CRIME
Ondo NUJ Declares 7-day Mourning For Journalist Killed By Armed Robbers
Ondo State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists has declared a seven-day mourning in honour of a colleague, Olubunmi Afuye, who was killed by armed robbers on Thursday. The Union made the announcement in a statement signed by its state chairman, Adetona Aderoboye, and Leke Adegbite-Adedoyin, the State Secretary in Akure. The deceased, popularly known as ‘BUMBAM’, was killed alongside...
Nigerian Army General Murdered In Abuja, Wife Abducted
A former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed has been assassinated in Abuja. He was murdered Thursday night in the Abaji area. The assailants also kidnapped his wife. A source close to the family told NAN that the couple were coming from Okene when they were attacked. “They opened fire on his vehicle, he died. The driver pretended...
Chairman Of Udala Football Club Killed By Uknown Gunmen, His Convoy Set Ablaze In Anambra (Photos, Video)
Unknown gunmen have killed Philip Udala, Chairman of Udala Football Club in Anambra State. The billionaire was murdered when his convoy was ambushed at Eke-Agu Market junction in Abatete, Idemili North Local Government Area. The attackers initially hit a police facility in the area and were fleeing the scene when they ran into Udala’s convoy. READ ALSO: Don’t Mistake Me For...
EFCC Launches Mobile App For Online Reporting Of Economic Crimes (Photos)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, launched an App, Eagle Eye, designed to ease the process of reporting economic and financial crimes in Nigeria, ABN TV reports. Speaking during the launch, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, described the App, being the first of its kind by any law enforcement agency in...
Two Soldiers Killed After Gun Duel With Suspected ESN Members In Enugu
Two soldiers of the Nigerian Army have been reportedly shot dead by men suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN in Enugu. In a statement made available to ABN TV by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the soldiers were killed on Tuesday at Adani community of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state. They...
Man Who Beat Wife To Death For Refusing Him S*x Arrested
The family of a woman, Ugieki Asemota, has urged the Edo State Police Command to prosecute her husband, Emmanuel, for allegedly beating her to death for refusing him sexual intercourse. Report has it that an argument ensued between the couple at their residence on Abaegbe Street in the Evbotubu area of Benin on Monday, June 28, 2021. Our correspondent learnt that...
Army Recruitment Commences, Centres Listed Nationwide
The Nigerian Army has released the list of recruitment centers nationwide for its 81 regular recruit intake exercise. The list which was released via the Army’s verified Facebook page, noted that the recruitment exercise would hold from July 12 to 24. Last week, the military had released the list of successful candidates and warned against fraudsters. “This is to inform the general...
Anger As Soldiers Lock-Up Customers In Shoprite Umuahia Over Alleged Missing Money [Photos, Video]
It was an atmosphere of anger and rage as soldiers on Tuesday locked customers inside a popular shopping outlet, Shoprite located in Umuahia, Abia State capital. A source who spoke to ABN TV on the condition of anonymity explained that trouble started when unidentified soldiers in mufti parked their RAV 4 vehicle at the parking lot of the outlet and...
Insecurity: Buhari Meets 109 Senators Tonight
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday night at 8pm host the 109 Senators of the 9th Senate to dinner in Villa. The scheduled meeting between members of the upper chamber and Buhari was conveyed in a letter received from the State House and read during plenary by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. The Senate on April 27, 2021, reached a...
NDLEA Intercepts Heroin Worth N6.5bn In Lagos, Places Drug Baron On Wanted [PHOTOS]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has intercepted a consignment of 26.150kilograms of heroin with a street value of over N6.5billion at the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. The illicit drug the agency said had arrived in Lagos in 25 parcels from South Africa through an Airpeace Airline flight...
