Metro

A combined team of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Friday, thwarted a planned attack by terrorists in Gezawa local government area of Kano State, while two insurgents were arrested during the operation. The Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, who announced the development in a statement, said five AK 47 rifles, five …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has accused the management of the Federal University of Technology, Akure of negligence in the death of Akeredolu Ayomide, a 500-level student. The late Ayomide reportedly collapsed in his dorm before being transported to the hospital where, according to the school’s top student body, he passed away from a lack of basic amenities. …

A former Chairman of the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Mrs. Mimi Urubibi-Adzape has threatened to sue bloggers and persons connected to a publication making the rounds in the social media by an estranged wife of a popular Benue businessman against her. The allegation claimed that Mrs Urubibi-Adzape planned to abandon her family and force another man …

The Rivers State sector of theNigeria Customs Service (NCS), has revealed impounding nine containers bearing ammunition, four vehicles used in the concealment of 76.9kg special cannabis, and various items such as 724 bales of used clothing, 1805 pieces of used tyres, 2070 cartons of Tomato paste, with a total value put at N1,162,424,371 billion in six months. The Comptroller of …

Police on Friday arraigned one Madaki Isah at the Kano Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 40 different Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The 30-year-old was arraigned for criminal conspiracy, theft, and being in possession of stolen ATM cards. The prosecutor, ASP Umar Abdullahi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 30 in Kano. Abdullahi alleged that …

Police operatives in Benue have arrested one Aondohemba Joseph in connection with the death of a retired President of the state Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Margaret Igbetar, The spokesperson for the state police command, Sewuese Anene, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Makurdi. The 73-year-old judge was found with deep cuts on her back on Friday. …

The Kano State Police Command has confiscated 820 cartons of fake and expired drugs at Malam Kato Market in Fage local government area of the state. The command spokesman, Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday, said the drugs were recovered from two warehouses at the market. He listed the drugs to include 514 cartons of …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, commissioned the Yaba Overpass Bridge to ensure the safety of residents. In his address at the event, the governor said the construction of four bridges across rail lines started three years ago. He said: “The bridges, located at Ikeja, Mushin, Yaba and Oyingbo, are designed to ensure the safety of our people. …

Police operatives have arrested 19 suspected cultists in the state in connection with the recent violence in the Sagamu area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. He said a leader of the Eiye Confraternity, Hammed Ogunnibi, was arrested in a tactical operation by operatives attached …

The Kano State government on Thursday arraigned the former managing director of the state’s Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Alhaji Bala Muhammad Inuwa, and two others for alleged N4 billion fraud. The two others are the ex-MD’s son, Bala Muhammad Inuwa, and incorporated Trustees of the Association of Compassionate Friends. The defendants were arraigned on a 10-count charge of criminal conspiracy, …