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General News
Kogi’s Gov. Ododo visits embattled predecessor as EFCC visits latter’s Abuja home
Kogi’s Gov. Usman Ododo visited his embattled predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, at his Abuja residence on Wednesday as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to the property. Ododo arrived at Bello’s residence alongside several security operatives and youthful supporters protesting against the siege of the former governor’s home by the EFCC. A correspondent of the…
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Security
1 killed, 2 arrested in cult clash in A’Ibom
The police in Akwa Ibom have confirmed killing of one person and arrest of two in a suspected clash between Black Axe confraternity and Klansmen confraternity The cult clash occurred in Eket Local Government Area of the state. Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP MacDon Odiko, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
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Sports
MMA: Nigeria’s Ukah defeats Uganda’s Akello to extend unbeaten record
Nigeria’s female fighting sensation, Cpl Juliet Ukah of Police College, Ikeja, defeated Eunice Akello of Uganda on Sunday night in Enugu to extend her unbeaten run in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ukah, who is the lead in the African Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), was fighting in Nigeria for the first time in…
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Security
Police arrest 8 over murder of officers in Delta
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested eight suspects in connection with the murder of its officers on a fact-finding mission in the Ughelli area of Delta. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the officers on a fact-finding mission were ambushed on Feb. 23, while others…
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Security
NAF at 60: CAS celebrates achievement
As the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) prepares for its 60th anniversary in April, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says one of the achievements so far worthy of being celebrated is having 30 aircraft in its fleet. Abubakar asserted this on Tuesday during a two-day working visit to Sam Ethnan Air Force Base Ikeja and other…
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Security
Ododo applauds security operatives over rescue of 43 abducted travellers in Kogi
Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi on Tuesday commended security operatives for the rescue of 43 travelers in the state who were recently abducted in neighbouring Edo State. The governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, in Lokoja, described the feat as apt and tactical. “This successful rescue of the abducted bus passengers in Okehi Local…
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Security
Troops raid IPOB/ESN camp in Ebonyi, recover arms
Troops of Sector II (Ebonyi) of the Joint Task Force “Operation UDO KA” have conducted a raid on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) Camp located in Mgbalukwu in Inyimagu, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, Spokesman…
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Health
SFH trains 100 law enforcement officers on HIV service delivery
The Society for Family Health (SFH) has commenced training 100 law enforcement officers on gender, human diversity, and human rights approaches to HIV service delivery. The training is under the Key Population Community HIV Services for Action and Response (KP-CARE 2) Project, which is being supported by USAID and implemented by SFH in eight states. Declaring the training open on…
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Metro
FCTA to begin emergency distribution of grains to vulnerable residents – Minister
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will begin emergency distribution of grains to residents across the six area councils of the territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. Mahmoud explained that the meeting was to consider the modalities and to constitute a strategic committee for…
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judiciary
Severe sanctions await those who employ underage househelps, FG, NPF warn
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) issued stern warning against employing underage househelps, maltreatment of vulnerable persons and other domestic violence. The warning was given when the police paraded an Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, who was recently arrested for allegedly assaulting her 10-year-old househelp. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, said that the prevalence of…
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judiciary
Police parade lawyer over alleged abuse of 10-year-old househelp
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has paraded Mrs. Adachukwu Okafor, an Anambra-based lawyer who was recently apprehended for allegedly assaulting her 10-year-old housekeeper. Okafor presented herself at the police station after she had been declared wanted and a N2 million bounty placed on her for allegedly using a red-hot knife, an electric pressing iron, and other weapons to brutalise the…
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NEWS
Foundation wants centralised platform on Human Rights Violations in Nigeria
The Cleen Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has called for a centralised complaint platform on human rights violations in Nigeria to speed up the justice system. Mr. Nnamdi Odo, the Programmes Officer, Cleen Foundation, said this at the Human Rights Coordination Meeting for Oversight Agencies in Nigeria on Friday in Abuja. Odo said that there were delays in the administration…
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NEWS
Over 4,000 Officers to partake in 2024 Police Games in Oyo – FPPRO
Over 4,000 police officers from all around the nation will gather in Ibadan from February 24 to March 2 for the 14th Biennial Police Games. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPPRO), made this statement to reporters on Thursday in Ibadan as they were getting ready for the game known as “Oluyole 2024.” He said that the theme…
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NEWS
1 dead, 15 rescued as Lagos boat hits submerged shoreline concrete
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has confirmed that one person died on Wednesday when a passenger ferry collided with a submerged shoreline concrete. In a statement released on Wednesday in Lagos, Mrs. Wuraola Alake of LASWA’s Public Affairs Unit revealed the information. Alake said that the accident occurred around Power Line Corridor on the Lekki- Ikoyi Link Bridge. She…
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Crime
Domestic worker, husband in police net for allegedly stealing employer’s $51,000
Lagos, Feb. 16, 2024 (NAN): Operatives of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, have arrested a domestic staff member, Blessing Effiong, and her spouse, Bassey Effiong, for allegedly stealing $51,000 dollars (N76,174,620) from her employer’s residence in the Lekki area of Lagos. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP. Tunni Ayuba, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Lagos.…
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Crime
Police Arraigns Former NIRSAL Managing Director for Document Forgery
ABUJA – Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed, the former Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc, is set to be arraigned by the police on March 13 on allegations related to document forgery, according to information gathered by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The arraignment, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed due to a high…
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Security
Nigerian Police Chief Drives Digitalization and AI Integration
Abuja, Nigeria, February 4, 2024: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has issued a directive to reactivate the Police Smartforce Database System, underscoring his commitment to the digitalization of the Nigerian Police Force. The move aims to capture and store detailed information about all officers, streamlining administrative processes, facilitating tracking of postings and transfers, and issuing Radio…
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