Thursday, February 5

Metro

Police arrest four for possessing banned fireworks in Imo

The Imo State Police Command has arrested four men for possession and distribution of banned fireworks and various kinds of pyrotechnics within Owerri metropolis. The command has warned that anyone found in possession or distribution of fireworks will be arrested…

Police arrest five robbers posing as vigilantes in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers posing as vigilante operatives to rob passengers in a shuttle bus at Ring Road, Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, SP…

Gunmen kill four, injure seven in Kaduna community

Four persons in Bundu-Kahugu community, in Lere local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been killed in an attack by yet to be identified gunmen. The attack, which occurred on Wednesday night, threw the usually peaceful community into mourning. Those…

NDLEA arrests female drug kingpin in Lagos with 23.50kg cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said its operatives have arrested another leader of a drug syndicate, Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, at her Lagos home, where 23.50 kilograms of a Class A drug were recovered from her children’s room.…

Lagos police arrest woman, accomplice for faking abduction

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old housewife named Misturah Bada, and a 30-year-old man, Adedamola Daniel for allegedly staging the lady’s kidnap to extort N2.5 million from her husband who is based in South Africa. The arrest…

Housewife arrested for faking own kidnap in Lagos for N2.5m

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old housewife and her 30-year-old accomplice for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and extorting N2.5 million from her husband. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on…

Two escape death in Osun multiple road crash

Two persons have been gravely injured in a multiple road traffic accident which occurred along the Gbongan–Ife road on Friday night. The Osun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in a First Information Report on Sunday,…

NiMet forecasts 3-day sunshine and haziness nationwide

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast sunshine and hazy conditions across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. In its weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, NiMet predicted sunny skies over the northern region throughout the period, with hazy…

Troops neutralise IED, arrest terror logistics suppliers in Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered and neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted along the Damboa–Komala road in Borno State and arrested two suspected logistics suppliers to Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. The Media Information Officer of the…

Kogi: 12 confirmed dead, 2 injured in road crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of 12 persons with two others injured in an auto crash that occurred on Friday along the Ejule – Enugu highway in Kogi. Mr Tenimu Etuku, FRSC Sector Commander in…

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