The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has explained why it resorted to the trial of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and his co-defendants behind closed doors. NDLEA counsel, Mr. Sunday Joseph explained to newsmen who were barred on Tuesday from covering the sitting shortly after the case was adjourned by Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal …

The General Officer Commanding the Third Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Abdulsalam Ibrahim has presented 58 soldiers with prizes as rewards for their hard work and dedication to duty. General Ibrahim is also the Commander, Operation Safe Haven. The prizes, which included cash gifts and brand-new bicycles, were presented to the soldiers at the auditorium of the Division’s …

No fewer than three persons, who are indigenes of Ezza South Local Government Area, on Tuesday lost their lives after the convoy of Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi rammed into their motorcycle. The victims were said to be on Muhammadu Buhari’s International Airport road when an advance team rammed into them. It was gathered that the convoy had dropped …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers — Idris Abdullahi, Tukur Yusuf, and Ilyasu Aminu — for attempting to kidnap a man and his son in Yarimawa village, Tofa Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Usaini Gumel, who spoke to journalists, on Tuesday, said the kidnappers stormed the home of one …

An Inspector of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abel Isah Dickson has died following a scuffle with 2 colleagues over items recovered from a suspect. According to reports, the items include medications and some cash. The two colleagues – Assistant Superintendent of EFCC, Apata Oluwaseun Odunayo and Inspector of EFCC, Ogbuji Titu Tochukwu – have also been arraigned …

A teenage boy, Bassey Edet has been killed by a bus that allegedly rammed into a motor park in Odigbo town, the headquarters of the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victim was said to be selling snacks at the park before the unfortunate incident happened on Saturday. The accident involved a Toyota Picnic with registration number EPE …

Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the Islamic State of the West African Province, ISWAP, insurgents in Sambisa forest, Borno State. It was gathered that the troops discovered the massive armoury with arms and ammunition when they invaded Ukuba camp in the fringes of Bama Local Government …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given electricity distribution companies (DisCos) the powers to disconnect customers who fail to pay electricity bills after 12 working days. In its “Customer Protection Regulations 2023” released at the weekend, NERC said that DisCos cannot bill a customer for periods in which the customer is disconnected. It stated that DisCos must give a …

The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the state police command, has apprehended a woman, Chinyere Ifesinachi, for allegedly torturing her maid, identified as Idinmachukwu, with a pestle and cane. A viral video showing the little girl’s swollen eyes together with injuries sustained all over her body as a result of the beating, had been …

A woman, 25-year-old identified as Rahma Sulaiman is currently cooling her feet at the Kano police custody for allegedly faking the kidnap of her own six years old daughter, Hafsat Kabiru, and demanding a ransom of N3 million from her husband, Kabiru Shehu to regain freedom. Similarly, another woman, identified as Zainab Rabi’u, 45 years old, was arrested for arranging …