CRIME
Sen. Kalu Saddened, Says Killing Of Abia Couple Barbaric, Unacceptable, Calls For Probe
Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization, Dr. Orji Kalu has condemned in strong terms the gruesome killing of a couple , Mr Jacob and Mrs Comfort Udo by unknown assailants in Etiti Ulo, Bende Local Government Area of Abia state. The former Governor who described the act as barbaric, evil and totally unacceptable, urged security agencies to commence a robust investigation...
Rivers LG Poll: Police Gives Reason For Non-Participation
The Rivers State Police Command has said it would comply fully with the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which barred it from participating in the October 5 local government election in the state. This came less than 24 hours after some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by the state party chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka, and their supporters...
“Israeli Strike Affected Main Road To Syria” – Lebanon
Lebanon laments Israel's strike on the main road to syria Following Israel's claim of Hezbollah transporting weapons through the country’s border. The strike, which Israel has not commented on, comes after 310,000 people, mostly Syrians, have in recent days fled the war pitting Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon for relative safety in neighbouring Syria. It follows an intense night of bombardment...
Wanted Bandit, Bello Turji Speaks, Says He’s Not Afraid Of Death
Wanted bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, has dared the security forces, saying he is not afraid to be killed. He, however, called for dialogue with the federal government to end armed violence in Zamfara State. Turji, who is among the 43 terrorists in the North West declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters, made the call in a five-minute and forty-second video. In the...
Ex-Taraba Governor Ishaku Granted N150m Bail In N27bn Fraud Case
Former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku was on Thursday admitted to bail in the sum of N150 million by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in the alleged N27 billion fraud charge brought against him by the Federal Government. The former governor was granted the bail by Justice Sylvanus Oriji with two sureties in the same amount. One of...
Alleged Stealing: I Can Swear With Quran To Prove My Innocence, Says El-Rufai
Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he joined politics solely to serve the people, not to seek money or steal public funds. He stated during a Hausa program aired on Freedom Radio station in Kaduna on Tuesday morning. El-Rufai emphasized that he was content with what he had even before becoming governor. The Kaduna State House of Assembly indicted...
EFCC Arraigns Ex-Taraba Governor Ishaku, Perm Sec For Alleged N27b Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 30, 2024, arraigned former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Both are being prosecuted on a 15-count...
3,500 NSCDC Officers Deployed For Independence Celebrations
NSCDC has deployed 3,500 personnel across the FCT in a proactive measure to ensure security during Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary. The extensive deployment aims to maintain public safety, safeguard critical national assets, and protect public and private properties throughout the celebrations. This was stated in a statement signed by the NSCDC FCT Command spokesperson, Samuel Idoko, on Monday. Idoko said, “The Nigeria...
Woman Arrested In Nasarawa For Stealing Baby During Naming Ceremony
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Khadija Aliyu for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during a naming ceremony in the Keffi area of the state. This is just as the command also arrested an ex-convict, Hussaini Mohammed, for allegedly stealing motorcycles in the same area. In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Rahman Nansel,...
Zamfara NSCDC Vows To Sack Officer Involved In Supplying Arms, Drugs To Bandits
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has vowed to discipline, dismiss and prosecute the officer of the command, Maikano Sarkin-Tasha, who was arrested by the police for supplying ammunition and drugs to bandits in Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Commandant, Sani Mustapha, who made the statement while addressing the media at the command headquarters, in Gusau, Zamfara state, has...
