Crime

By Ekpo James. Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom command, In a swift operation, successfully intercepted a group of smugglers attempting to transport 8,400 litres of petrol across the border into Cameroon. The state commandant, Eluyemi Eluwade, revealed that the smuggled petrol was cleverly …

By Israel Bulus The Adara Development Association has disclosed to Arewa PUNCH that in the first quarter of 2024, 35 security breaches were reported between Adara land in Kaduna and Niger State with over 29 villages attacked, 41 persons killed, 24 injured, and 222 people kidnapped. The reported also noted …

By Oghenekaro Oyowinkigho The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Warri branch, issued a statement yesterday urging the Nigerian military to promptly remove the blockades they have set up in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State. The NBA emphasized that Nigeria is not a military state, and citizens should …

Iteveh Nur’ Ekpokpobe is an advocate of no mean repute. An investigative journalist, social commentator, Consultant, rights activist and Convener of Isoko Youth Groups Coalition for Marginalization in the Award of Pipeline Surveillance Contract in the Niger Delta Region. In this interview, Iteveh unearthed several issues surrounding the pipeline surveillance …

The Delta State Police Command has announced the arrest of a teenager, one Ebube Linus, 18, after he raised a false alarm accusing a woman of stealing his manhood which led to her being beaten to a stupor by hooligans. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, made …

By Oghenekevwe Arese In the capital city of Edo State, Benin City, a High Court presided over by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba has convicted and sentenced two brothers, Ochuko Godfrey and Ochuko Prosper, along with 14 others, to various jail terms. In a recent post on Thursday from the Economic and …

Delta State Police Command Retrieves Weapons Seized from Suspected Hoodlums Creating Panic in Warri and Surrounding Areas In a recent development, the Delta State Police Command has successfully confiscated a cache of weapons believed to belong to suspected hoodlums who have been causing fear and disorder in the city of …

Chukwuebuka Okija   A popular native doctor from Anambra state, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, has regains freedom after six days of captivity. It was reported that Nwangwu, otherwise known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki,” was abducted from his Triple P Hotel on Sunday when the gunmen attacked him and shot dead two of …

The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, led by the Secretary to the State Government Enugu State, (SSG), Chidiebere Onyia, sealed the premises of two commercial banks, and 107 shops across the coal city for complying with the Sit-At-Home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Enugu. The sit-at-home …

Bhadresh Gohil, a 58-year-old lawyer of Indian origin, was ordered by a UK court on Monday to pay more than £28 million in costs related to criminal activities. Gohil had previously been convicted of fraud and money laundering in a case involving corruption allegations against James Ibori, a former governor …