The police command in Kano has arrested the wife and some associates of a suspected Chadian terrorist, Ahmad Adam Abba, who is wanted for masterminding the killing of 17 people in his country. The arrests were made on the eve of the National Tijjaniyya Maulud ceremony at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano last week. The state commissioner of police, Salman Garba, said this while speaking with journalists in Kano on Friday. He said Mr Abba, still at large, was planning to set up a terrorist base in Kano. Mr Garba said the police had also apprehended three of the…
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The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested 31 individuals and recovered stolen items worth over N1 billion in Abuja. At a press briefing on Friday, Commissioner of Police Olatunji Disu confirmed that 16 of the suspects had been charged in court for criminal conspiracy and damaging public infrastructure, such as roads, electrical installations, and navigable channels. Disu highlighted that under Section 332 of the Penal Code, those charged could face life imprisonment, fines, or both. Among the recovered items were 115 manhole and drainage covers, five motorcycles, dismantled electrical transformer parts, industrial scaffolding, bundles of armored…
NNEWI — At least six operatives of the Special Anti-Touting Squad of Anambra State (SASA), popularly known as Ndi Aka Odo, were killed on Friday after their vehicle collided with a tipper truck fully loaded with sand in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The accident occurred along the Onitsha-Owerri expressway when the anti-tout squad’s vehicle rammed into the tipper, leaving several operatives dead on the spot, while others sustained varying degrees of injuries. According to eyewitnesses, the crash occurred as the squad’s vehicle, a branded Toyota Hiace bus, was speeding out of a junction while conducting…
Veteran actor Moses Korede Are, popularly recognised for his role as Baba Gbenro in the popular Mount Zion series, “Abattoir,” has been laid to rest. The film star was buried in Ogbomosho, Oyo State. Christian video podcast, Zion Kulture, a subsidiary of Mount Zion Radio, shared photos of the funeral on X on Friday. Fondly known as Baba Gbenro, the actor was born on June 11, 1959. He spent his early years in Kano State, later continuing his education in Plateau State and ultimately completing his studies in southwestern Nigeria. He was the founder and International President of Calvary Movies…
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced the State Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, to prison for failing to comply with a court order. The Court order, stemmed from an earlier ruling delivered on November 26, 2016, in suit number YHC/210/2014, which upheld a ruling from the Court of Appeal regarding an appeal identified by suit number CA/PH/170/2018. The ruling favoured the nine families of Yenizue-gene Community concerning a parcel of land in Asam that is currently utilized as the operational base for the state-owned security agency, “Operation Doo-Akpo.” The families involved include the Fabiri, Ayoko,…
The Governor of Ondo state, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his confidence in the credibility of the November 16, 2024 governorship election, stating that the people of Ondo State voted overwhelmingly for the right candidate. Speaking after attending the inaugural sitting of the Ondo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Akure, on Friday, the Governor described the election as historic, emphasizing that his victory across all 18 local government areas was a true reflection of the people’s will. The Governor said: “The election was free, fair, and credible. The people of Ondo State made history by ensuring that, for…
A 21-year-old security guard, Mohammed Yunusa, told a magistrates court in Kubwa, Abuja, that he stole one bag of rice and maize because he didn’t have any food to eat. Yunusa, who lives in Dawaki area of Abuja, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and theft. “My boss, retired Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Ali Janja, employed me as a security guard because the former guard, Aminu Haruna, travelled in December. ”My boss travelled to Kaduna and left me with his children at home. The children do not give me food to eat. I stole one bag of rice and one bag of…
Lawyers and judges in Imo State have vacated the Justice Chukwudifu Oputa building of the state high court due to fears of an imminent collapse. Speaking at the court premises on Friday, Chris Ihentuge, Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch, revealed reports of the building vibrating during court sessions prompted the decision. Ihentuge stated that he had informed Governor Hope Uzodimma two weeks earlier about the building’s deteriorating state. The governor reportedly promised to send engineers for an inspection. Concerns over structural defects were raised during the building’s construction but were never addressed, Ihentuge noted. As a…
Parents of late Miss Zina Ugwu, a four years old girl who was murdered in her sleep in Nsukka, Enugu State, by a suspected drug addict, Chukwuemeka Nweke, has pleaded with the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that their daughter gets justice on her gruesome murder. According to the traumatized parents, the drug addict, Nweke, had on August 18 2024 after an alleged illicit drug over dose charged into their residence, along Orba road Nsukka, at about 11:30 pm, ravaged their entire premises, made into their flat after forceful collapse of their door, held up the four…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the postponement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration until Monday, February 3. The registration, initially scheduled to commence on Friday, January 31, was postponed to “allow the Board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates.” The Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, announced this via its official X handle on Friday. “These adjustments come in light of the recent suspension of certain law programmes at selected universities, as submitted to the Board by the Council for Legal Education. “Additionally, the Board discovered that some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres had…