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A Nigerian Navy officer, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested over the murder of Aminu, son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral II Ibrahim (retd). During a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, announced that Muhammad was allegedly responsible for Aminu’s death and the theft of his car two …

The Lagos Mass Rapid Transit Red Line will begin partial operations today, Wednesday, August 28, according to a statement by Kolawole Ojelabi, spokesperson for the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). The train will offer free rides for passengers, with four trips daily between Oyingbo and Agbado. The milestone marks the culmination of six weeks of successful planning, training and …

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected robbers in the state capital. In a statement released on Tuesday, Police Public Relations Officer Ahmed Wakil detailed that the suspects, during interrogation, allegedly confessed to their roles in assisting the armed robbery operation and admitted their involvement in the theft of various valuables from several houses. The …

Residents of Jikwoyi Phase IV in the Federal Capital Territory voiced their anger and frustration on Monday over the failure of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to replace a faulty transformer that left them without electricity for two weeks. In his letter to the Managing Director of AEDC Zone 4, the chairman of the Landlords Association, Mr. Bolakale Akeem, accused …

Gunmen have kidnapped Aribibia Fubara, a director of the Rivers State Internal Revenue Service. The kidnapping occurred when the attackers, who arrived in a speedboat from Okirika Waterfront, targeted the Marine Base area of ​​Port Harcourt, the state capital. Reports indicate that the group of about six armed men arrived in a commando-style operation, firing shots into the air to …

The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of two cattle rustlers, two notorious firearms dealers and foiled a kidnapping attempt and recovered a home-made AK-47 and ammunition in separate operations across the state. According to a statement released on Sunday by the Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, on August 22, 2024, police operatives, acting on credible intelligence reports, …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) reported on Sunday that several terrorists were killed in an airstrike targeting Malum Forest in Kaduna State. The operation, which was carried out on August 24 by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, was aimed at tackling the recent surge in terrorist activities affecting civilians, including kidnapping and cattle rustling in Shiroro Local Government …

Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation Africa Regional Editor and investigative journalist, has been released on bail after being detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday, August 25, 2024. Soyinka was arrested shortly after arriving from Britain, and his detention sparked widespread concern among colleagues, press freedom advocates and the general …

The Lagos State Environmental Task Force has arrested six persons for urinating on the railway tracks opposite the Nigerian Army Shopping Complex in Oshodi area of ​​the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on his X account on Saturday. He said the arrests of the men were a crackdown …

Nigerian police on Saturday confirmed the arrest of Bristol Tamunobiefiri, alias PIDOMNigeria, an anonymous whistleblower known for exposing alleged government crimes on social media. PIDOMNigeria was arrested on August 5 at a hotel in Rivers State, according to a statement by Police Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi. The arrest sparked widespread concern on social media, with many demanding to know …