BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A serving Assistant Superintendent 11 of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Sokoto command alongside one Aminu Sifawa and Ibrahim Shehu have been accused of defrauding innocent unemployed applicants of their hard earned monies. The Commander, Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
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By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Edo – Two pupils of Glory Land Group of Schools in Edo were kidnapped on Tuesday at 5.35 p.m on the Igarra-Auchi Road, near Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The spokesman for the police command in the state, SP Kontongs Bello, confirmed the...
Turkish authorities have arrested 18 suspected Islamic State members in wide-scale operations across the country, local media reported on Tuesday. Anti-terror teams launched simultaneous raids at 27 addresses in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul, the southeastern provinces of Batman and Sanliurfa, and the southern Adana province against a total of...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the attack which occurred very early on Tuesday, the assailants abducted six persons, comprising two professors, one senior lecturer, and three of their family members. Confirming...
The Commissioner of Police in FCT, CP Babaji Sunday, says a combined team of policemen and soldiers have been mobilised to the Staff Quarters of University of Abuja where gunmen abducted four persons on Tuesday. “The police have also dispatched additional tactical and conventional policing resources to the main...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – Officers of 12 Field Engineering Regiment of Nigerian Army, Ijebu-Ode, in Ogun State, have handed over 20 suspected internet fraudsters to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Command. This is contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, and...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has called on the Army, Navy and Air Force War Colleges to institutionalise synergy in order to promote and sustain the ideals of joint operation exercises. The CDS gave the charge on Monday while declaring...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The police authority in Benue State has assured residents of the state that it will soon apprehend the criminal elements luring young women into hidden places and killing them for unknown reasons. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Sewuese Anene, gave the assurance...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has claimed that recent killings, arson and destructions in the south- eastern part of the country were executed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has debunked the reports making the round on social media that bandits from Zamfara and Katsina States were relocating to Kano state. The alleged report indicated that the bandits, escaping from...
By BABARA KALU, Owerri – Nigeria Army troops have repelled an attempted kidnap and robbery of Most Reverend Augustine Ukwuoma at the Orlu Diocesan Catholic Secretariat in Imo State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen. Brig. Gen....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has said the Joint troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated scores of Boko Haram/Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in recent encounters in Borno. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized consignments of London-bound cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine and Indian hemp at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja that...
Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri has commended security agencies for the swift rescue of an expatriate kidnapped by gunmen. Governor Diri gave the commendation in a statement issued on Sunday in Yenagoa by his media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi. The governor said the immediate rescue of the expatriate, an...
The Nigerian Army (NA) says it has uncovered the antics of sponsors of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) to peddle falsehood and disinformation to remain relevant in the South East. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in...
The Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi, has explained that despite calls to proscribe bandits as terrorists, the Federal Government is yet to do so because it is still reviewing and following all the required procedures. Mr Magashi said this while responding to questions from journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) has assured troops of Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI of supply of more equipment and logistics for operational enhancement, as they combat terrorism and insurgency in north east Nigeria. The Defence minister...
Troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn have raided some identified camps of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) in Ebonyi State. PRNigeria gathered that the IPOB/ESN camps, located at Ochokwu Village in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were raided by military troops during a clearance operation. “During...