CRIME
NDLEA Seizes Large Shipments Of Illicit Drugs In 2 States & FCT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids carried out in Ondo, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the past week. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. He said 227kg of hemp was recovered from Atoshi camp, Emure-Ile, Owo...
Police interrogate Yussuf Oko Oloyun’s employees, escorts over killing
The Oyo State Police Command said on Friday it has begun an investigation into the killing of Alhaji Fatai Yussuf, also known as Oko Oloyun. Oko Oloyun was killed by some hoodlums around Akeroro community on the Abeokuta/Igbo-Ora/Iseyin Road on Thursday. Late Yussuf, who was travelling in a convoy of two cars with some of his aides, was allegedly ambushed and...
[THE FULL STORY] Outrage Over Rape, Murder Of Job-Seeking Akwa Ibom Lady
NEWS of the death of Iniobong Hiny Umoren, the lady who went missing during a job hunt in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has generated outrage as Nigerians lamented the insecurity that had ravaged the country. The mysterious disappearance of the lady had generated reactions, after she was reported missing on Twitter on Thursday, April 29. On social media, the hashtag, #FindHinyHumoren,...
South East Governors Insist On Restructuring, Condemn Attack On Uzodinma’s Home
South East Governors under the auspices of South East Governors Forum has insisted that the country must restructure now to move forward even as it maintains that the Saturday attack on governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State's home is condemnable. The Governors and Leaders made the condemnation after a meeting at Lion House, Enugu on Sunday. Briefing newsmen on the outcome...
Maina Will Be Extradited To Nigeria Soon – Police
Following the arrest of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina in Niamey, Niger Republic, the NPF is perfecting extradition processes of the fugitive to Nigeria to enable him face trial in pending criminal proceedings against him. Abdulrashid Maina, who was declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction, was arrested last night, 30th November...
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...
Police Arrest Lovers Who Sold Their Baby For N500,000 In Ebonyi State
Police in Ebonyi have arrested a 20-year-old mother of a baby boy and her lover, who sold their baby to a maternity home operator for N500,000. The mother, Ola China, 20, of Amangwu Edda in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi was impregnated out of wedlock by Jonah Ogbuagu, a bricklayer in August 2021. Ola gave birth to the baby...
Gunmen Attack Apostle Suleman’s Convoy, Kill 3 Policemen (Photos, Video)
Unknown Gunmen attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman along the Benin Auchi Road, Edo State, and allegedly killed seven persons including three policemen. ABN TV gathered that Suleman returned from a foreign trip and was heading to a destination in Edo State on Friday when the gunmen attacked his convoy around the Auchi area of the state. During the attack,...
Buhari Seeks French Cooperation To Fight Boko Haram, Others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said France and Nigeria should deepen anti-terror cooperation to fight groups such as Boko Haram. He made the remark in an article published in a leading Paris-based magazine, Le Point. The President is currently in Paris to attend the African Finance Summit hosted by French President, Emmanuel Macron. “Now Nigeria and France should deepen our anti-terror cooperations...
Court Remands House Leader Over Murder
A Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Kano has on Wednesday remanded the Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa in prison. The court presided over by Magistrate Ibrahim Mansur Yola remanded the house leader in prison till 7th March, 2023 when the case comes up. Doguwa was arraigned before the court by the Kano State Commissioner of Police on five...
