Arrest By Ige Adekunle The Police Command in Ogun has arrested four suspected cultists for alleged armed robbery in the state. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said that the suspects were arrested by the operatives of the Ilaro Division,Continue Reading
Rescue By Ehigimetor Igbaugba A coordinated search-and-rescue and tactical operations are currently ongoing to ensure the safe rescue of 15 passengers abducted on Friday by gunmen on the Calabar–Oron waterway. The Spokesperson of the Cross River Police Command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, made this known in a statement on Monday. “The commandContinue Reading
Lassa fever By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria is recording a rising Lassa fever fatality rate. This is in spite of a decline in weekly confirmed cases, raising fresh concerns over disease management nationwide. The agency disclosed on Wednesday in its EpidemiologicalContinue Reading
Indictment Israel’s State Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed an indictment against an Israeli woman accused of carrying out security offenses on behalf of Iran, according to a statement by the Israel Police. The defendant, Shomou Abed, an Arab Israeli from the northern city of Nazareth, was arrested in March inContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, says no fewer than 33 states and the FCT will experience flooding in 2026, with 14,118 communities identified as high-risk nationwide. Utsev disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday at the public presentation of the 2026 Annual FloodContinue Reading
Drugs By Stella Kabruk The Kaduna State Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (KADSAMHSA) plans to institutionalise community-based outreach programmes to curb HIV and hepatitis among women who use drugs. The Director-General, Dr Joseph Ike, announced this on Wednesday at the opening of a three-day Linking and Learning MeetingContinue Reading
Fraud By Patience Yakubu The police on Wednesday, dragged a 38-year-old man Aaron James, before a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly defrauding his brother to the tune of N4.8 million. James, a resident of Barnawa Kaduna, is standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He, however, pleadedContinue Reading
Arrest By Muftau Ogunyemi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, says it has arrested two suspects for allegedly raping two minors, 13 and 15-year-old girls, in Akure, the state capital. SC Daniel Aidamenbor, Head, Media & Public Relations of the command, made this known in aContinue Reading
Terrorists By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the Nigerian Army have intensified offensive operations against bandits in Bauchi State, overrunning camps, capturing family members and destroying logistics in Dajin Madam forest. This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
Privacy By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government says it is investigating the activities of some ‘sharp sharp’ loan operators over alleged violation of data privacy of customers. The National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Mr Vincent Olatunji, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
