The Police Command in Nasarawa says it has deployed 4,500 personnel to ensure hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ramhan Nansel, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Lafia. Nansel quoted the Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, as congratulating Muslims in […]

Cartons of live ammunition were discovered on Sunday at Awka Road, Onitsha, in Anambra, after a truck conveying them fell into drainage and spilled its content. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident sent jitters into residents of the area, who later drew the attention of the Police. An eyewitness told NAN […]

By Bashir Bello Dozens of Muslim worshippers performing the congregational prayers (Tahajjud prayers performed during Ramadan) were reportedly kidnapped by bandits in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The bandits, it was gathered, stormed the area around 2 am and kidnapped the worshippers in a mosque located in the outskirt of the town. ALSO […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano At least 10 persons were feared dead following an outbreak yet to be identified but suspected to be Cholera outbreak which hits Koya village in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State. Vanguard gathered that over 50 other persons were currently hospitalised at the Minjibir hospital for medical attentions. The […]

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted 75.8kg of cannabis in Ondo and Rivers states. The agency made the disclosure in a statement issued by NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. He said that operatives of the agency in Ondo state intercepted and seized 60 […]