A civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander has been killed by bandits who invaded Sabon Gero community in the Millineum City Kaduna on Tuesday night. The bandits who raided the community at about 10 pm, abducted 16 residents including a medical doctor and his family members. Although the police were yet to react to the...
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N100 bribe: Rivers policeman bags death sentence for killing driver
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Tuesday, sentenced a dismissed policeman, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015, over his refusal to pay him a N100 bribe. Justice Elsie Thompson while delivering her judgment said evidence before the court showed that the sacked sergeant intentionally...
FDC to review disciplinary cases against 130 Senior Police officers
The Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) has convened at the Inspector-General of Police Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to review disciplinary cases instituted against senior police officers of the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police and above in order to determine their culpability or otherwise. The FDC which comprises the seven (7) Deputy Inspectors-General of Police...
Six charged with theft of N28m musical instruments from church
The police on Wednesday brought six men before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly breaking into a church and stealing musical instruments worth N28 million. The defendants are Kelechi Israel, 39; James Abichele, 28; Simon Abi, 25; Ifeanyi Mba, 40; John Odiong, 39; and Austin Bassey, 47. They are facing a...
Terrorists shoot Abuja-Kaduna train attack victim in captivity
Mohammed Al’Amin, one of the remaining 50 hostages of the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers was said to have been shot by the bandits. The bandits had two weeks ago released 11 out of the 61 victims of the abducted train passengers after almost three months in their custody, remaining 50 hostages still in the den...
Army to engage services of retired personnel in tackling insecurity – COAS
The Nigerian Army will continue to engage the services of its retired personnel in tackling insecurity in the country, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has said. Yahaya said at this on Tuesday night at a ”Regimented Dinner ” he organised for the 2021 set of retired officers from its 3 Division,...
Thiago Silva wants Neymar at Chelsea
Chelsea defender, Thiago Silva wants his Brazilian teammate, Neymar to join him at Stamford Bridge. Neymar’s whose future is still being debated has only played club football in his native country, Brazil, Spain and now France. A move to the Premier League will be a new challenge for the most expensive footballer, yet. Silva who...
just in: Senate sends Delegation to London over Ekweremadu’s arrest
THE Senate has disclosed that a high powered delegation would leave to the United Kingdom following the arrest of the former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice following the alleged purported Organ harvest against the Ekweremadu’s. Speaking on Wednesday shortly after a Closed door session of the Senate, the...
Yoruba actors under fire for endorsing Tinubu presidency
Some Nigerians on Twitter have criticised Yoruba actors who endorsed the national leader and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for president in 2023. The likes of Jide Kosoko, Adebayo Salami popularly known as Oga Bello, Taiwo Hassan popularly known as Ogogo, Yinka Quadri, Toyin Adegbola, among other notable actors and actresses...
5 die, 9 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
Five persons were confirmed dead while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries when a Toyota Hiace bus suddenly caught fire on motion opposite Tabiorah Church, Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...