Court remands woman for beating her 9 years old househelp to death

22 Jan 2023

A Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu State has remanded a woman, Mrs. Ujunwa Ugwuoke in prison custody for the alleged murder of a 9-year-old girl, Precious Korshima. Mrs Ugwuoke was arrested for allegedly beating the minor, who was her house help to death and subsequently dumping her corpse in a bush where it was burnt. […]

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Two men arrested for defrauding people

22 Jan 2023

Two men, who specialised in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money in the guise of assisting them with converting dollars to naira have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Task Force. The duo, identified as Abdullahi Mohammed and Victor Etuk, were arrested by officers of the task force in […]

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Six people killed in an attempt to foil kidnap

22 Jan 2023

Six persons have been killed as they attempted to foil the kidnap of two persons in Zonkwa, headquarters of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The suspected kidnappers, who attacked the community, according to a statement, invaded the residence of one Mr. Calistus Eze and abducted him with another person called Mrs. Amos. […]

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GUNMEN KILL EBUBEAGU COMMANDERS AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE IN EBONYI

22 Jan 2023

Gunmen shot two persons dead in Mkpuma Akataka Community, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi on Friday. A native of the community, Mrs Grace Nwite, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that hoodlums invaded the community and shot sporadically. “They came into the community and started shooting. I heard that the hoodlums […]

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2 shot dead, 2 others injured as gunmen invade APC meeting

21 Jan 2023

Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed two persons believed to be members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State The incident reportedly occurred in Mkpuma Akataka Community in the Izzi Local Government Area of the State. The APC meeting was going on late Friday in the community when the gunmen stormed the venue and opened […]

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IGP gets NCPC approval, institutionalizes support for Pilgrimage

21 Jan 2023

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has urged the ten Christian Police Officers nominated for the 2023 pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Israel to be of good conduct and ambassadors of the Police Force and the country during the period of the pilgrimage. The IGP also said he sought and has got the approval of […]

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2023 election: Nigeria Police acquire new weapons and armored vehicles

21 Jan 2023

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring internal security prior to, during, and after the 2023 election. The security agency promised to protect voters and other civilians across the country. Usman Baba, the Inspector General of Police, gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja. The IGP examined riot weapons, armored personnel […]

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The bill to increase the allowance for corps members has been stalled

21 Jan 2023

The House of Representatives has failed to reach an agreement on a bill that would increase members’ transportation and lodging allowances. After a lengthy debate, lawmakers voted to withdraw the bill sponsored by Eta Ebora during plenary on Tuesday. The bill proposes raising the N150 transportation allowance to N20,000 and the N200 lodging allowance to […]

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Court dismisses Tinubu’s disqualification over the Muslim-Muslim suit

19 Jan 2023

On Wednesday, Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit attempting to disqualify the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their Muslim-Muslim presidential candidacy in the 2023 election. The claim filed by an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Osigwe Ahmed Momoh, was dismissed by the Judge due […]

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