THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has detained 22 suspects in possession of various quantities of illicit substances during a series of coordinated raids across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Kano. He …
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THE abductors of Pastor Samson Ndah Ali of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Mararaba Aboro, located in the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have freed him. However, the kidnappers have reportedly retained the church’s financial secretary, Yusuf Shehu Ambi, who delivered the ransom to them. Naija News understands that …
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A Lagos Mobile Court has sentenced two individuals to three months custodial imprisonment for orchestrating a violent and coordinated mob attack on the operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement made available to the News …
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OPERATIVES of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained eight suspects for alleged armed robbery. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters on Monday in Lagos He said that firearms were recovered from the suspects. “On April 2, a sergeant of …
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TWO brothers have been killed by suspected militias in Wapan Nghaku, a quiet community in Hospital ward of Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State, on Friday, April 4. The victims, Masandi Moses Bulus and Mikhima Moses Basungyu, were reportedly tending to their farm, when they were attacked and killed. Newsextra24 …
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GUNMEN have abducted the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Blessing Adagba. The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident on Friday, April 4, 2025. “Yes, Adagba was abducted in the Okposhi Eheku community of Ohaukwu Local …
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THE police on Friday dragged two persons before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing N40 million. The defendants – Chinecherem Ibezim, 23; and Nonso Onwuakpandu, 29; are standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has seized a truck carrying 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This information was shared in a statement issued by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Afolabi Babawale, on Monday, March 31, in Abuja. Babawale noted that the …
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A 34-year-old man, Iyayi Omokaro, has allegedly killed his 38-year-old elder brother, Friday Omokaro, during a violent dispute at Uzalla in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Yamu said …
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A prime suspect (name withheld) in the kidnapping and killing of a Catholic priest in Kaduna State, Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, has disclosed reasons for kidnapping the cleric. The suspect spoke at the Headquarters of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), where he is being held in Jos, the capital of …
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