Joint security team rescues 2 kidnapped victims in Kebbi
April 17, 2024 A joint security team deployed to Suru and Maiyama local government areas of Kebbi on Tuesday rescued two persons abducted by suspected bandits in the areas. The…
Man arrested by Amotekun for allegedly hypnotising married woman, taking her hostage
April 3, 2024 The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Osun, says one Babalola Timothy, 35, has been arrested for allegedly hypnotising and keeping a 35-year-old married woman hostage…
Court gives DSS go-ahead to detain Nigerian link to ISIS for 60 days
April 3, 2024 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an interim order sought by the Department of State Service (DSS) to detain Emmanuel Osase, a Nigerian suspected to…
Navy arrests 2 suspected cultists in Akwa Ibom, recover arms
March 20, 2024 The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom arrested two suspected cultists on Sunday and handed them over to…
Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal on unlawful arrest, detention
March 18, 2024 The Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by Felix Okonkwo, one of the lawyers to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra,…
Alleged hostage taking: DSS operative lied, I never confessed to being a kidnapper – defendant tells court
March 12, 2024 A 22- year-old man, Aliyu Muhamadu, who was accused of participating in hostage taking, on Tuesday denied ever confessing to being a kidnapper in a Federal High…
NDLEA intercepts largest consignment of heroin at Lagos airport, arrests 4 cartel members
Feb. 27, 2024 …Declares 11 others wanted, blocks 107 bank accounts, N119million; seals hotel, mansions The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an…
In the interest of peace shun protest- DSS urges organised labourÂ
Feb. 21, 2024 The Department of State Services (DSS) has urged organised Labour to shun its intended protest in the interest of national interest. The DSS made the appeal in…
FG says miners, operators owing the country over N2trn, vows stringent action against illegal mining
Feb. 1, 2024 The Federal Government has revealed that miners and operators across the country owed the Federal Government over N2trillion, with Kaduna State alone accumulating a debt exceeding N300billion….
Can we get Betta Edu’s side of the bazaar?By Emeka Alex -Duru
Events surrounding the erstwhile Minister of Humanitarian Services Dr. Betta Edu, since President Bola Tinubu ordered her suspension, bring to mind our days in secondary school – Bishop Shanahan College…