Operation Farauta uncovers secret slaughterhouse in Yola

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOperation Farauta uncovers secret slaughterhouse in Yola

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 24, 2025

A special security outfit backed by the Adamawa government, ‘Operation Farauta’, has uncovered a hidden slaughterhouse located in the Bachure area of Yola North Local Government Area. The secret slaughterhouse was allegedly owned by a top government official in the state where stolen cattle were being slaughtered and sold to the public. Operation Farauta, which raided the house, acted based on a report from a herder whose cow was stolen, and a footprint of the...

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PDP Vows To Rescue Nigerians From APC Rule

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Vows To Rescue Nigerians From APC Rule

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 24, 2025

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, during its 7th meeting in 2025 held in Gusau, Zamfara State, has urged Nigerians to consider the party as the only viable alternative for restoring good governance in the country. Senator Bala Mohammed, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, said the governors deliberated extensively on insecurity, erosion of democratic values, national challenges, and preparations for the PDP’s forthcoming national convention. He reaffirmed the Forum’s commitment...

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Muslim Council Bans Wedding Parties In Taraba

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMuslim Council Bans Wedding Parties In Taraba

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 24, 2025

The Taraba State Muslim Council has banned Muslims in Jalingo, the state capital, from organizing all forms of wedding parties. The ban, which was jointly agreed upon by all the imams in the state under the Muslim Council of Taraba State, together with traditional rulers, with the support of authorities, is aimed at promoting discipline, God-consciousness, and order within the Muslim community. The wedding parties banned include  Kauyawa day (Villagers’ Days) and Ajo parties, during which youths,...

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Police To Clamp Down On Unauthorized Use Of Security Uniforms

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice To Clamp Down On Unauthorized Use Of Security Uniforms

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 22, 2025

The Adamawa State Police Command has warned individuals, groups, and institutions to desist from using unauthorized security uniforms under the guise of a costume day celebration. It said anyone found engaging in such illegal practice will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the law. The warning was contained in a statement made available to newsmen Friday night by the Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje. “The Adamawa State Police Command came...

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Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Declares Atiku’s Son-in-Law Wanted

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAlleged Money Laundering: EFCC Declares Atiku’s Son-in-Law Wanted

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 22, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a businessman, Abdullahi Bashir Haske, and the son-in-law of former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted over an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Thursday, the EFCC urged members of the public with helpful information about Haske’s whereabouts to report to the nearest police station or any of the commission’s offices nationwide....

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Adamawa State Gov’t Reunites 14 Rescued Children With Their Parents

NewsNigeriaAdamawa State Gov’t Reunites 14 Rescued Children With Their Parents

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 21, 2025

The Adamawa state government has reunited 14 rescued children trafficked from the state to Anambra state with their parents. Performing the ceremony in her office on Tuesday, Deputy Governor of the state, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta Farauta noted with sadness that the state is on the map of an unfortunate monster of child trafficking ravaging the nation. According to her, in July 2025, the government received an intelligence report of missing children, most of them minors,...

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Randy Bizman Dragged To Court For Impregnating Married Woman In Adamawa

NewsNigeriaRandy Bizman Dragged To Court For Impregnating Married Woman In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 21, 2025

A randy Yola-based Businessman, the Adamawa State capital, Mamuda Duma, who was allegedly impregnated a married woman, has been dragged to court by the husband of the woman. The defendant resides at Wuro-Jabbe, Yola South LGA, was accused of having an extramarital affair with a married woman who lives in Yola town of Yola South LGA. The complainant, Ahmadu Lawal of Yola town in Yola South LGA, who dragged the defendant to court, alleged that...

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Gov Alia Suspends Chairman Otukpo LG, SUBEB boss, ES Lottery Commission

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov Alia Suspends Chairman Otukpo LG, SUBEB boss, ES Lottery Commission

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 21, 2025

The Executive Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Mr. Maxwell Ogiri, Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs. Grace Adagba and the Executive Secretary of the Benue State Lottery Commission, Mr. Michael Uper. The suspension was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula, following approval by Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia. Alia has upheld the resolutions of the...

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Electoral offense: Police In Kano Arraigned 333 Political Thugs In Courts

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaElectoral offense: Police In Kano Arraigned 333 Political Thugs In Courts

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 20, 2025

The Kano State Police Command has arraigned 333 suspected political thugs arrested in various parts of the state during last Saturday’s by-election for various electoral offences. The suspects were arraigned before Magistrate Courts in Nomansland and Gyadi-Gyadi, Kano, for prosecution. Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on the security operations in Bagwai/Shanono and Ghari/Tsanyawa constituencies, said the suspects were charged with disorderly conduct, possession of offensive weapons, intimidation, snatching...

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Boat Mishap: 26 Rescued, 25 Still Missing In Sokoto

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBoat Mishap: 26 Rescued, 25 Still Missing In Sokoto

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 19, 2025

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 26 passengers were rescued and 25 are still unaccounted for from Sunday’s tragic boat accident in Sokoto. Mr. Aliyu Shehu, Head of NEMA’s Sokoto Operations Office, disclosed that the ill-fated boat was carrying 51 passengers along with goods and motorcycles when it capsized. “The rescue operation is ongoing. We have also alerted neighbouring communities to assist in the search for more victims,” Shehu said. Anxious families were seen...

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