Police arrest two, recover three firearms in Plateau
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The Plateau State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered three locally fabricated firearms in separate operations across the state. The command said the operations were part of sustained intelligence-led policing and proactive patrols aimed at preventing crime, curbing the circulation of illegal firearms and dismantling criminal networks threatening […]
![[EXPLAINER] Marriage registry controversy: What the court actually said](https://cdn.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Ikoyi-Registry.jpg?auto_optimize=low&width=170)
Troops kill 6 Boko Haram insurgents, recover arms in Adamawa
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops killed six Boko Haram terrorists in gun battle at Sabon Gari in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. Brig.-Gen. Abdulwahab Eyitayo, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Eyitayo said […]
Ogwashi-Uku High Chief accuses ACP of allegedly perverting course of justice
The Odogwu of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Ohai, has accused an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Delta State of perverting the course of justice and manipulating the police system to prevent suspects from being charged to court. Recall that the crisis that erupted at Ogwashi-Uku, headquarters of Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta […]
Arrest of 30 kidnappers in Imo: We saw human heads, roasted bodies in their camp — Security agencies
By Chinonso Alozie Security agencies on Tuesday said they uncovered dead bodies, decapitated human heads and roasted bodies at the kidnappers camp during their last Monday operation which led to the arrest of over 30 kidnappers. The Imo state Director of Security Services, DSS, Wilcox Idaminabo, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, after the operation […]
18-year-old girl allegedly poisons her guardian in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta An eighteen years old Senior Secondary School student, Tope Fasanya, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for attempting to kill her guardian, Mrs Esther Bada by poisoning her food. The suspect, Tope according to a statement by State Command Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, was […]
BREAKING: Nigeria, 10 others taken off UK’s Omicron red list
The United Kingdom, UK, has taken all 11 countries off England’s travel red list. It will be made official tomorrow, Wednesday, the health secretary, Sajid Javid, announced. The decision means England will no longer require hotel quarantine for travellers from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, testing […]
