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Police, Security Agencies Strengthen Security Measures In Rivers Amid State Of Emergency
The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Armed Forces and other security agencies, has intensified security operations in Rivers State following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 18, 2025. A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi and made available to ABN TV, noted that the declaration...
Herdsmen Kill Five Farmers, Spark Protests In Ondo
Tension swept through Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday as farmers took to the streets in protest over the alleged killing of five people by suspected herdsmen in the Aba Oyinbo community, located in the Akure North Local Government Area. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, opening fire on the...
Tears Of Joy As Missing 89-Year-Old Woman Reunites With Family After ABN TV’s Viral Post
There was joy and relief yesterday as the family of Mrs. Fidelia Nnabuenyi, an 89-year-old woman who was found in Aba, Abia State, reunited with her at the Osisioma Police Division, ABN TV reports. Mrs. Nnabuenyi went missing from her home in Aba on Friday, March 14, 2025, and was later found wandering on March 16, 2025. Chinyere Benjamin Amefula...
80-Year-Old Woman Found In Aba, Police Seek Help To Reunite Her With Family
An 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Fidelia Nnabuenyi, has been found in Aba, Abia State, and is currently in the custody of the Osisioma Police Division. ABN TV reports that Mrs. Nnabuenyi, who hails from Umuezike, Ihiala in Anambra State, was found on March 16, 2025, and was brought to the Osisioma Police Station the following day, March 17, 2025, by Chinyere...
Shock In Zone 9 Umuahia As SRS Commander, Kenneth Slumps, Dies (Photos)
Tragedy struck at Zone 9 Umuahia, Abia State on Thursday as the Commander of the Police Swift Response Squad (SRS) in Umuahia, DSP Kenneth Ndu, slumped and died while eating with fellow officers, ABN TV reports. According to sources, DSP Ndu had just returned from an investigative operation with his team when he decided to have a meal at...
RCCG Celebrates Adeboye’s 83rd Birthday With Dialysis, Free Surgeries
To commemorate the 83rd birthday of General Overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the Redeemed Christian Church of God has announced free medical procedures. Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942, in Ifewara, Osun State. He will be 83 on Sunday. According to a statement by his son, Pastor Leke Adeboye, on Thursday, the program, which is part of the church’s Corporate Social...
Abia Police Probe Officers Caught In Viral Civilian Manhandling Incident
The Abia State Police Command has responded to a Facebook video purportedly depicting police officers abusing a civilian. The incident was said to have occurred along Lagos Street in Umuahia on February 20, as the footage quickly gained attention on social media. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Maureen Chinaka, on Friday, the officers involved have been identified and...
Kebbi Police Gun Down Four Kidnappers, Frees Hostage
The Kebbi State Police Command has successfully apprehended one suspect, neutralized four others, and rescued Umaru Bawa, a 60-year-old man, in the state's Suru Local Government Area. The police also recovered ₦3 million, which had already been paid as ransom. A statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesman of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said the incident occurred...
14 Escape Death In Third Mainland Bridge Auto Crash
No fewer than 14 commuters escaped death in an accident that involved a commercial bus and a private car along the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos StateTraffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, that the accident occurred at the Iyana-Oworonshoki area of the bridge...
Anambra Govt Seals Shrine Linked To Oke Ite, Yahoo Plus In Okija (Photos)
The Anambra State Government has sealed a shrine in Umuofor village, Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area, allegedly used by one Ekene Igboegbueze for illicit rituals aimed at supernaturally enriching individuals, ABN TV reports. The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, disclosed this while leading operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi to the shrine. https://youtu.be/YFmy3ZccjUA?si=5AnIn45vPMZb1HOr He explained that...
