The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said detectives traced a suspect under investigation to a shop in the Nigerian Labour Congress building. The NLC had accused personnel from the police and the Department of State Services of invading its Abuja office on Wednesday night. According to a statement by NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, the operatives arrested the security guards and forced them to hand over keys to the offices on the second floor. Upah added that the operatives broke into the floor, ransacked the bookshop, and stole hundreds of books and publications. Reacting, the police, in a statement by the…
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The Economic Community of West African States is preparing to activate its standby force. The regional bloc is also considering extending security support to Sierra Leone and operationalising its logistics depot there. Christopher Musa, Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff, disclosed this at the close of the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Committee in Abuja on Friday.Musa said, “Some of the key discussions during this conference covered the proposed ECOWAS security support in Sierra Leone and the activation of the ECOWAS standby force. “Furthermore, we deliberated on issues pertaining to the operationalisation of our logistics depot…
The crude crisis rocking the Dangote Oil Refinery took a new twist on Friday as the refinery engaged in an exchange of words with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The PUNCH reports that the Dangote Group on Thursday, accused the NUPRC of failing to enforce the Domestic Crude Supply Obligations effectively, saying it is yet to get enough crude locally. Reacting, the NUPRC debunked the claim on Friday, stating that it facilitated the supply of over 29 million barrels of crude oil to Dangote Refinery from January to June 2024. However, in a swift response, the Dangote Refinery said…
Ahead of Saturday’s planned one-million-man march to end the #EndBadGovernance protest, the Rivers State Police Command vowed to arrest anyone protesting outside the designated venues. The command said the two places approved for the protest remained the Isaac Bora Park and the Pleasure Park both along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The police said the warning became imperative following a plot by some hoodlums who could not loot throughout the protest to use the final day to do so and cause mayhem in the state under the guise of a hunger protest. The spokesman for the state…
The Chairman of the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Sunday Bisi, has urged party members to submit any complaints they have regarding the local government primary election process to his office for resolution. This call follows allegations of candidate imposition for the upcoming local government elections in the state. In response to concerns raised by aspirants seeking the party’s chairmanship ticket, Mr. Bisi addressed the issue on Friday, assuring that all genuine complaints would be thoroughly examined. The PDP chairman encouraged members to utilise the party’s internal mechanisms to address their grievances, emphasizing that the party’s…
Amnesty International has expressed concern over the invasion of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights’ office in Ikeja, Lagos, by armed security personnel. The Country Director of AI, Isa Sanusi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Policemen, soldiers and other security operatives reportedly invaded the Lagos venue for public symposium and candlelight in honour of those who died during the nationwide #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest in the country. The venue, Right House, located at 43 Adeniyi Jones, Oba Akran, Ikeja, is the headquarters of the CDHR. Sanusi said, “Amnesty International is deeply concerned by the unlawful invasion of the…
9th August 2024 Brazil plane crash (Credit: Berkan Yilmaz, X) All 62 people aboard a plane that crashed Friday in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state were killed, the mayor’s office in Valinhos, a city near the scene of the accident, announced. “There were no survivors,” the city government — which was involved in the rescue and recovery operation in the neighboring town of Vinhedo — said in an email sent to AFP. AFP Makua Ubanagu Makuachukwu reports politics, business, sports and metro with a year experience on the job. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website,…
The Nigeria Police Force has addressed public expectations regarding crime control, emphasising the ongoing nature of their efforts to combat criminal activities across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, highlighted the challenges faced by law enforcement in apprehending all criminals simultaneously. “We can’t apprehend all the criminals at once,” Adejobi stated in a statement on Friday via X, urging the public to recognise the progress being made. He added, “At least appreciate us for the ones we have arrested. We arrest them on a daily basis, in large numbers.” While replying to a post showing some gunmen…
The Ogun State Government has allocated a total of 100 hectares of land to the Nigerian Navy for the establishment of a Naval Base and Dockyard. Speaking while receiving the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, on a courtesy visit at Naval Headquarters on Friday, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, said Ogun, being an industrial hub and strategic state, required the presence of the Nigerian Navy to secure investments. Ogalla said, “Ogun state is strategic in the nation, and it is strategic with us in our activities, which cannot be effectively done without the collaboration of key…
Ogun State Police Command on Friday said that it has arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in kidnapping and killing their victims after collecting ransom from their loved ones. This group operates within Ijebu-Igbo and environs in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. Two members of the gang, Chukwuma Bathlomew aged 40 and Igwe Sunday aged 42 were reportedly arrested and paraded last month while 31-year-old Ifeanyi Mathias, Anayo Simeon aged 28 and Ayo Adedayo, 46 were recently arrested. Others were Chibueze Odah 41, Ejiofor Nwali aged 35, 22-year-old Eke Peter, Monday Paul aged 24 and 37-year-old Chukwuma…