The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the police apprehended vandals in a blue pick-up van loaded with tower cables. TCN’s spokesman, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Ms Mbah said the items were allegedly stolen from transmission towers along the Damboa/Maiduguri 132KV line on August 7. She said the vandals were currently in custody at the Damboa Police Station. ”They will be transferred to Police Headquarters in Maiduguri. The items were stolen from the Damboa/Maiduguri 132kV transmission line, which is still under reconstruction due to a previous vandal attack,” she said. She said the company had…
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The operatives of Bauchi Police Command have arrested a 62-year-old man, Tahir Ahmed, for the production of fake naira notes. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed on Tuesday in a press release. He noted, “On the 6th of August, 2024, a concerned citizen from Jos North LGA, Plateau State boarded a commercial Vectra vehicle from Sabon Garin Narabi Toro LGA, Bauchi State, en route to Bauchi. ”Upon reaching Tilden Fulani Market in Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, a 62-year-old man named Tahir Ahmed stopped the vehicle and joined the journey to Bauchi. ”While in…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if their abducted colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, is not released by August 26. The President of NARD, Dr Dele Abdullahi, made this declaration at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the association has lost patience with the government’s inaction over the abduction. Dr Ganiyat, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew. While her husband was released in March, Dr Ganiyat and her nephew remain in…
The Ondo state police commissioner, Abayomi Oladipo, has warned herdsmen and youths in Uba/ Eshimeri Akoko and Aduloju camp, in Akoko South West, against killings and arson in the community. Abayomi, vowed to bring to book the killers of a farmer, Sunday Ayeni and arsonists that wrecked havoc in Aduloju camp in the council area of the state. Recall that a farmer, Sunday Ayeni, was gruesomely murdered by suspected herdsmen after some of them were made to pay compensation to the deceased when his farm was destroyed by their herds. Tension consequently gripped the community following the murder of the…
…..Installs daughter as Regent The town of Ogbese has entered a period of solemn reflection as it bids farewell to its revered monarch, Oba Ajibola Oluyede. The burial ceremonies, steeped in tradition, have unfolded with deep respect and reverence, reflecting the late king’s profound impact on the community. The official rites commenced with prayers offered at various places of worship across the town, uniting the community in a collective expression of grief. These prayers were followed by the opening of condolence registers at the ALAYEDE Palace and the Royal Ranch, where dignitaries, community leaders, and townspeople have been paying their…
The police in Lagos state have arrested a yet-to-be-identified man for allegedly k!lling his eight-year-old son in the Epe area of Lagos State over a misplaced sewing thread that belonged to him on August 5. According to reports, the suspect became enraged after he called for his sewing thread and discovered the minor had misplaced it. In anger, he doused petrol on his son. The petrol had adverse effect on the boy, causing him to vomit white substances. The suspect then proceeded to give the minor some palm oil to drink so as to ease the pain the petrol had…
Birnin Kebbi—Chairman, Women Rights Protection Alternative, WRAPA, Alhaji Muhammad Kanya, has said the group has secured the prosecution and convictions of no fewer than 50 rapists in two special courts established to try cases of rape and other gender-based violence in the state. According to him, “The decision to skip conventional courts in the cases of rape and gender-based or domestic violence cases was to put a stop to delayed judgments from conventional courts, which allow some parents of victims or those of the offenders to seek out of court settlement to kill the cases, hence the reason we got…
Troops of the Nigerian Army in a raid operation on an Islamic West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists’ enclave in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, have killed five terrorists following a gunfight, which ensued. The Army said during the offensive operation conducted on August 12, 2024, troops recovered two Rocket Propel Gun (RPG) bombs, two dane guns, one RPG bomb charger, one AK-47 rifle magazine, 23 rounds of 7.62 units 54 mm ammunition, six motorcycles and assorted medications. “The troops also recovered bombs, arms, ammunition, and rustled cattle. They equally arrested some criminal suspects during the operations.” It added,…
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students in public secondary schools in Ondo State due to unpaid debts, Peoples Gazette can report. These students were among the candidates who participated in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) across the state’s 18 local government areas. The situation came to light on Tuesday after students who were waiting to apply to tertiary institutions found themselves unable to access their academic results on the WAEC website. A student in the state, who preferred to remain anonymous, told The Gazette that she was shocked to discover…
On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts took a swipe at the heads of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other agencies. This is because of their alleged refusal to respond to queries against them in the 2019 audit report. Chairman of the committee, Ahmed Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa West), stated while speaking to journalists in Abuja. He decried their attitude. Mr Wadada said any agency that refused to honour an invitation to defend its queries would have its queries sustained and reported to the Senate in plenary by the committee. The legislator said the attitude of the affected…