The United States has warned that Al-Qaeda and ISIS are planning to penetrate Southern Nigeria. In a media briefing seen by TheCable, Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the US special operations command, Africa, said Al-Qaeda is also expanding to other parts of West Africa. The US added that Al-Qaeda has started penetrating the north-western part of…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested an 80-year-old woman, her 19-year-old granddaughter and two other ladies for selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol, and skuchies. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that the suspects were arrested following intelligence-based raids and follow-up operations…
The Shalom Nursery and Primary School owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Damaturu, Yobe State, has been razed by a mysterious fire. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the fire started from the primary school block wreaking havoc on the books and desks in the class, burning the entire block down. According to…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have raided some eateries in Jos, the Plateau state capital where freshly baked cakes made with cannabis sativa were recovered in addition to 48.726kilogrammes of assorted psychotropic substances. Daily Times reports that some of the drug joints raided include KNL Lounge located along Lamingo road, and another branch along Mining Quarters, Rantya Low…
Following a tip off, Idio was picked after the NDLEA operatives discovered two strong variants of cannabis, Arizona and loud, concealed in his textbooks. This was contained in a statement by NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Monday. “He was arrested in Gidan Kwano within the vicinity of the university,” he said. While confirming that Idio…
A boy kidnapped from his parents’ home in a Kaduna suburb was found dead, seven days after he was taken and N5 million ransom paid for his release. Muhammad Kabir, the victim, who was taken from Badarawa suburb of Kaduna North local government area, is believed to have been killed by his kidnappers. One of the arrested suspects…
The Police in Ebonyi State has intercepted 753 live ammunition of General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) concealed in a sack being transported in a commercial vehicle from Abakaliki in Ebonyi to Umuahia, the Abia capital. In a statement on Sunday, Force spokesman, Frank Mba said the intelligence-driven covert operation was part of efforts to identify and a crackdown…
The police arrested the two men after a man complained of having lost ₹1 lakh from his account without him conducting any transaction. According to SaharaReporters, two Nigerian nationals have been remanded in the custody of Pune police’s cyber-crime cell on Friday in a case of cloning ATM cards. The police arrested the two men after a man…
Suspected armed bandits are demanding N350 million as ransom before releasing 65 Adara natives kidnapped by armed bandits from Libera Gida, Kallah ward in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. The kidnappers said they have 77 persons in their captivity, and that they could be released if the said amount of money is paid to them. The Southern…
Many Nigerians were shocked to learn that Olarenwaju James, AKA ‘Baba Ijesha,’ a famous Nollywood star, had been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command after being caught sleeping with a teenager. Preliminary findings revealed that the perpetrator began sleeping with the victim, who is now 14 years old, when she was seven years old,…
