More than 24 hours after kidnappers had a field day in Edo killing eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and abducted scores of others, the state government is yet to speak on the incident. DAILY Read more…
Category: Crime
Eighteen (18) passengers travelling along the Benin-Auchi Highway in the newly floated Edo Line, were on Friday kidnapped in Edo State. The victims who were said to be Abuja bound passengers were forced into the bush by the daredevil kidnappers Read more…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the death of Emeka Ehekweme and his wife in the accident that occurred on Nnamdi Azikwe Way at Mabushi, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, on Wednesday afternoon. The Police also confirmed Read more…
Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has said he can wipe out banditry in the state within two months if he is given control over security agencies. The governor, in a video that has gone viral, explained that he knows the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra Police – led Joint Security Force, has dislodged and destroyed a militia camp in Aguluezechukwu community in Aguata LGA. The operatives comprising troops from the 302 Artillery Regiment (GS), 14 Field Engineer Regiment, Operatives of the Read more…
NORTHERN elders under the auspices of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Wednesday, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the north following the protracted insecurity that has devastated the socio-economic life and development of the region. Read more…
A tragic incident occurred yesterday afternoon at Mabushi Bridge, Abuja, when a family of four lost their lives in an accident allegedly caused by suspected touts, popularly known as Agberos. According to witnesses, the touts operating under the Abuja Municipal Area Council Read more…
Former Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, has dismissed widespread claims that the controversial ‘Nigeria Air’ project initiated under the Muhammadu Buhari administration was a scam, insisting that he was “very clean” from any misdeed. Sirika said this during an appearance Read more…
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has accused former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of plotting to destabilise the state and undermine its fragile peace. This is as National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu tackle the former governor over his claim that Read more…
A public clash has erupted between former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the Federal Government, after El-Rufai accused the administration of a “kiss-the-bandits policy” that involves paying ransom and providing support to criminals. The Office of the National Security Read more…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old grandpa, Uchelue Ikechukwu, with illicit substances in raids by its operatives in parts of Anambra State. Ikechukwu was among the six suspects arrested with illicit substances in the raids.The NDLEA Read more…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 1,315 suspected drug peddlers in the past seven months as part of its intensified nationwide crackdown on illicit substances. During the same period, the agency seized a total of 1,387,254.27kg of drugs Read more…