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Floods have reportedly destroyed houses and hectares of farmland in Buji Local Government Area of ​​Jigawa State. The District Chief of Gantsa in Buji, Alh. Sabo disclosed this when a team from the National Disaster Management Agency (NEMA) of the State Disaster Management Agency (SEMA), Jigawa Ministry of Environment, visited several villages affected by the floods. According to him, “for …

At least 11 people were killed and four others injured in a car accident in Gwargwaje, Zaria local government area, Kaduna State on Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to journalists in Kaduna. He said: “The accident involving a truck with registration number BAU 142 XA and a Golf …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested two Benin Republic nationals on suspicion of car theft. State police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests to journalists on Thursday in Lagos. He said the suspects, Kosoko Rafiu and Nunayo Sunayo, were arrested while trying to flee in a vehicle along the Mile 2/Badagry Highway on Tuesday. The spokesman added that the …

Five people died in a canoe accident in Taura local government area, Jigawa State on Thursday. State police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, He said the canoe carrying 20 passengers capsized while crossing the Gamoda River near Nahuce village. Adam said: “After receiving the emergency call, a team of police, local divers and …

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has taken swift action against one of its officers who was caught on camera demanding money from a traveler at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Immigration Assistant Inspector II Okpravero C. Ufuoma has been suspended indefinitely pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation, the agency announced Wednesday. A viral video showed the officer …

The National Industrial Court in Lagos has mandated Ecobank Nigeria to deposit N1.086 billion into the account of the Chief Registrar of the National Industrial Court. The decision came as the court heard Ecobank’s appeal against an earlier ruling. The order issued by Justice R. Gwandu was in response to Ecobank’s application for a stay of execution of a judgment …

Police officers in Kaduna have arrested a notorious kidnapper and seized a firearm and 27 live ammunition in the state. State police command spokesman Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said: “The command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit has succeeded in arresting a notorious kidnapper. “The suspect, identified as Abdulrahman of Karshi, Abuja, was arrested in …

Soldiers attached to Operation Safe Haven at Tafawa Balewa unit in Bauchi State have shot dead a young man identified as Habibu Aminu in the state. Four others were seriously injured in the incident in Lere village in Tafawa Balewa local government area on Tuesday. State police spokesman Ahmed Wakili confirmed the incident to journalists on Wednesday in Bauchi. He …

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, yesterday disclosed that the Police had arrested some of the actual sponsors of the protesters waving Russian flags and calling for change of government in states such as Kano, Kaduna and Zamfara, among others. Egbetokun spoke as the Chief Comptroller of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, revealed that foreign sponsors of the …

The Nigerian Army has vowed to investigate the death of an 18-year-old boy, Isma’il Muhammad, in Kaduna State. The boy was allegedly shot dead by a soldier on patrol in Samaru, Zaria. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj. Gen. MLD Saraso, gave the assurance while visiting the family of the deceased on Tuesday in Zaria. …