Category: News
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POLICE REPORT PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATION OF BENIN MARKET ABDUCTION
The Edo State Police Command says it has made significant progress in the investigation into the abduction of a woman at a popular market along Airport Road in Benin City. According to the police, operatives from the Anti-Violent Crime Unit and Anti-Kidnapping Unit are actively tracking the suspects involved in the incident, which gained widespread…
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ECOWAS PARLIAMENT MEETS IN DAKAR TO ADVANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
West African lawmakers and stakeholders are gathering in Dakar, Senegal, for a week-long ECOWAS Parliament meeting focused on renewable energy and rural electrification across the region. The meeting will explore strategies to expand access to sustainable electricity, particularly in rural communities where many people still lack reliable power. Discussions will focus on renewable energy solutions…
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JIGAWA FARMERS HOPEFUL FOR STRONG HARVESTS, CALL FOR TIMELY FARM INPUT SUPPORT
Jigawa Farmers Hopeful for Strong Harvests, Call for Timely Farm Input Support Farmers in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State say the start of the rainy season has boosted optimism for a productive farming year. Speaking to NAN, several farmers expressed hope that consistent rainfall would support crop growth and improve agricultural output. However,…
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NSCDC ARRESTS 21-YEAR-OLD OVER ALLEGED KIDNAP, MURDER OF TECHNICIAN IN ILORIN
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Soliu Olarewaju Mujeeb, over the alleged kidnapping and murder of an electrical technician, Mr. Olarewaju Olusegun Afolabi, in Ilorin. Speaking at the Command Headquarters on Sunday June 14, State Commandant Abbas Nda Mohammed said Afolabi was declared missing after…
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FIREFIGHTERS FOIL EARLY-MORNING BLAZE AT ILORIN SUPERMARKET CONTAINER, WARN AGAINST POWER LINE RISKS
Residents of Mandate Area in Ilorin, Kwara State, were jolted up in the early hours of Sunday, June 14, after a fire broke out at a supermarket container located along Lubcon Road, beside Peace Pharmacy. The Kwara State Fire Service quickly intervened, preventing a wider disaster. According to the fire service, the distress call was…
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KWARA POLICE ARREST ALLEGED EIYE CULT LEADER, THREE OTHERS, IN CRACKDOWN
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang, including an alleged Cult Leader, during a coordinated operation in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area. According to the police spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the operation, carried out by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) on June 11, followed…
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GENERAL ABUBAKAR’S DEATH: PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMISERATES, REAFFIRMS STAND AGAINST TERRORISM
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of retired Major-General Rabe Abubakar, who reportedly died while being held captive by terrorists in Katsina State. In a statement issued on Saturday June 13 by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu sympathised with the late general’s family and expressed…
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KOGI BANS NIGHT TRAVEL, CLOSES MARKETS, IN CRACKDOWN ON BANDITRY
The Kogi State Government has announced a sweeping set of security measures, including a ban on night travel on all state-owned roads, as part of efforts to tackle rising cases of kidnapping and violent crimes across the state. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo disclosed the directives on Saturday June 13 in Lokoja. Under these new measures,…
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DSS INTERCEPTS CACHE OF ARMS BOUND FOR BANDIT KINGPIN, NABS SUSPECT
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected arms courier in Kano State allegedly transporting weapons intended for delivery to a notorious bandit leader operating in Zamfara. According to a DSS operational report, the suspect was apprehended on Friday June12 in Gezawa Local Government Area following actionable intelligence. He was intercepted…
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DHQ CONFIRMS DEATH OF ABDUCTED RETIRED GENERAL IN CAPTIVITY
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the death of retired Major-General Rabe Abubakar, while in captivity after being abducted by terrorists. The Director of Defence Information, Major-General Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday June 13 in Abuja, and expressed the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s deep sorrow over the tragic loss. Uba said…
