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The Nigerian Navy has arrested eight suspected oil thieves in Lagos State. The Commander of NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, handed over the suspects to officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at NNS BEECROFT in the Apapa area of the state on Thursday. Oguntuga, who was represented by his Deputy, Capt. Christian Akokota, said the suspects …

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the persistent loss of firearms by police operatives in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion presented by a lawmaker from Kogi State, Idris Salman, at the plenary in Abuja. In his presentation, Salman lamented that many cases of lost firearms have gone unreported by the Force. He added …

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Friday, held a solidarity for Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Also included in the march were students, youths, civil society organisations, labour unions, and members of the Hausa community in the state. They converged in front of the Government House …

The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State on Monday arrested a juvenile robber (name withheld), who adopted the name of a notorious Nigerian armed robber, “Oyenusi”, for stealing in the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, the state Commander of the WNSN, disclosed this while addresing newsmen on the arrest of 31 suspects for alleged crimes ranging from …

After helping Spain win the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, Olga Carmona, who scored the winning goal in the final, was informed that her father had passed away. Spain defeated England 1-0 to win the world championship for the first time as the 23-year-old scored the solitary goal in the first half. Reuters reports that Carmona’s father passed away on …