Combined security operatives have arrested four suspected kidnappers in a forest at Ewu, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State. The suspects were apprehended following a shootout with security operatives during an operation in the area. Confirming the development, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, said the suspects have been transferred …
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military, the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services to hunt down and arrest the terrorists responsible for the deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji market in Niger State, where at least 30 villagers were killed and many others abducted. The President also directed security agencies to urgently …
As Nigerians look forward to the implementation of new tax laws, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said one key change in the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) 2025 is the pegging of the development levy at a single rate of four per cent. The Coordinating Director of the Medium Taxpayers Group at the FIRS, Dick …
Police in Manchester have confirmed the identities of two men killed in Thursday’s deadly car and knife assault at the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, northwest England. The victims were named as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66. Three other worshippers remain hospitalized in serious condition after the attacker rammed his vehicle into …
Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Afegbua Rashid, has directed the commanders of Ikom and Obubra Area Commands to dislodge restive youths who have taken over the Ikom–Obubra federal highway. The order followed violent clashes between youths in Alesi and Obubra communities in Cross River Central, which escalated in the past week. The youths …
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) crisis in Edo State deepened on Thursday after police operatives sealed off the union’s state secretariat, popularly known as the Adams Oshiomhole Labour House, in Benin City. The security clampdown came just hours after the NLC national leadership inaugurated a Caretaker Committee headed by Prof. Monday Igbafen, despite a resolution …
By Esther Ososanya Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, working alongside police operatives and local vigilante groups, have rescued six abducted children in Gidan Maga village, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident happened on Monday, when armed bandits stormed the community in an attempt to abduct residents. Gun Battle in Naalma Forest Security …
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has strengthened its engagement with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to improve the welfare of officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). PenCom’s Director General, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, on Wednesday led a high-level delegation to Force Headquarters in Abuja for a strategic meeting with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), …
By Esther Ososanya The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has launched a full scale investigation into the death of a young woman, Aladi Offikwu Johnson, popularly known as Tessy, who was found unconscious and later confirmed dead in a hotel room in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. This was disclosed in a press statement …
