NDLEA Confirms Arrest of 11 Drug Peddlers , at Adamawa

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,  Regional Correspondent _____ The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Adamawa has confirmed the arrest of 11 suspected drug peddlers at the Secretariat of the All Progressive Congress (APC) along Galadima Aminu Way, Yola, Adamawa State. Mohammed Idris, NDLEA’s Commander in Adamawa, Friday,  confirmed that the arrest followed tip-off, adding that substances suspected to be illicit drugs were equally discovered when the officials of the NDLEA searched the premises of the...

Deeper Life School: Staff, Students Plead Not Guilty

The staff of Deeper Life High School who were arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State have pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them. The officials were arraigned over the alleged molestation of Don Davis, a JSS 1 student of the school. The officials include Ndidi Solomon, the suspended principal of the school, Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan Johnson, Eger Wilson and Joseph Ikenna. The SS1 students who were also accused...

Kaduna Arraigns PDP Spokesperson, Others for Attempted Adultery Over Nude Party

The Kaduna State Government has arraigned the Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Kaduna State Chapter, Abraham Alberah, and four others for alleged attempted adultery and organizing a nude party in breach of the COVID-19 guidelines. Alberah is the husband of Aisha Yakubu, the owner of Asher Lounge which is the botched sex party that the Kaduna State Urban and Planning Development Authority demolished on December 31, 2020. In an earlier statement, the state...

Nigerian Army Moves Against Terrorists in Their Enclaves, Hideouts

The Nigerian Army has launched another massive operation against Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) elements to dislodge them from their enclaves and hideouts in the North East. The Chief of Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. Nuhu Angbazo, disclosed this at the maiden media briefing on ‘Operation Tura Takaibango’ on Thursday, at 27 Brigade Tactical Headquarters, Buni Gari in Yobe. Angbazo said the new operation was operationalised on Jan. 3 in the entire...

Sowore Appears in Court in Handcuff for Organizing Protest Against Bad Governance

A human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has on Tuesday, appeared at the Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, wearing handcuffs. Reports said that the court presided over by Chief Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello, would be hearing the bail application filed by Sowore and four other activists. Sowore was holding a book when he arrived at the court alongside four other detained activists. The West African Pilot had reported that Sowore,...

Gov Zulum Approves N10m for Ex-servicemen, Fallen Heroes’ Families

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the immediate release of N10 million to retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and families of fallen heroes. The governor gave the directive in Maiduguri shortly after he was decorated with the ceremonial Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem at the Council Chambers of the Government House in Maiduguri. The chairman of the Nigerian Legion in Borno State, retired Col. William...

Nigeria Security Operatives Arrest 1,375 Irregular Migrants in Four Months

The Federal Government said no fewer than 1,375 irregular migrants were arrested while the border drill code-named “Exercise Swift Response”. The “Exercise Swift Response” held between Aug. 20, 2019, and Dec. 17, 2020, was launched as part of efforts to secure the land and maritime borders in the South-South, South-West, North-Central and North-West Zones from smuggling and irregular migration. The exercise coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was meant to boost...

Police Arrest 22-year Old for Alleged Ritual Murder in Bauchi

Police Command in Bauchi state has arrested a 22-year-old man, suspected to be a ritualist for alleged gruesome murder of his neighbour in Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Ahmed Wakil, Police Public Relations office (PPRO) of the command disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Bauchi. Wakil said that the Alkaleri divisional police officers arrested Hamza Musa, the 22-year-old man, for the gruesome killing of his 17-year-old neighbour, Adamu Ibrahim,...

Military Airstrikes Knock Down More Terrorists’ Hideouts, Eliminate Scores in Borno

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores in two locations in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche,in a statement on Sunday, said the attacks were conducted on Saturday at Kote Kura and Bulama Isamari communities in Borno. Enenche said the Air Task Force employed appropriate force packages of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships based on...

Deeper Life School: Molested Pupil Recounts Ordeal

Don Davis, the JSS 1 student who was sexually abused in college has shared his unpleasant experience with fellow students and staff in Deeper Life High school, Akwa Ibom. Two weeks ago, his mother, Deborah Okezie had called out the school in a Facebook post, alleging that some senior students in the college had habitually molested and starved him. The 11-year-old boy who was admitted into the school in October, shortly after the ban on...

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