The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration has intensified efforts to address the recent vandalism of sewage manhole covers across Abuja highways. Investigations have identified Abuja Steel Company, located along the Abuja-Kaduna Road, as one of the alleged receivers of the stolen manhole covers. According to the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, noted that exhibits linked to the stolen covers have been recovered from the company and are now in police custody. According to him, security agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),…
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The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that 18 individuals sustained severe injuries in a gas explosion that occurred in the Oroazi community of Port Harcourt. The explosion, which happened on Sunday evening at a gas refilling shop, caused significant damage to surrounding buildings. This incident is the latest in a series of gas and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions reported in the state since 2024. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the explosion was triggered by a welder repairing a refrigerator. “The technician was using a gas…
The Katsina State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Surajo Leader, and two others have been killed by gunmen in Mai Rana community, Kusada Local Government Area of the state. The attack occurred on Saturday night when the gunmen invaded the area, leaving the community in distress. Sources disclosed that the assailants also abducted two of the deceased’s wives and his daughter, who is a university student. The victims have been buried according to Islamic rites as tensions rise in the community. Katsina Police Command spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the incident, stating that…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 17 individuals for their alleged involvement in the lynching of a man accused of witchcraft in Enohia Itim village, Afikpo North Local Government Area. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the incident occurred on January 3, 2025. The victim, Uromchi Okorocha, was accused by some youths of being responsible for multiple deaths in the community through supposed spiritual means. Instead of reporting the matter to law enforcement, the suspects allegedly took matters into their own hands. They captured Mr. Okorocha and carried out a violent attack, which…
Security agencies have arrested individuals suspected of stealing sewage manhole covers along major highways in Abuja. According to a statement by the Senior Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend their collaborators, particularly those purchasing the stolen items, as the government intensifies measures to address the issue. The action comes after a directive from the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, who tasked relevant agencies with taking firm steps against the perpetrators. Describing the vandalism as a serious threat to public safety and a misuse of national…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has announced a three-day mourning period in memory of the late Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Temitayo Oluwatuyi. The mourning, which includes prayers, will run from Sunday, January 5, to Tuesday, January 7, 2025. During a condolence visit to Oluwatuyi’s family in Akure on Sunday, Governor Aiyedatiwa reflected on the remarkable life of service led by the late SSG. He noted that Oluwatuyi’s contributions to the state’s development were significant and would not be forgotten. “Hon. Oluwatuyi was a key figure in the political and administrative history of Ondo State. His legacy…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited, to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825bn and $2.5bn meant for refinery rehabilitation and other oil revenues, as documented in the 2021 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation. SERAP said the annual report was published on Thursday, 27 November 2024. SERAP urged Mr. Kyari to identify those suspected to be responsible for the disappeared oil money and hand them over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences…
The Nigerian Army has provided clarification regarding the arrest and detention of a Point of Sale (POS) operator, Nansak Selbar, in Plateau State, over allegations of aiding kidnappers and facilitating ransom payments for terrorist groups. Dismissing claims circulating online that Major General Nansak Shagaya could face a N100 million penalty for Selbar’s alleged illegal detention, the Army labeled such reports as baseless and misleading. In a statement signed by Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, the Army detailed Selbar’s alleged involvement in criminal activities. “Mr. Nansak Selbar was apprehended for facilitating kidnapping operations, specifically by…
A student from Ekiti State University (EKSU) has accused Nigerian Police officers of extorting N150,000 from him and his friends after allegedly targeting them for having cryptocurrency-related apps on their phones. The incident occurred just weeks after Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun issued a directive banning arbitrary arrests, harassment of youths, and phone searches by police officers across the country. The student, who has opted to remain anonymous, recounted the ordeal in a social media post. According to his account, he and his friends were stopped at multiple checkpoints by armed officers while traveling through Ojota, Lagos. One officer…
The Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of the Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Hon. Tayo Oluwatuyi. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, sympathised with the Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa; the Ondo State Government; and the people of the State over the demise of the SSG. Sanwo-Olu described the late Oluwatuyi, a former Chairman of Akure South Local Government Area and SSG to the late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as a dedicated and hard-working…