The Abia Police Command says it has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged murder of two brothers, Bright and Victory Osuagwu, in Osisioma, near Aba. The command’s spokesman, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the arrest to NAN on Thursday. Bright and Victor, aged nine and seven, were allegedly strangled to death in their house […]

The Police Command in Lagos State said that the public should not blame only the police for the large number of inmates in correctional centres across the state. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. Adejobi […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Edo Command, has said that no life was lost in the attempted jailbreak at its custodial centre, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, (PRO) Mr Aminu Suleman, said this in a statement on Thursday in Benin. Suleman said that though some […]

The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of its three operatives by gunmen in Abakaliki, the state capital. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Loveth Odah, told newsmen on Thursday that the deceased were shot dead at a checkpoint on Onuebonyi/Nwezenyi Road, Abakaliki on Wednesday night. Odah said that the assailants, who pretended to be […]

Dealers, particularly retailers, have blamed the N3, 400 retail price of a bag of cement in Lagos on cost of transportation and other logistics accrued after original purchase. They made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. This was as the same quantity of both Dangote […]