The Vice Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun, Debo Farounbi, was on Tuesday night abducted by gunmen in Ora-Igbomina town. It was learnt that the gunmen invaded the community around 10 p.m., firing sporadically to scare residents. An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen also abducted three other persons…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded significant successes in dismantling drug trafficking networks that recruit and exploit women for illicit drug operations across the country. Mr Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja….
The Police Command in Niger has dismissed claims of kidnapping of schools children in Suleja Local Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was panic among parents in Suleja on Wednesday afternoon following rumours that kidnappers have attacked a school in Gauraka area of the council. A source at the Suleja Command…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) to immediately, intensify enforcement operations against unregistered vehicles and vehicles with concealed registration numbers nationwide. The I-G gave the order on Tuesday in Abuja during his conference with the Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners of…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to defeat terrorism, declaring that Nigeria will neither succumb to fear nor allow criminal elements to define its identity. The president made the declaration on Monday in a message of appreciation to members of the Armed Forces and other security agencies. He commended their courage, sacrifice and…
The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, has identified education as a key to defeating terrorism and violent extremism in the country. This is contained in a statement by Leah Katung-Babatunde, his Special Assistant on Media, on Monday in Abuja Musa said this on Sunday in Kaduna, during the inauguration of the Kaduna Christian Academy…
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 8 Division in Sokoto have foiled a bandits’ attack on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Tidibale village, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A credible security source in the area disclosed the operational success to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Sokoto. The source said…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four notorious female drug dealers in Edo, Imo, Kano, and Gombe states. The Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving a break down, Babafemi said that in Edo, an intense sweep of notorious…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignments of various opioids and illicit substance concealed in building materials in Taraba. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that a major blow was dealt to opioid trafficking…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants convicted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment , held that the Department of State Services (DSS), the prosecution in the…
