By Sumaila Ogbaje VThe Nigerian Navy (NN) says it has rescued a Cameroonian registered fishing vessel, MFV AFKI, which drifted off its course since Oct. 24 with two crew members on board. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that theContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The UNDP has expressed worry over the 50 per cent surge in the piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) coastal areas in the first nine months in 2023. The United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Team Lead, Governance, Peace and Security, Mr Matthew Alao,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that nine bodies were recovered from a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The Head of Relief and Rehabilitation in NSEMA, Alhaji Salihu Garba, disclosed this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Nigerian Army, on the passing of former COAS, retired Maj.-Gen. Chris Alli. The condolence message is contained in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig -Gen. OnyemaContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje A civil society organisation, Close Watch, has described the recent face-off between between the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and some personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Kaduna, as unnecessary. The group, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Biodun Odele, on SundayContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo NDLEA has recovered 63,767.3kg of Indian hemp and 82,320 illicit pills in eight states in the last one week, its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated this on Sunday in Abuja Babafemi added that five persons, including a wanted drug kingpin, Christopher Onyebuchi (40) were arrested on Nov.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was on Saturday conferred with highest honour of doctoral fellowship of the Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa (IGLSA). The Director-General of the Institute, Dr Lanre Adebayo, said Magu’s selection forContinue Reading
By Mohammed Tijjani The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have arrested a suspected thief who specialised in stealing goats In Pasali Konu village of Kagarko Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansur Hassan told the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Embassy in Abuja for a comprehensive police reform initiative in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the Head, Strategic Communication, ONSA, Mr Zakari Mijinyawa, onContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected crude oil thieves over alleged involvement in pipeline vandalism and illegal oil refinery operations in Rivers. The NSCDC Spokesperson, CSC Babawale Afolabi, said this in a statement on Friday, in Abuja. Afolabi stated that theContinue Reading
