The Rivers State Police Command has announced that its operatives have dismantled a child trafficking syndicate and rescued four children in the Rumukwachi Community near Port Harcourt. The police also revealed that a suspect, Esther Anthony, and an alleged accomplice were arrested in connection with the trafficking. The spokesperson for the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed…
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered a final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments. This is the single largest asset recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, since its inception in 2023. The Estate…
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday as a devastating fire engulfed the residence of a Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, killing him, his wife, and four of their children in the Akankan Area of Ede, Osun State. The midnight inferno has left the community in shock and mourning. Residents…
Gov. Okpebholo reinstates sacked AAU staff Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the immediate reinstatement of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma staff who were unlawfully dismissed by the defunct Special Intervention Team (S.I.T.) in March 2023 during former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration. In a statement issued by Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq., Secretary to…
The kidnappers of four children, including a toddler, in Kaduna have reduced the ransom from N300 million to N25 million. The children went missing while their father was out last Tuesday night to visit his wife, who was taking care of their sick twins admitted to a nearby hospital. The victims were kidnapped from their…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen has reiterated that lack of local government impedes national development. He said autonomy breeds corruption and ineffectiveness at the local government level. He stated this in an opening remark at the ‘National Dialogue on Local Government and Constitution Amendment’ in Abuja on Monday. The Speaker noted…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has replied fGeneral Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), who said that he (Gowon) pleaded with the late General Sani Abacha not to execute him. Obasanjo was one of those imprisoned by the regime of Abacha over an alleged coup plot to overthrow Abacha. Speaking during the first ever Plateau Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carols…
Mr. Ifeanyi Okedinachi has called on the Inspector-General of Police and other relevant authorities to intervene in alleged beaten of Emeka, a 28-year-old man, to death in Asaba, Delta State, by operatives of the state command. Okedinachi, an elder to the late Emeka, called on the high command of police to ensure that thorough investigation…
The Jigawa State government led by Governor Umar Namadi spent N1.5 billion within three months on building and renovation of mosques and other religious structures, a copy of the state budget performance report obtained by SaharaReporters has revealed. The report titled “Jigawa State Third Quarter (July – September) 2024 Budget Performance” was posted on the…
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), said he pleaded with late Gen. Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an alleged coup plot in 1995. Gowon said this at the maiden edition of the Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival organised by the Plateau Government. It took place in…
