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Police threaten to arrest, prosecute PoS operators

Police threaten to arrest, prosecute PoS operators

Police authorities have threatened to sanction Point-of-sale (PoS) machine operators across the Commands, Formations nationwide, This followed public outcry on alleged illegal and illicit transactions through point-of-sale (POS) machine operators and conivance with certain police operatives. Force Public Relations officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this on Monday in a statement issued on behalf of the...

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Corps member returns lost iPhone 13 Pro Max

Corps member returns lost iPhone 13 Pro Max

A National Youth Service Corps member, Taofeekat Adebimpe has found a lost iPhone 13 Pro Max and returned it to the Management of the orientation Camp at Sagamu in Ogun State, which will handover same to the owner. The market value of of iPhone 13 Pro Max in Nigeria ranges from N830,000 (Eight Hundred and...

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Pastor prays for dollar to crash breaks internet

Pastor prays for dollar to crash breaks internet

A Nigerian Pastor, Chibueze Okezie has set the tone for laughter, following his prayer for the United States dollar to crash in the wake of worsening hunger crisis in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu. Recall that no fewer than 15 persons have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in connection with looting and stealing from...

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15 suspects in police net for looting warehouse

15 suspects in police net for looting warehouse

15 suspects allegedly involved in vandalism and looting of a warehouse in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are in police net. The warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA) in Abuja, was invaded by hoodlums on Sunday. Spokesperson of the FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh disclosed this in a statement made available to...

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ESN fighter killed in gun battle with troops

ESN fighter killed in gun battle with troops

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a member of Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network, IPOB/ESN fighter in Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local government Area of Imo State. The Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement where he said arms and ammunition were recovered after clearing...

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NDLEA receives 1,110kg illicit drugs from Army

NDLEA receives 1,110kg illicit drugs from Army

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Saturday 2nd March 2024, took custody weighing 1,110 kilogrammes of cannabis Sativa from the 243 Recce Battalion, Nigerian Army, Badagry, Lagos State. Spokesman for the anti-narcotic Agency, Femi Babafemi said on Sunday in a statement that the illicit substance in 27 sacks, were recovered at a Coastal...

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Nollywood actor ‘Mr Ibu’ dies of Cardiac arrest

Nollywood actor ‘Mr Ibu’ dies of Cardiac arrest

The Actors Guild of Nigeria has announced the death of veteran 62-year-old Nollywood actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu. Okafor died on Saturday due of complications arising from Cardiac arrest, after undergoing multiple surgeries, including a leg amputation surgery due to “constant clotting of the blood in his leg. Emeka Rollas, President of...

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2 policemen brutalized during conflict resolution

2 policemen brutalized during conflict resolution

Two police officers caught in a web of bloody violence executed by hoodlums in Akoko-Edo Local government Area of Edo State have been allegedly hospitalized. It was leant that the brutalized policemen are orderlies to a former member of Edo State House of Assembly who represented Akoko-Edo Constituency II. The attack occurred during a peace...

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Ighodalo pays tribute as Duke joins ancestors

Ighodalo pays tribute as Duke joins ancestors

Dr Asue Ighodalo, Candidate of the Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 Edo governorship election has paid tribute to Uholor village in Ovia North East Local government Area of the State, following the demise of the (Duke) Enogie, Mr Jackson Owie Igbinoghene. Mr Igbinoghene, whose life and legacy meant so much...

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‘Terrorist’ arrested for killing Nigerian in video

‘Terrorist’ arrested for killing Nigerian in video

A suspected terrorist spotted in a grisly viral video on January 24, 2024, killing a Nigerian has been identified and arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army in Mangu Local government Area of Plateau State. In a statement, the Army said 34-year-old Zaharadeen Ibrahim and his 52-year-old accomplice, Ibrahim Mohammed — a member of the...