By Deborah Coker Abuja, Feb. 9, 2024 Sen. Ned Nwoko (Delta-PDP), has called for the registration and licensing of Private Military Companies (PMCs) in the country. Nwoko made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. PMCs are businesses that offer specialised services …
Read More »Surrender or be killed, no third option – DHQ tells terrorists
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Feb. 8, 2024 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has advised terrorists, bandits and kidnappers to surrender or be killed, warning that there is no third option. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news briefing on …
Read More »Troops eliminate 105 terrorists, arrest 140 others in 1 week – DHQ
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Feb. 8, 2024 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria operating in different theatres of operation eliminated 105 terrorists and apprehended 140 others in the last one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this at a …
Read More »14 abducted passengers of GIG, ABC buses regain freedom
By Thompson Yamput Lokoja, Feb. 8, 2024 All the 14 passengers of God Is Good (GIG) Motors and ABC Transport on Thursday finally regained freedom from their abductors in Kogi. SP Williams Ovye-Aya, Kogi Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, who confirmed their release to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Read More »EFCC invites varsities, others charging fees in dollars; Raises Special Task Force against Dollarization of economy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised a Special Task Force in all its Zonal Commands for the enforcement of extant laws against currency mutilation and dollarization of the economy. The Task Force, inaugurated by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, was raised to protect the …
Read More »Alleged N1.3billion fraud: How Pastor Oloche Ebonyi acquired hotel, factory with subscribers’ funds
Fresh facts have emerged about the alleged criminal activities of the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Investigations, according to a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, showed that Ebonyi acquired a …
Read More »Insecurity: Any role for ex-servicemen? By Deborah Coker
Insecurity in Nigeria is not only a threat to safety of humans. It also has wide reaching implications for food security and the economy. It is safe to argue that since the nation gained political independence in 1960, apart from the civil war period, the country has not faced …
Read More »21 diaspora groups want more passport printers in New York, Atlanta
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 6, 2024 Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN) and 20 partners in New York have called on the Federal Government to install passport printers at the nation’s Consulates in New York and Altanta. Nigeria has three missions in the United States, namely: the …
Read More »Killing of 3 Yoruba Obas highest insult – OPC; Says how to tackle terrorists, kidnappers
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has described the killing of three Obas in Ekiti and Kwara states as the highest insult to the Yoruba race and an abomination that would only be cleansed with the blood of their murderers. OPC President, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, made the submission in a press …
Read More »Man beheads girlfriend in Bayelsa
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Feb. 5, 2024 A middle aged man at Kabeama coastal settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa, simply identified as Tony, has allegedly beheaded his girlfriend, Ebibraaladei Maxwell. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the tragic incident involved the unmarried, but live-in …
Read More »A’Ibom must remain safe, preferred destination – Gov Eno; Commissions state-of-the-art security centre in Uyo
In furtherance of his resolve to maintain peace and security in Akwa Ibom State, the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has commissioned a state-of-the-art Security Centre, “Safe City Center,” by the Department of State Services (DSS). Speaking at the event, the Governor said the State must remain safe for its …
Read More »EFCC arrests pastor for N1.3billion fake grants, money laundering
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of N1, 319,040,274.31 (One Billion Three Hundred and …
Read More »Army will consolidate on its many successes of 2023 – GOC
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division of the Nigeria Army, Sokoto, Major General Godwin Mutkut has appealed to officers and men of the force to strive to consolidate on the many successes recorded in 2023. General Mutkut, who spoke at the end of the 2023 …
Read More »Miyetti’s threat: Time to act! By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 A new twist was introduced into the Ibadan explosion of 16 January, 2024 by the Yoruba Self-Determination Movement (YSDM) when it alleged that the explosion was not caused by any errant legal or illegal miner, be it Malian or Nigerian, but that it was a failed …
Read More »Beheading of Police Inspector sparks fear in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
The beheading of Inspector Osang, a police personnel, allegedly by more than 10 hoodlums has instilled fear among residents of Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at the Inspector’s residence on a street connecting Even Afaha and Afaha Ube …
Read More »Nasarawa S’ Court verdict: Release 30 nude women protesters, Activists urge govt.
A coalition of over 100 women organizations have called on the Nasarawa State government to perfect the freedom of 30 women arrested for protesting against perceived injustice during the 2023 governorship election. The organizations said the prosecution of the 30 women shows the failure of the Nigerian Police Force and …
Read More »Police confirm killing of traditional ruler, abduction of wife in Kwara
By AbdulFatai Beki Illorin, Feb 1, 2024 The Police Command in Kwara on Thursday in Ilorin confirmed the killing of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Segun Peter Aremu, the Onikoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area. CSP Ejire Adeyemi-Tohun, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the …
Read More »N109bn fraud: Court admits evidence against ex-AGF in trial-within-trial
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, February 1, 2024, admitted new evidence against former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris in a trial-within-trial. Idris, first defendant in a 14-count charge bordering on gratification, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of over N109 billion, in a sudden twist, claimed …
Read More »Imo journalist narrates how son escaped from kidnappers’ den
By Peter Okolie Owerri, Feb. 1, 2024 An Imo-based journalist, Mr. Reginald Mbajunwa, has narrated how his 17-year-old son, Nzubechi, was kidnapped by hoodlums on his way to Church for a crossover night on Wednesday, January 31. Mbajunwa, the Director of News at the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, told newsmen on …
Read More »NSCDC arrests six for illegal petroleum dealing, impersonation in Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command, has announced the arrest of six suspects in connection with criminal conspiracy, illegal dealing in petroleum products, and impersonation. The arrest was made on the Calabar-Itu highway on Monday, January 29, 2024, following a tip-off received by operatives of …
Read More »Rivers Court stops Police action against Gov. Fubara’s Chief of Staff; Abuja Court orders his arrest
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an ex-parte motion filed by Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Governor Sim Fubara. The motion seeks to restrain the Nigerian Police and other security agencies from arresting, detaining, or harassing Ehie regarding his alleged involvement in the explosion at …
Read More »How Bafarawa diverted N4.6bn from Office of National Security Adviser (See who got what)…. Witness.
A Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, in the trial of a former governor of Sokoto State Attahiru Bafarawa, Kassim Yusuf, on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, recounted before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, that the former governor diverted a staggering N4.6billion he received as security …
Read More »Police arrest suspected kidnappers 24 hours after killing of 2 traditional rulers in Ekiti State
T The suspects Opeyemi Gbemiro Ado-Ekiti, Jan. 30, 2024 Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five suspected kidnappers, 24 hours after the killing of two traditional rulers in the state. However, the Police Public Relations Office stated that it could not confirm whether the kidnappers were connected …
Read More »Nigerian Senate summons security chiefs amid escalating insecurity
In response to the escalating insecurity plaguing Nigeria, the Senate has taken decisive action by summoning the nation’s security chiefs to appear in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. This move comes as the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, presented a motion on urgent national importance during the plenary …
Read More »Police commence investigation into dumping of dead body in Uyo
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has commenced investigation to fish-out persons responsible for the killing and dumping of a dead human body in the Uyo metropolis of Akwa Ibom State. Residents of Ekpri Nsukara in the Uyo metropolis woke-up in the morning of Monday, January 29, 2024 to the …
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