CRIME
Two Young Men Nabbed With Coffin Filled With Panties, Brassieres In Delta
The Police and vigilante group in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, have caught two boys with a coffin of female pants and brassieres. The suspects, who were apprehended in Agidiehe quarters of the community at about 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday night, a dependable source told newsmen, were intercepted by the vigilante members, before policemen were invited. The source...
Ikpeazu Donates 6 Patrol Vehicles To Abia Police (Photos, Video)
The Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has donated six unbranded Sienna patrol vehicles to the state police command for effective service delivery, ABN TV reports. The governor on Thursday handed over the vehicles to the Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Janet Agbede at Government House Umuahia. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief ACB Agbazuere, while presenting...
Court Orders Arrest Of Atiku Over Children Custody
The Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate arrest of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, son of Nigeria’s former Vice-President, for disobeying an October 27, 2020 judgment directing him to hand his three sons to their mother, Maryam Sherif, for custody. Sherif had commenced the children-custody suit after the divorce between her and her former husband, Abubakar, who bears...
Newspapers Vendors In Abuja Protest Colleague’s Killing As FCT Police Probe Shooting
Newspapers vendors in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday protested the killing of their colleagues, Ifeanyi Elechi, who was shot dead on Thursday by a security aide to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The vendors who were carrying placards, demanded justice, insisting that the errant operative who is believed to be a Department of State Services operative must...
BREAKING: Reps Move To Sanction DG Budget Office Over $37.6m Audit Funds
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives Thursday resolved to pursue sanctions against the Director-General of the Budget office, Dr. Ben Akabueze. The Committee led by Rep. Wole Oke(PDP-Osun) made the decision, after adopting a motion of privilege raised by its Deputy Chairman, Rep. Abdulkadir Abdullahi(PDP-Bauchi). The lawmakers said they moved for the DG to be penalized, because...
BREAKING: Court Revokes Maina’s Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling on Wednesday, revoked the bail earlier granted Maina, who is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering. The judge ordered that...
Kidnappers Of 12 Police Officers Demand N100m Ransom
The kidnappers of six assistant-superintendents of police (ASPs) are demanding N100 million ransom for their release, The PUNCH is reporting. On Tuesday, the BBC Hausa reported that 12 ASPs were abducted on their way to Zamfara from Borno state. But the Punch said eight of the officers reportedly embarked on the trip, and when the kidnappers struck, two escaped leaving behind six. The families of...
Gunmen Kill Ex-governor Dickson’s Aide
Gunmen have shot dead a police officer in a midnight attack at the Toru-Orua residence of former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The bandits were said to have invaded Dickson’s compound through the Forcados River on Wednesday night. The slain officer was among a team of police personnel guarding the former governor’s...
FENRAD Decries Cult Related Killings In Aba, Seeks Government Intervention
A civil society group, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD has raised the alarm over what it called the surge in cult activities within Abia state, mostly in Aba the Enyimba city and its environs. The group says the cult-related disturbances have been amplified further since the end of #EndSARS protest in the state, maintaining that peace of...
Boko Haram Shoots Down Helicopter, 5 Die
A Nigerien helicopter has been allegedly gunned down by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Borno state. A senior security source told The Nation (not ABN TV) that five passengers of the helicopter died in the incident. “The helicopter was said to be hovering around the Banki area around the Bama axis and it was shut down by the insurgents. The five...
