FORMER Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase is dead. He was aged 69 He reportedly died at Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja on Sunday, August 31, 2025. A friend of his confirmed his death to Newsextra24 amid sobs. Cause of death had yet to be confirmed as of press time. …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a septuagenarian, Uchelue Ikechukwu, in Anambra for possession of illicit substances. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect, a grandpa, was among six …
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THE Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has detained a notorious human trafficker in Uyo, the state Capital. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo on Sunday. John said the operatives of the command arrested an alleged notorious …
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THE Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is deepening global defence partnerships to boost operational effectiveness and fleet modernisation. Abubakar made this known during a week-long working visit to the People’s Republic of China. This is contained in a statement by …
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The Lagos State Police Command has restricted all Egungun masquerade festival activities to designated outing points and approved venues of celebration only. Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He explained that the directive banned practitioners from engaging in public processions or street …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 502, 280 pills of opioids in Nasarawa, Gombe, Kano and Maiduguri raids. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Giving a breakdown, Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives on …
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OPERATIVES of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained four members of a syndicate for alleged car theft. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He said that operatives of the command Tactical Team Isheri apprehended the suspects. “On Aug. 1, …
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…Senator, advocates push prevention bill Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC – Cross River South) has called for urgent legislative action to address Nigeria’s rising suicide rates, citing World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates of approximately 16,000 suicide deaths annually. Ekpenyong made the call in Abuja, on Sunday when he received members of …
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the full enforcement of the executive order on reducing prices of essential medical consumables in the country. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this …
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THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says more than 23,659 people remain missing in Nigeria, leaving 13,595 families in anguish, most of them women struggling with uncertainty and hardship. Mr Ishaku Luka, Protection of Family Links Team Leader of ICRC in Damaturu, disclosed this on Sunday during activities …
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