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Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese miners in Ndito-Eka-Iba village, in Ibieno Local Government Area of ​​Akwa Ibom State. A statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity, noted that the five suspected illegal miners were arrested by the “Special Task Force on Illegal Mining” …

On Monday, gunmen attacked the Umunze Police Station in Orumba South Local Government Area of ​​Anambra State, resulting in the death of two officers. The attackers used improvised explosives and firearms, burning down part of the station. The attack followed a similar incident two weeks earlier at the Divisional Police Station in Oba. SP Tochukwu Ikenga of the Anambra State …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully carried out an aerial interdiction mission in Rivers State, destroying two illegal crude oil refining sites along the Imo River. According to Group Captain Kabiru Ali, NAF Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, the airstrike carried out on September 13, 2024 was aimed at curbing crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and economic …

One person was killed and eight others injured in a car accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Monday. Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident in a statement in Ikeja. He said two Mazda commercial buses with number plates — LND 624 YE and EKY 804 …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that 281 inmates are missing following an evacuation effort triggered by recent floods in Maiduguri. Officers, supported by other security agencies, have moved the inmates to safer facilities. This information was disclosed in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr. Abubakar Umar, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Umar, seven …

A 12-year-old girl who was locked up and tortured by her parents on charges of being a child witch has been rescued by officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom State. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Eluyemi Eluwade, who disclosed this at a press conference in Uyo on Saturday, said the victim identified as …

At least 41 people died in a boat accident in Gummi town, Gummi local government area, Zamfara State on Saturday. The Director of Emergency at the Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency (ZEMA), Hassan Dauran, confirmed the incident to journalists in Gusau. He said the boat was carrying 53 people including children when it capsized. 12 passengers were rescued alive by …

One person was killed while 10 others were injured in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. He said the accident occurred at around 3:00 pm, near the Saapade Bridge, and involved a white Mazda Bus …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted drug suspect, Ganiu Suleiman alias Barryshine, in Lagos. Suleiman has been under NDLEA surveillance for more than two years. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said Suleiman is the Managing Director of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Limited …

Police officers in Rivers have arrested three students of the University of Port Harcourt over alleged links to cult clashes in the state. Several people suffered machete wounds during violent clashes between two factions of a Viking cult group on Thursday. The president of the university’s Student Union Government, Martins Azirindu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. He …