Oyo kidnap:CDS deploys special forces, air surveillance
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered the deployment of special forces and aerial surveillance assets …
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Insecurity: MASSOB wants NYSC members deployed in states of origin
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has called on the …
Embryo sale: Trial of Abuja medical doctor, Abebe, shifts to June 18
The trial of an Abuja-based medical practitioner, Dr John Abebe, and his hospital, Joje Abebe Hospital Limited, over alleged sale …
N33.8bn fraud: Ex-power minister, Saleh Mamman, bags 75-year jail term
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment …
NDLEA intercepts N10.4bn worth of Canadian Loud at Lagos port
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain …
Medical doctor rescued from mob over kidnap attempt
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a medical practitioner from an angry mob that attempted to lynch him over …
Herdsmen kill four villagers in Benue community
From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi Gunmen suspected to be a herdsmen militia have killed four people in the Odugbeho community of …
Crackdown on reckless truck drivers after fatal UNICROSS crash
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River State has vowed to clamp down on …
NDLEA arrests drug trafficking grandfathers
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended an 83-year-old grandfather, Pa John Ofiel, and …
Gunmen kidnap 60-year-old trader in Oyo community
By Lawrence Agbo A 60-year-old building materials trader has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Monatan area of Oyo State, …