Police In Adamawa Arrest 567 Suspects In Four Months

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice In Adamawa Arrest 567 Suspects In Four Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 21, 2025

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 567 suspects for various offences within the second quarter of 2025. The state Commissioner of Police, CP. Dankombo Morris disclosed this Monday while briefing Journalists at the Command’s headquarters, Yola, said the suspects were arrested for Kidnapping, Culpable homicide, Armed robbery, Child trafficking, shila gangsterism, Rape, and sexual offences. “Out of the five hundred and sixty-seven (567) suspects arrested, the key suspects amongst them include: Mrs. Ngozi Abdulwahab, 43...

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Retired Police Officers In Nigeria Protest Over the Contributory Pension Scheme

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRetired Police Officers In Nigeria Protest Over the Contributory Pension Scheme

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 21, 2025

Hundreds of retired police personnel on Monday staged a protest in Abuja and marched to the national assembly after defying the rain. The Protestants, chanting solidarity songs and different comments, marched to the main entrance of the legislative chambers before heading for the Force Headquarters, expressed their grievances over their continued existence on the Contributory Pension Scheme.   The retired police officers claimed that they had been pushed to the wall with the government’s unresponsive...

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APC Slams ADC Over Comments On State Burial For Buhari

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Slams ADC Over Comments On State Burial For Buhari

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 20, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed African Democratic Congress (ADC) over comments on the state burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. A press statement on Saturday signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party, noted that the comments made over the state burial of late President Muhammadu Buhari are insensitive and unacceptable. The statement reads, “Triggered by the dignified state burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed...

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Police Nab 2 Sisters, 4 Others For Kidnap-Related Offenses In Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Nab 2 Sisters, 4 Others For Kidnap-Related Offenses In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 20, 2025

The Enugu State Command Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad recently arrested two sisters and 4 others for kidnapping offences in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria. The press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, states that the ugly incidents happened within the first 2 weeks in the month of July, 2025. “On July 15, 2025, at about 2 pm, the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad arrested two female suspects—Juliet Chukwu (aged 39) and Nancy...

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Chief Akai Egwuonwu Pledges to Abide by the APGA Conclave Result

CommunityNewsNigeriaChief Akai Egwuonwu Pledges to Abide by the APGA Conclave Result

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 20, 2025

Chief Akai Egwuonwu, the leading Anambra South APGA senatorial aspirant, has pledged to abide by the outcome of the conclave, which produced Chief Emma Nwachukwu, as the preferred choice of the eight APGA aspirants for the Anambra South senatorial by-election. It would be recalled that last week, upon the request of the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the eight APGA aspirants who bought the APGA form for the Anambra South senatorial by-election...

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APGA National Chairman, Sly Ezeokenwa Buries Father

CommunityNewsNigeriaAPGA National Chairman, Sly Ezeokenwa Buries Father

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 20, 2025

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, on Saturday, buried father, Chief Sir Sylvester Ezeokenwa, who passed on a few months earlier at 71 years. The funeral, which took place at Umuchu in Aguata local government, was very well-attended by APGA leaders, leaders of other political parties, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, members of the State Executive Council, members of Anambra State House of Assembly, and the Deputy...

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Plateau Govt Demands Replacement Of Military With Mobile Police

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPlateau Govt Demands Replacement Of Military With Mobile Police

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 19, 2025

The Special Envoy on Peace and Security to the Governor of Plateau State, Prof. Chris Kwaja, has observed that the presence of soldiers in Riyom Local Government Area, where 27 persons were killed, has not yielded positive results, with the continued attacks and killings of innocent civilians. Kwaja, in a statement on Saturday, called for the deployment of mobile policemen, whom the government believes are better equipped to tackle insecurity and restore sanity in the...

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Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Sealed 618 Pharmacies, Patent Medicine Stores

NewsNigeriaPharmacy Council of Nigeria Sealed 618 Pharmacies, Patent Medicine Stores

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 19, 2025

As part of its ongoing enforcement drive to regulate pharmacy practice and ensure public safety in Nigeria, the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 618 pharmacies and patent medicine stores in Rivers and Bayelsa states. According to the PCN, a total of 867 premises were inspected, comprising 344 pharmacies and 523 patent medicine stores in major local government areas, including Port Harcourt, Obio-Akpor, Ikwerre, and Etche in Rivers State, as well as Yenagoa and...

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Shariah Commission In Bauchi Empowers 570 Ex-Sex Workers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsShariah Commission In Bauchi Empowers 570 Ex-Sex Workers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 19, 2025

As a move to uplift vulnerable women and curb prostitution, the Bauchi State Shariah Commission has rehabilitated more than 570 commercial sex workers by equipping them with vocational skills and start-up capital to help them begin a new chapter in life. Barr. Aminu Balarabe Isa, Permanent Commissioner of the Commission, disclosed this during an interview with journalists in his office. said the beneficiaries from various parts of the state underwent training in tailoring, hairdressing, makeup...

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FG holds special FEC session in Buhari’s honour

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG holds special FEC session in Buhari’s honour

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 18, 2025

The Federal Government will on Thursday (today) hold an expanded special session of the Federal Executive Council, in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, that the Special FEC session is scheduled for 5:00 pm. at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The statement added that the expanded...

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