the headquarters) was invaded by security operatives at about 8.30 pm. A statement issued by NLC’s head of Media and Public Relations, Benson Upah disclosed that books and other publications were...
ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Meet In Abuja As Nigeria’s CDS Warns Against Coup
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has bemoaned military takeover in some West African countries, saying it has created unintended consequences and threatened democratic values in the region. He spoke at the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja on Wednesday. General Musa said the threat of military takeover must be...
Nigerian Army Admits To Killing Teenager In Zaria, Contradicting Police Claims
The police’s claim over non-use of ammunition on protesters took a new dimension, on Wednesday, when the Nigerian Army confirmed that one of its men murdered a teenager in Zaria, Kaduna State. The #EndBadGovernance protest, which started on a peaceful note later degenerated into violence in different parts of the country. The first reported incident of killing was in Suleja, Niger...
“Uphold Democratic Values” – CDS Urges West African Defence Chiefs
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, posits that military change of government in West Africa threatens the democratic values in the region. Musa added that the threat of a military takeover of the government must be destroyed, adding that it negated the core responsibilities of the military profession. The CDS spoke during a meeting with West African Defence Chiefs...
Security Agents Allegedly Kill Teenagers, Bride-To-Be In Kano, Zaria Protests
Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted in the killing of many protesters allegedly by security operatives. READ...
Imo Pastor Who Raped Church Member’s Wife Bags Eight Years Jail Term
Justice T. N . Nzeukwu of the Imo State High Court has convicted and sentenced a pastor, Desmond Eke, to eight years imprisonment for raping his church member’s wife. Eke, the founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuehieta Avu, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who had...