By Abdullahi Mohammed The Borno Police Command says no fewer than 721 suspects engaged in various crimes were arrested across the state in 2024. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Lawan, made this known on Tuesday in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on achievements of the command within the year. Lawan said 177 of the […]
Ikuru Lizzy The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area 2 Command, Onne, Rivers, says it exceeded its revenue target for 2024 by generating N643 billion during the year. The Area Controller, Mr Muhammed Babandede, who disclosed this at a news briefing in Onne on Tuesday, said that the command had a revenue target of N618 billion […]
By Desmond Ejibas The Police Command in Rivers has apprehended two male suspects accused of defrauding a Canada-based Nigerian woman, Sandra Austin, of N140m through an elaborate social media scam. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed the details of the case to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. She revealed that the suspects manipulated […]
By Deborah Akpede Lagos, Dec. 31, 2024 (NAN) The Nigeria Police Force has pulled out the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Abiodun Alabi, two Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIGs Joshua Ogundele and Olanrenwaju Olaosebikan from the service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the retiring officers were pulled out at […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 67 banks accounts domiciled in different banks over alleged N52.9 million fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect. The News Agency […]
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) says the Nigerian economy, in spite of intense macroeconomic headwinds in 2024, exhibited resilience on account of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) performance. Founder, CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, made the assertion in the centre’s “Nigeria 2024 Economic Review and 2025 Outlook Report” on Monday […]
By Funmilola Gboteku The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Monday said its members would start service shedding, if nothing was done to increase tariff. In a statement in Lagos, the Chairman of ALTON, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, said the Nigerian telecommunications industry was facing a critical challenge that required urgent attention. […]
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the government and people of the United States of America over the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100. “President Carter, the 39th President of the United States, was a beacon of service to humanity, demonstrating to leaders worldwide […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has categorically denied accusations that Nigeria intended to sabotage or destabilise Niger Republic, as alleged by its leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani. Ribadu made this statement in an interview with BBC Hausa, which was provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the Office […]
By Polycarp Auta The Police Command in Plateau apprehended 859 suspects, recovered 27 arms and 115 ammunition in the state in 2024. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this at a news conference in Jos on Friday. Adesina equally said that the command rescued 46 kidnapped victims during the period […]
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