Metro

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men for allegedly supplying and selling illegal drugs to secondary school students in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The suspects, identified as 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, were arrested in separate operations by operatives of the agency. According to a statement on Sunday by NDLEA Director of …

Conflicting statements have emerged regarding the status of abducted Igboho residents in Oorelope Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State, as local authorities and police insist that the victims have not regained their freedom despite widespread celebrations in the community. This confusion follows the circulation of a viral video showing residents singing, dancing and celebrating with Yoruba self-determination campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo, …

Concerned Fulani people of Nigeria have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to urgently intervene and warn Yoruba national activist, Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho), over what he described as inflammatory statements allegedly directed at Fulani communities in Oyo State. The group in the statement signed by the convener of the concerned Fulani people of …

Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu on Saturday tasked the newly trained soldiers to confront terrorists, bandits and other criminal groups with courage and professionalism, strictly adhering to human rights standards and rules of engagement. Shaibu gave the charge during the passing out parade of 90 regular recruits held at the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State, …

The Plateau State Police Command has intensified enforcement of vehicle registration regulations, charging 14 motorists before a court in Jos for offenses related to concealed, defaced and improperly registered number plates. This action is part of a broader security operation aimed at limiting the use of vehicles that are not easily identified or tracked by law enforcement agencies. In a …

The Ogun State Government has ordered the temporary relocation of students of Our Lady of the Apostles Girls’ Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, following repeated cases of gas exposure affecting hundreds of students across schools in the area over the past two months. Governor Dapo Abiodun announced the decision during an inspection visit to the affected schools, and said the measures were …

A video has emerged showing a campaign truck associated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) with people inside throwing bread at Ekiti residents on Friday, a day before the gubernatorial election in the state. The video drew widespread reaction on social media, especially because the truck was being escorted by a black SUV believed to be carrying security officers. A …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of notorious terrorist commander Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to 40 years in prison each after they confessed to supporting his terrorist operations. Judge Hauwa Yilwa delivered the verdict on Friday following guilty pleas entered by Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi to terrorism-related offenses filed against them by the Office …

Officers of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested eight cult suspects and recovered a cache of firearms and dangerous weapons in a series of intelligence-led operations in Ilorin, the state capital. The arrests were made by Anti-Cultism Unit personnel working with other tactical teams following reports of suspected cult-related activities in several parts of the metropolitan city. In a …

Officials of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) say they have commenced investigations into the activities of a self-proclaimed prophet, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (aka Prophet Sunday Koboko), for allegedly defrauding members of his church of N70,391,600. The applicant, Okey Uwakwe accused Ajuluchukwucheya of presenting himself as a true servant of God, capable of luring …