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The Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, on Thursday, claimed that only about 5,000 out of the over 100,000 (5%) repentants Boko Haram members were actual insurgents. Gambo made the claim in Maiduguri while presenting a paper titled “Borno Model” at an event to commemorate the 2023 International Day of Peace, organised by an …

Operatives attached to Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 24 year old housewife, Furera Abubakar of Bantu Village in Ningi Local Government area of Bauchi State for alleged culpable homicide. The housewife was arrested for allegedly killing the four days old son of her co-housewife for a yet to be ascertained motive. The Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili in …

Suspected cultists reportedly killed two people at the University of Benin, Edo State, on Friday. An eyewitness told journalists on Saturday one of the victims was a 500-level student of the institution. He added that three other students were also injured in the clash between two rival cult groups at the university. READ ALSO: Unknown assailants gun down UNIBEN lecturer …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected oil thieves in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NSCDC Commander in the FCT, Mr. Olusola Odumosu, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday, said the operatives also arrested two armored cable thieves at separate locations in the city. He said the suspects were between the ages of …

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested three suspected vandals in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in the Tom Jones area of Lagos Island on Saturday. He added that a minibus, two carts, …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected pipeline vandals in Imo State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr. Matthew Ovye, disclosed to journalists at the end of the command’s senior management meeting in Owerri on Tuesday. Ovye said the suspects, Paul Akunne, and Lucky Chioma, were arrested in the Ohaji-Egbema local government area of …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) sniffer dogs have uncovered a cocaine consignment at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said a consignment of spare parts that originated from Asaba, Delta, and going to Malviya Nagar in New …

The Lagos State government has announced reopening of the Alaba International Market and the Trade Fair Complex Markets earlier closed down for breaching environmental and sanitation regulations. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who announced the reopening of the markets on Saturday, said the environmental issues had been addressed. Wahab, in a post on X, …

The body of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has been exhumed by the Lagos State Police Command and a few health professionals, on Thursday. The singer passed away on September 12, 2023, and was buried the following day in the Ikorodu neighbourhood of Lagos. His demise had sparked outrage from his followers, who have since taken to the …

Eleven persons have been confirmed dead in Jigawa State following a fatal road accident at Kwanar Gujungu town in the state. The Jigawa State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiitu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to Adam, the accident happened on Saturday when a Honda LE and a Golf Wagon had a head-on …