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A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has commented on the recent kidnapping of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi State. In a post on X on Tuesday, Moore condemned the attack and asked people to pray for the victims.He wrote, “Please join me in praying for the 25 girls…
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, has called on newly promoted officers in the command to perform their duties with integrity, fairness, and professionalism. Ogunlowo gave the charge on Wednesday during a decoration ceremony held at the Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola,…
The Ogun State Police Command says its officers stopped a robbery attempt in Sagamu early Wednesday and recovered the car used by the suspects. The spokesperson for the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, said in a statement that officers from the Sakura Police Division acted quickly after getting a distress call. According to her, at about…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has shared a cryptic message on social media following a heated confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and military personnel in Abuja. In a flyer posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, the DHQ wrote: “IT IS AN HONOUR TO SERVE IN THE NIGERIAN MILITARY.…
There was confusion in the Panseke area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Friday morning when an ex-convict stabbed a police officer in the forehead. According to reports, the incident began when the ex-convict arrived in Panseke on a motorcycle and tried to seize an AK-47 rifle from a police officer stationed at an armoured…
President Bola Tinubu has carried out a major shake-up in Nigeria’s military leadership, removing General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff and appointing General Olufemi Oluyede as his successor. The move, announced through a statement by presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare, also saw new appointments for the army, navy, and air force — marking one…
Boko Haram terrorists have killed the Commanding Officer of the 202 Tank Battalion, Lt. Col. Aliyu Paiko, along with several soldiers, during an attack in the Kashimri area of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. Appolonia Anele, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. Anele explained that…
The Trump administration in the US plans to deport 3,690 Nigerians who are considered to be living in the country illegally. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stated that it identified 3,690 Nigerians among the 1.4 million “illegal migrants” with deportation orders. A document from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) revealed that these immigrants…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four Chinese nationals and 101 Nigerians for alleged involvement in cybercrimes. In a statement shared on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, the EFCC revealed that the suspects included 67 men—among them the Chinese nationals—and 38 women. The arrests took place on Thursday at a…
The body of Titilope Olusanya, a 45-year-old woman from Abeokuta, was found decomposing in her room on Monday night. Police from the Kemta Division suspect she may have committed suicide. The police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, explained that Olusanya’s landlord, Adebesin Adebayo, raised concern after noticing she hadn’t been seen for several days in her apartment…
