At least 25 people consisting mostly of women and children, have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be terrorists in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident which occurred late Sunday night at Ajasa community, also saw several homes ransacked by the hoodlums. A resident of the community who asked not to be…
The Nigeria Customs Service said its operatives have impounded nine trucks loaded with bags of smuggled rice in Ogun state. The comptroller of the federal operations unit zone A, Kola Oladeji, said this on Monday in Lagos. Oladeji said the feat was achieved by customs officers under the FOU zone A, who prevented the smugglers…
The Nigeria Customs Service has dealt a significant blow to petroleum smugglers operating across the country, generating over N500 million in revenue through targeted sting operations under the special task force team, Operation Whirlwind. The operations, described by border analysts as a “clinical crackdown,” have significantly disrupted smuggling networks, particularly in border areas like Adamawa…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has confirmed an oil spill incident at the Shell Petroleum Development Company loading terminal, SMI, in Bonny, Rivers State. In a statement issued on Sunday, NIMASA’s Head of Public Relations, Osagie Edward, revealed that the spill, which occurred on December 14, was caused by a ruptured pipeline at…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed into law the Human Organ Harvesting and Tissue Transplantation Law, which imposes a 10-year prison sentence on offenders and addresses unethical medical practices. The law, which also prohibits unauthorised organ harvesting and advertisements for the sale of human organs, is part of five new laws introduced by…
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has sentenced a businesswoman, Oluremi Phillips, to 17 years in prison for defrauding AYM Shafa Limited of N57,690,000 in a fraudulent transaction involving the supply of Automotive Gas Oil. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Phillips and her company, Omritas Energy Limited, with five counts of stealing…
A fire outbreak at the Old Airport Junction in Jos, Plateau State, on Wednesday ravaged several shops and offices, leaving business owners reeling from significant losses. The incident reportedly began around 4:00 pm, prompting swift action by fire services from Jos South and Jos North Local Government Areas. An eyewitness, John Michael described the chaotic…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command has nabbed Forty-two-year-old Friday Emenike, Alias Ekpo, for allegedly renting guns/weapons to criminals for their illegal operations. The State Police Command, speaking through its spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, said the suspect, from Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was nabbed by police operatives Ikenga informed…
A 41-year-old man identified as Abdulfatai lost his life in a devastating fire that engulfed a residential building at No. 158 Alaparun compound, Isale Alore, Ilorin, in the early hours of Monday. The incident, which occurred around 2 am, affected a 35-room apartment, with five rooms completely destroyed before the fire could be contained by…
A 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, was on Sunday rescued from a deep well in the Igando area of Lagos by operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. The Director of the fire agency, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this in a statement saying that the incident happened on Sunday at 9:54 am at 20…
