The Comptroller General of the Federal Fire Service of Nigeria, Dr Ibrahim Liman, has said the service would withdraw from any state where his men or equipment are attacked during the course of discharging their duties. Liman said this on Tuesday in Akure during a courtesy visit to the office of the Governor of Ondo […]

The Enugu Police Command has confirmed the killing of two operatives of the Neighbourhood Watch Group in Ogurute in Enugu-Ezike. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency  of Nigeria (NAN), said that three persons had been arrested in connection with the dastardly act. Ndukwe […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate posting of a new Commissioner of Police (CP) to Anambra state. The new CP, Echeng Eworo Echeng, takes over from CP Tony Olofu who has been redeployed to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The IGP has also ordered the […]

By Bose Adelaja Tragedy struck Tuesday, on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, when a dispatch rider fell off his bike and was burnt to death on the spot. The details of the incident could not be ascertained but eye witnesses’ account said it occurred inward Lagos Island at about Noon. The incident was said […]

Suspected adulterated kerosene sold in parts of Nsukka in Enugu State has resulted in an explosion that caused a 16-year-old boy, Akachukwu Madu, to sustain burns on his body. The kerosene explosion, which occurred in Alo-uno, Nsukka Local Government Area, burnt parts of the boy’s face, neck, chest, and shoulders. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday, […]