Seven years after breaking out of jail, wanted Abuja drug lord Ibrahim Momoh is apprehended by the NDLEA. Seven years after his escape from prison custody following his conviction for drug dealing, a notorious distributor of illicit substances within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Ibrahim Momoh, popularly known as Ibrahim Bendel, has been arrested by … Read more
50 sacks of cannabis worth N70 million are seized by the Navy in Badagry. The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) on Sunday, in Badagry, Lagos, seized 50 sacks of cannabis sativa valued at N70 million from the Gbethrome neighbourhood. According to Lt.Commander Kelly Umoru, FOB Base Operations Officer, the goods were taken by staff … Read more
terrorists in Kaduna are neutralized by NAF airstrikes The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Sunday said it has neutralised numerous terrorist elements at Tsauni Doka in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated this in a statement in Abuja. Gabkwet said that … Read more
Anambra police arrest four burglary suspects, recovers stolen items The Police in Anambra State have arrested a four-man gang of burglars who allegedly specialize in burgling commercial shops across the state. Spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this said operatives of the command acted on a tip-off to arrest the … Read more
Police in Akwa Ibom detain a phony engineer involved in a collapsed building. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested Felix Anietie Udoh, a quack engineer who built the four-storey building that collapsed in September 2022, killing one person and leaving five others severely injured. He was among the 96 suspects arrested … Read more
Over 70 people have died as a five-story building in South Africa catches fire. A house fire that engulfed a five-story building, has killed more than 70 people, including children, in central Johannesburg on Thursday. The South African emergency services disclosed this on Thursday, noting that another 52 were injured in what is on track … Read more
Five people die in an Adamawa flood The Adamawa Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) has confirmed that no fewer than five persons have been swept away by flood in different parts of the state. The Executive Secretary of ADSEMA, Dr Suleiman Muhammad, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in … Read more
In Akwa Ibom, the NSCDC detains eight alleged vandals. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has arrested eight suspected vandals and impounded a navy blue Toyota Camry with 20 jerrycans of 25 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Akwa Ibom. The NSCDC Commandant in Akwa Ibom, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed … Read more
Due to cybercrime, four minors were detained in Adamawa. Police operatives in Adamawa State have arrested four teenage boys over alleged cybercrime in the capital, Yola. The suspects have already told the police that they have been hacking people’s bank accounts and defrauding them since December last year. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman … Read more
In an Imo gunfight, police shoot two kidnappers and free the victim. The police command in Imo State has reportedly killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued their victim along Umuezorokam- Avu in Owerri West Local Government Area., LGA. The command also recovered one locally-made cut-to-size gun, two cutlasses, and charms in their possession. Henry Okoye, … Read more