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…How PIDOMNIGERIA was arrested – FIJ …PIDOM Nigeria Alive In Police Custody – David Hundeyin On Thursday night, Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin raised an alarm over the possible abduction and death of an anonymous investigative journalist on X, known as @PIDOMNIGERIA, allegedly by top tier security operatives in Nigeria. PACESETTER reports that his detailed revelation … [Read more…]

Poised to rid the state of all criminal elements, the Enugu State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of 123 suspects for their involvement in different crimes in the state while also rescuing kidnap victims and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition. Briefing newsmen in Enugu on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo … [Read more…]

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has officially retired from service upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. While delivering his valedictory speech at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, Ariwoola disclosed that to suit the times and address current challenges, he signed off on the new Supreme Court Rules … [Read more…]

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday said nobody can accuse him of corruption as a public holder. Speaking during the Michael Okpara leadership lecture and award 2024 at the Musa Yar’ Adua Centre in Abuja, the governor advised public officeholders to live within their legitimate means and desist from engaging in corrupt practices. … [Read more…]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and some Civil Society Organisations have expressed anger over the continued captivity of the 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue State. The medical students, who are from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were on their way to Enugu for a conference when they abducted … [Read more…]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked an online report alleging that N54 billion forfeited by some associates of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele was “shared” among certain ministers and aides of President Bola Tinubu in collaboration with its officials. EFCC’s position is contained in a Wednesday … [Read more…]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reported N9.3trn petrol imports amid fuel scarcity. NNPC revealed that the Federal Government incurred a substantial debt of ₦5.1 trillion in under-recovery and energy security costs related to fuel importation for the year 2023. According to NNPCL’s financial statement for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, … [Read more…]

The Enugu State Government, Wednesday, demolished properties used by kidnappers for detaining their victims in the outskirts of Enugu, the state capital. Among the properties were an uncompleted storey-building with an underground tunnel at Nkwubor Layout in Emene Nike where a large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered and a large farm housing a … [Read more…]

The Nigerian Air Force said on Wednesday that its fighter aircraft of Air Component Operation Hadin Kai successfully executed an air interdiction mission on August 16, 2024, in Arina, Southern Tumbuns, Borno State, killing top terrorist commanders Munzir Arika, Sani Dilla, and several others. Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, … [Read more…]

A police detective has stated that no fewer than 27 kidnappers, including members of the Auto Pilot, also known as Unknown Gunmen, a notorious breakaway faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) loyal to the Finland based Simon Ekpa, which terrorized Enugu and its environs has been gunned down in shoot-outs with security … [Read more…]

The Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, His Excellency, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, received the Chairman and members of the Governing Council of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Keana, at the Government House on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. According to a statement issued by the Directorate of Strategic Communication Nasarawa State Government House, the courtesy … [Read more…]

Enugu State Government will in the coming days move against properties, whether private residences or business premises, used for kidnap purposes, the state government has said. In a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Tuesday, the government said the step was in continuation of the determined effort of … [Read more…]