Four arrested over illegal sale of police uniforms, kits
Confiscated accouterments The Lagos State Police Command has discovered a factory in Police College, where suspected criminals produce and sell police uniform and other accouterments. Commissioner of...
View Article‘How kidnappers of CBN governor wife shared ransom’
Suspected kidnappers of Mrs Emefiele Police parade nine suspects • Two serving army personnel involved Nine persons were yesterday paraded by the police for allegedly kidnapping the wife of Governor of...
View ArticleSuspected assassins kill police inspector
A Police Inspector attached to a Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo, Chief Marcellinus Nlemigbo, was shot dead on Sunday by gunmen suspected to be assassins. The incident occurred at...
View ArticleCourt remands two herdsmen
Two cattle herders, Adamu Rabiu and Bello Tukur were on Tuesday remanded in prison on the orders of a Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly robbing one Promise Eze of N24,000 and assorted...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom police parade 12 suspected criminals, warn parents
The suspectsAkwa Ibom State Police Command has called on parents in the state to ensure they show interest in what their children or wards do, as the command is determined to make the state...
View ArticlePeter Umechiedo needs N7.5m for kidney transplant
Peter UmechiedoUmechiedo Chukwuebuka Peter is 20 years old. He was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure in March 26 and he has been undergoing haemodialysis twice or thrice daily, according to a...
View ArticleFoundation, council mark girl-child day
Participants at the eventAs part of activities to mark the International Day of the Girl-Child yesterday, the Ajoke Ayisat Afolabu Foundation (AAAF) organised a trip to Bale Market, Egbeda in Alimosho...
View ArticleFlood destroys fish farms, crops in Delta State
Flood, which began on Sunday and continued till Monday, has reportedly destroyed fish farms and crops worth millions of naira in Umuoko / Oko-Ogbele area, in Oshimili South Local Council of Delta...
View Article‘We rob Chinese pretending to search for drugs’
The suspectsThey are dismissed officers,’ says police commissioner Detectives from Lagos State Command have arrested three policemen and three others for allegedly robbing some Chinese in their homes...
View ArticleEbonyi police foil robbery attempt, kill two suspects
Nigeria PoliceEbonyi State Police Command yesterday said it has foiled a robbery attempt by a six-man gang, which resulted in the killing of two of the suspected robbers by the police. The robbers, The...
View ArticleEstate agent gets three-year imprisonment over N6.9m fraud
High Court Justice Kudirat Jose of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced a real estate agent, Femi Alabi, to three years imprisonment for being guilty of defrauding 21 accommodation...
View ArticleNine feared killed in Calabar cult clash
Cross River State CP. Jimoh Ozi-Obeh Renewed fighting between cult members in Calabar, Cross River State, has claimed the lives of nine people including two policemen. Two patrol vans belonging to the...
View ArticleUNIJOS denies lawmaker’s diploma certificate
Unijos The University of Jos has denied ever issuing a Diploma Certificate in Business Administration to a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Baba Hassan (Jos North). In February...
View ArticleDelta begins fumigation of markets over lassa fever
• Moves to revamp moribund agro-service center As part of its proactive measures against the spread of Lassa fever, the Delta State Ministry of Environment has started the fumigation of markets. The...
View ArticleEl-Rufai presents N215.9b 2017 budget to Assembly
El Rufai Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has presented a proposed 2017 budget of N215.9 billion before the Kaduna State House of Assembly. Besides, the budget proposal, according to him, was a...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills five in Maiduguri
Scene of the blast • Troops gun down two Boko Haram terrorists • UNICEF to immunise 41m children on polio in North East A suicide bomber, yesterday, detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED),...
View ArticleFour Shiites killed, 17 others injured in Kaduna, Kano clashes
• Jos residents burn IMN’s structure • Group protests against El-Zakzaky’s detention in Yola Four members of the outlawed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiites were feared...
View ArticleArmy officer assaults trader at computer village
computer village Nigerian Army personnel last Saturday allegedly assaulted a computer salesman, Maxwell Nwosu at Ikeja. The army officer identified simply as Lieutenant Adeniji was allegedly hired by...
View Article‘Victims of Igbonla kidnap not tortured, raped...’
The suspects • Ogun police arrest suspected armed robbers The Lagos State Police Command yesterday confirmed that medical examinations carried out on the released students of Lagos State Model College,...
View ArticleI won’t leave any project uncompleted, says Fayose
Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said he would not leave any project started by his administration uncompleted. He also promised to clear all salaries and allowances of workers...
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