B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: Joan Mrakpor, aka Ada Anioma, regains freedom; Deltans thank God, police
Top politician and a former Commissioner for Higher Education in Delta State, Joan Amaechi Mrapkpor, popularly known as ‘Ada Anioma’, has been released by her abductors barely nine days after…
Army recovers 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil in 3 states
Aug. 8, 2024 The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, has recovered about 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil from suspected oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma,…
Edo IDP First Class graduate bags US varsity PhD scholarship
Aug. 8, 2024 Amos Ishaku, a First Class graduate and internally displaced person (IDP) in Uhorgua camp, Edo, has bagged a fully-funded PhD scholarship of University of Illinois, Chicago, USA….
Protest: Police release 10 minors detained in Nasarawa
Aug. 8, 2024 The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has released 10 minors detained during the nationwide protest in the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer…
NSCDC arrests fake naval officer in Anambra
Aug. 8, 2024 The Anambra command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one Christian Chukwugozirim, suspected to be impersonating Nigerian Navy personnel and engaging in…
FCT CP orders investigation into murder of crossdresser, ‘Abuja Area Mama’
Aug 8, 2024 Benneth Igweh, FCT commissioner of Police, has ordered immediate investigation into the murder of a crossdresser, popularly known as ‘ Abuja Area Mama.’ Josephine Adeh, Spokesperson for…
2 injured as gas truck explodes in Lagos petrol station
Aug. 8, 2024 A 12-tonne gas truck on Thursday, exploded at a Mobil filling station, opposite Airport Hotel, Allen junction, Lagos State, causing severe injuries on two persons. The Permanent…
Village head says 4 more bodies recovered in Niger mining pit collapse
August 8, 2024 The bodies of the remaining four trapped miners in Galadima-Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger had been recovered. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu, Village Head of…
Air strikes destroy bomb factory in Borno
Aug. 8, 2024 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has destroyed terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) factory at Grazah, a location deep in…
20 killed as Cargo boat explodes, sinks in Bayelsa waterways
Aug. 8, 2024 A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew exploded, burst into flames leaving 20 dead in Bayelsa waterways….