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The police on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old man, David Adekunle, before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour. The defendant, who resides on Olatunji Street, Ojota, Lagos State, is being tried for alleged assault. The prosecutor, Insp Donjour Perezi, told the court that, the defendant’s neighbour, Mr Taiwo…
24/3/22 Kaduna/PMB President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist attacks on four locations in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which two soldiers and tens of others were killed. In a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari sees…
22-03-22 NHRC INTRODUCES TOLL FREE CODE FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES REPORTING The National Human Rights Commission has got a short code for Sexual and Gender Based Violence reporting. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr. Tony Ojukwu stated this in Abuja at a multi-agency task team meeting on Sexual and Gender…
Kaduna State government says 34 people have been confirmed dead while over 230 houses and shops were burnt following Sunday’s attack in Kaura local government area of the state. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan saysfour locations were attacked by…
Kaduna state government has declared 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura Local government areas of the state with immediate effect. A statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Mr Samuel Aruwan says the imposition of the curfew was to assist the security agencies to stabilize the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby alerts the public of a sinister plan by some elements to stoke violence in parts of the country particularly the North Central. The aim is to cause ethno-religious crisis, ignite reprisals and heat up the polity. In a bid to achieve this, the…
The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) says it’s developing a comprehensive ten year master plan for the rebuilding of the North East region ravaged by insurgency. The Managing Director of the NEDC, Muhammed Alkali stated this at a consultative meeting with stakeholders in Damaturu on the proposed North- East Stabilisation and…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered drugs from a 52 years old father of four. The suspect named Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu was found with 20.75 kilograms of the black liquid cocaine, upon his arrival at the Abuja airport. He explained that he was a business man dealing…
19/3/22 ARSON/IMO A Police division in Umuguma, Owerri west local government area of Imo state has been set ablaze by gunmen at the early hours of Saturday.Sources say the gunmen who invaded the station attacked…
Ban/Immigration officers 19/03/22 Two officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service at the Lagos International Airport, have been banned from working in any Nigerian airports over extortion. Their On Duty Cards have also been withdrawn permanently, to serve as deterrent to others. Their banned followed an investigation by at team of…
