By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Awka, Jan. 1, 2022 A 15-year-old girl allegedly raped by a 49-year-old native doctor, Nwaduche Ekeneotutu, is said to be three months pregnant in Enugu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government of Anambra. The Executive Director of Davina Care Foundation, Mrs Rachel Yohanna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Read More »President Buhari challenges IGP on Nigeria’s new position at INTERPOL
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 1, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to use Nigeria’s new position at the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) popularly called- INTERPOL, to confront more aggressively the nation’s security challenges. The president gave the challenge when he received …
Read More »Bandit leaders, Kachalla, Auta, others killed as Military raids Zamfara forest, village on New Year
Wanted bandit leaders, Alhaji Auta, and Kachalla Ruga, have been killed in a forest in Zamfara State, PRNigeria can authoritatively report. The notorious bandit Commanders met their waterloo after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft, under Operation Hadarin Daji, acted on credible intelligence, and bombarded their enclaves, at Gusami Forest …
Read More »Buhari decorates Commander, Presidential Air Fleet, restates commitment to wellbeing of military
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Dec. 31, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated the Commander of the Presidential Air Fleet, Abubakar Abdullahi with his new rank of AVM in the Nigerian Air Force. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president was supported by Abdullahi’s spouse, Mrs A’isha Abdullahi …
Read More »Army 38: Appeal Court reinstates Col Danladi Hassan who killed several Boko Haram fighters in 2014
The Nigerian Army (NA) has lost its bid to upturn a judgment compelling them to reinstate Colonel Danladi Ribah Hassan who was wrongly retired compulsorily retired in 2016. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, in a judgment on Friday, dismissed the appeal by the Nigerian Army, …
Read More »JTF goes after big time oil thieves; Intercepts 13 shiploads of crude, arrests 567 suspects in 2021
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta on Friday said its battle against oil theft, vandalism and sundry crimes was yielding remarkable results. Rear Admiral Aminu Hassan, Commander of the JTF in the South South, said that following a review of operational tactics, …
Read More »Police confirm killing of Zamfara traditional ruler, four others by bandits
By Ishaq Zaki Gusau, Dec. 29, 2021 The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of the District Head of Gada in Bungudu local government area of the state, Alhaji Umaru Bawan-Allah and four others. The command has also arrested some suspected bandits, rescued 10 kidnapped victims and …
Read More »22 newly promoted Brigadier Generals decorated in Maiduguri
Theatre Commander and Commander Multinational Joint Task Force decorating one of the newly promoted Brigadier Generals at the ceremony in Maiduguri on Tuesday. By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, Dec. 28, 2021 The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East) “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, on Tuesday decorated 22 Colonels in …
Read More »Senator hails Ondo CP for removing illegal checkpoints on Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway
By Aderemi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State), Dec. 28, 2021 Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the Senate, has commended the new Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr. Oyeyemi Oyediran, for removing the illegal checkpoints causing gridlock on Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Read More »New AIG Zone 5 warns against extortion, bullying by police personnel
By Deborah Coker Benin, Dec. 25, 2021 The new Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 5, Benin, Ahmad Abdurrahman, has warned against bullying and extortion by any police personnel serving in the zone. Abdurrahman gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on …
Read More »Videos surface showing Uche Nwosu free from detention
Videos have emerged, online, of Uche Nwosu, son-in-law of former Governor Rochas Okorocha being given a rousing welcome, apparently freed from police detention. Nwosu was arrested while attending a Church service yesterday, Sunday, December 26, 2021 in Nkwerre, Imo State and driven off to detention. Initially people thought he had …
Read More »Confusion over Uche Nwosu’s whereabouts; Uzodimma is after my family – Okorocha; The guilty are afraid – Uzodimma
There were conflicting reports Monday concerning the whereabouts of Uche Nwosu, son-in-law of former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha who was arrested Sunday by security agents. While some said he had been released from Police detention, a credible Police source said he was still in custody following his …
Read More »Nigerian troops nab injured bandits at Zamfara Clinic after fleeing military raids; Foil ISWAP attack on Special Forces’ School
Nigerian troops have arrested injured bandits at a health facility in Zamfara State. In another development, the Special Forces and Air Task Force of the Nigerian Military on Sunday foiled a terrorist attack at the School of Special Forces in Yobe State. The bandits arrested in Zamfara, PRNigeria gathered, were …
Read More »Breaking news: Uche Nwosu not kidnapped; Arrested by Police for alleged sponsorship of unknown gunmen
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Imo State, Mr. Uche Nwosu, contrary to reports that he was kidnapped, has been arrested by the Police in Imo State. Reports had it that Nwosu, son in-law of former Governor of the state, Chief Rochas Okorocha was kidnapped from St. Peters …
Read More »Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Plateau
By Polycarp Auta Jos, Dec. 26, 2021 Gunmen abducted Mr. Charles Mato, the Sum Pyem, and paramount ruler of Gindri, in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau on Sunday. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), the military task force maintaining peace in the state, confirmed the …
Read More »Christmas: Army, Air Force Chiefs celebrate with troops in Maiduguri
COAS, CAS, serving food to troops during Christmas luncheon in Maiduguri on Saturday By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, Dec. 25, 2021 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya and Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Isiaka Amao feted troops of the Joint Task Force “OPERATION HADIN KAI” to a buffet …
Read More »Christmas Spirit: Army Chief, Gen. Yahaya, pardons ‘romantic female soldier’ who fell in love with Corper
… Female soldier to enjoy Christmas with family, friends December 25, 2021 The romantic pair In the spirit of the Christmas season, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Faruq Yahaya, wants a female soldier who publicly accepted the proposal of member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) …
Read More »Nigerian Military airstrikes kill ISWAP Commander, Abou Maryam, other fighters
The Nigerian military has killed an ISWAP Commander, Modu Kime, also known as Abou Maryam, and his fighters in airstrikes coordinated along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. PRNigeria gathered that the top ISWAP Commanding Officer met his waterloo in airstrikes executed at the river banks of Bisko …
Read More »Yuletide: Police deploy 3,000 personnel; NSCDC 800 in Sokoto for hitch free celebrations
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Dec. 24, 2021 The Nigeria Police, Sokoto command, has deployed over 3,000 men and officers in the state to ensure hitch-free Christmas and New Year celebrations across the state. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Sokoto State command, has, similarly, deployed no fewer than …
Read More »Christmas: Reach out to the less privileged, Buhari tells Nigerians; Presides over emergency security council meeting; Receives NASS Chiefs; Swears in Minister
PRESIDENT BUHARI’S 2021 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE I rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world to celebrate this season. It is a special period that brings peoples of the world together with one purpose; to celebrate togetherness, joy, peace, and above all, to share love …
Read More »Officer accidentally kills child while arresting suspect in Los Angeles
Washington, Dec. 24, 2021 Los Angeles police on Friday confirmed the death of a 14-year-old girl who was accidentally killed when an officer opened fire while arresting an assault suspect in a clothing store. In a statement released on Thursday, the police said they received calls about an armed attack …
Read More »Buhari’s Christmas bonus for the Police By FEMI ADESINA
They were born just like any other person. They have fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, wives, children, just like the next man or woman. They pound their beats, in thunder, lightning or rain. The sun beats them till their eyes almost pop out of the sockets. But we accord them no …
Read More »Police arrest 120 suspects, recover 34 firearms in Enugu
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Dec. 23, 2021 The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested 120 suspects for various offences ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, conspiracy, murder and unauthorized possession of firearms within the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lawal Abubakar, disclosed this on Thursday in …
Read More »We’re in final phase of campaign against insurgency, other forms of criminalities – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to remain steadfast as they go into the final phase of the campaign against insurgency and other forms of criminalities. The President, who addressed the troops at the Airforce Base in Maiduguri, said the entire nation …
Read More »Ahead Buhari’s visit: ISWAP launched mortar bombs on Maiduguri; Explosions rocked city
Nigerian military troops early Thursday were massively deployed to foil an attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Local sources told PRNigeria that on the day President Muhammadu Buhari was scheduled to visit the North East State, multiple explosions rocked parts of Maiduguri. According to the sources, mortar bombs were …
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