The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that all illegal occupants in Abuja will be removed, warning that he will not tolerate criminality under any guise. Speaking at his monthly ministerial press briefing on Monday, Wike stressed that poverty cannot be used as an excuse to justify crime or kidnappings …
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 FCT Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnap kingpins and recovered ₦7.4 million alongside rifles and ammunition in a major counter-kidnapping operation. The breakthrough followed the abduction of Abuja-based lawyer, Barrister Henry Chichi, from his Karu home on August 16. Police pressure forced the kidnappers to release him safely the next day. The suspects, …
By Esther Ososanya The Netherlands will send two Patriot air defence systems and 300 personnel to Poland to protect a key hub for military aid to Ukraine, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Thursday. The move comes just days after a Russian-made drone crashed into a cornfield in eastern Poland, sparking fires, shattering windows, …
By Esther Ososanya The Niger State Government has pledged immediate security interventions following the killing of a 300-level student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, by suspected phone snatchers at his off-campus residence. In an emergency security meeting held in Lapai, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hamidu Mu’azu Jantabo, assured students …
