Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested one of the wanted terror suspects who escaped from the Medium Security Correctional Centre, Kuje, following an attack on the facility by insurgents last week in Abuja. A statement signed by the Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said the fleeing…
Terrorists’ successful attack on Abuja’s Kuje jail has been described by eyewitnesses. Recall that the attack happened on Tuesday leading to the release of 64 Boko Haram members. The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has since claimed responsibility for the attack. A resident identified as Chukwuemeka Micheal in a chat with Premium Times said the attack on Kuje prison is one of his scariest…
The prison invaders are understood to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore has confirmed to journalists that over 600 inmates escaped from the Kuje prison attacks. According to him, the attack which took place on Tuesday night was carried out by members…
It has been revealed that vehicles and walls were destroyed during the attack on Kuje prison. The PUNCH reports that no fewer than seven vehicles belonging to the Nigerian Correctional Service were razed by explosives detonated by the terrorists who attacked the Kuje Custodial Centre. Also, a wall of the prison was pulled down with…
A 20-seater boat has capsized after departing Ipakodo ferry terminal in Ikorodu. The incident left two female passengers dead on Wednesday. The General Manager of Lagos State Waterways Authority, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, who made this known in a statement, said the boat capsized almost immediately after take-off. He said 15 occupants of the capsized boat were…
The kids were abducted in an underground section of the church. The Nigerian Police have rescued scores of children allegedly found in an underground facility of a church in Ondo State. It was gathered that the shocking discovery was made on Friday, July 1st with the Pastor and some members of the church arrested. According…
An Irish tourist has reportedly told Spanish authorities that he was raped by two men while on holiday in Spain. The 28-year-old man reportedly told detectives he was attacked on the last night of his holiday in Valencia after he agreed to go on a walk with two men he met in the vibrant city…
The PUNCH reports that the Apapa Area Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency said it seized 19,703.25 kgs of hard drugs, worth over N6 billion between January and June 20. Its Commander, Ameh Inalegwu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Saturday. He said that the command was ready…
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has been banned by the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, after being appointed a visiting professor of Corporate and International Linkages. This comes after the Nigerian lawmaker and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested by British police for allegedly conspiring to harvest the kidneys of one Ukpo Nwamini David, who claims to be 15 years old. …
Most of the offences took place in the United Kingdom. Former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu have been denied bail and remanded in custody by a United Kingdom Court for allegations of organ trafficking. This is coming few hours after it was reported that the couple were arrested…
A young lady flogged by her boyfriend and friends has reacted. Aduke, an HND1 student of Bartholomew College of Health Shao, Kwara State, was flogged after he accused her of cheating. In an interview with TVC, Aduke said she just wants to rest as nothing is going to change even if her boyfriend and his…
It was a thing of drama when residents of the community got wave of the news. Residents of Badagry area of Lagos State were thrown into mild drama on Wednesday morning when an American woman regained her senses, three days after yahoo boy lured her to Nigeria with juju. As narrated by the unidentified white…
The deceased is a candidate on the ongoing WAEC examinations. A Senior Secondary School 3 student, Charity Eze has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Charity was a 17-year-old student of the St. Monica Girls Secondary School, Otukpo and was currently writing the West African Secondary School…
Some residents of Asaba in Delta State have apprehended a cross-dresser. The cross-dresser identified as Amarachi during interrogation said he is an indigene of Imo state but resides in Lagos. He revealed that he travelled to Asaba for a ‘dancing program.’ He said he was in an area where s#x workers usually hang out, when…
Three members of a gang who dispossess motorists of their valuables around Abiola Garden, Ketu/Ojota Road, Lagos have been apprehended by a team of crack detectives The suspects, Kareem Ahmed ‘m’ aged 26, and Afo Emma ‘m’ aged 24 were found with 5 stolen android phones, a jack knife, a cutlass, a mask, and weed…
A gun duel between police and bandits on the ever-busy Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Monday has left one dead. According to the police, one of the bandits was killed with one AK47 rifle and nine of their operational motorcycles were recovered. The police spokesman in Kaduna State, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident in a statement…
It has been revealed that a Nigerian couple, Onyinmiebi (Miebi Baraza) and Beatrice Bribena, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. In a statement, the EFCC declared the couple wanted for allegedly defrauding Nigerians to the tune of N2 billion. The statement was signed by Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC,…
The Nigerian Police and other security agencies have confirmed that the news were just rumours. The Nigerian Police in Ondo State have denied rumours that the perpetrators of the Owo Catholic Church attack have been apprehended. On Sunday, 5th of June, Gunmen attacked the Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo during its Sunday service and…
Six individuals were killed by gunmen on Wednesday night, June 8, in the Sabo Area of Ondo Town, Ondo State. Three days before, numerous people were slain at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo by gunmen on motorbikes. It was also discovered that they looted several locals before fleeing the site. Police Public Relations Officer…
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed an unidentified policeman and a motorcycle rider in Effurun, Delta State. The incident occurred at about 9:30a.m on Sunday, June 5, at Uti Junction in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen were said to have made away with AK-47 rifles belonging to the…
