The Federal Government has instructed the military to compile a list of fallen heroes so that their families can be provided with houses. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Ahmed Dangiwa, issued this directive to Major General Joseph Omale, Managing Director of the Nigerian Army Housing Development, in Abuja. “Families of fallen heroes should…
Students in Ogun State, under the auspices of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS), on Tuesday protested the death of a student of Gateway Polytechnic, Idowu Pelumi David, who was allegedly killed by a hit-and-run driver. Idowu, a ND 1 of Public Administration, was reportedly crushed to…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed that Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks had explosives in the car when he drove to the Pennsylvania rally and used a firearm purchased by his father. Authorities found the ‘explosive devices’ in the 20-year-old’s vehicle and home after Secret Service agents sh0t and k!lled him seconds after he opened…
The gunman behind the attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, has been shot and k!lled by Secret Service. The shooter, identified as a Chinese man, was in a sniper position located hundreds of yards away from Trump’s podium in Butler, Pennsylvania as he spoke to a campaign crowd. …
Kenyan police said Saturday that they had found more bags filled with dismembered female body parts in a grisly discovery at a rubbish dump that has horrified and angered the country. Detectives have been scouring the site in the Nairobi slum of Mukuru since the mutilated corpses of at least six women were found on…
The suspect who had been nabbed was trying to evade arrest. According to the spokesman of the Federal Operations Unit Zone B, of the Nigeria Customs Service, Isah Sulaiman, the victim Hamza Elenwo – an Inspector of Customs – was killed on Friday at Achilafia along Daura-Kano Road in Jigawa State during a stop and…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the impending enforcement of the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), which will begin in the next 14 days. This initiative aims to modernize and digitize the motor vehicle registration system, significantly enhancing safety and security. In a statement, Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi explained that the e-CMR…
Around 60 bodies were found under the rubble of a Gaza City neighbourhood, officials in the Hamas-run territory said Thursday, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation there. The upsurge in fighting, bombardment and displacement in the eastern district of Shujaiya came as talks were held in mediator Qatar towards a truce and…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from the Iddo Police Division of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command have arrested Nuhu Ezra, who was found in possession of human remains. The arrest took place on July 9, 2024, around 9:00 pm in Gosa Kipikipi village, Lugbe, Abuja. Acting on credible intelligence, police found Ezra…
Bandits dressed in hijabs have abducted 25 persons in the Runka community in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. A source told Channels Television on Monday, July 8, that the bandits invaded the community on Saturday night at about 10:00 pm, shooting sporadically before kidnapping their victims, who were mostly women and children….
The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff were serving as informants to the bandits. Bichi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, said that the contacts of the suspected staffers were given to a security agency for…
Unknown gunmen opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilante operatives and a teenager in the Umuaka community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that the vigilantes were on patrol on Sunday evening, July 7, 2024, in the community when the gunmen attacked them near Afor Umuaka and…
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers killed a woman in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital. The incident which has caused panic among residents of the area occurred along NTA Road, Ado Ekiti around 7 am on Saturday, July 6, 2024. The woman, whose identity is not yet ascertained, was shot dead by the gunmen…
The Ogun State Police Command has initiated an investigation into the alleged killing of betting agent Anuoluwapo Abiodun by a police officer. Anuoluwapo Abiodun, a Moshood Abiola Polytechnic graduate, was reportedly shot at the entrance of his shop in the Imala Elega area by a police officer suspected of being intoxicated. Witnesses reported that the…
The Abia State Commissioner for Transport, Sunny Onwuma, has requested support from the State Police Command and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) to address the problem of truck drivers causing chaos along the Osisioma section of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. Onwuma expressed concern over the congestion caused by trucks parked on both sides…
Some officers of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun were injured on Friday following an attack by a group of people suspected to be herdsmen in Akure, the state capital. It was gathered that the corps arrested some cows which allegedly ruined farmlands in Osi and Igboba Communities in the North…
The abductors of Hajiya Hauwa’u Adamu, mother of popular Hausa musician Dauda Adamu, known as Rarara, have demanded a ransom of N900 million after holding her captive for six days. A source close to the musician’s family revealed that the kidnappers initially demanded N1 billion but reduced the amount to N900 million after negotiations. “They…
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly committed suicide at his residence in Abuja. The identity of the deceased, who died on Monday, remains undisclosed, though it is known that he was a member of Course 5 of the EFCC academy. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed the incident, stating that…
RESIDENTS of the Iludun community in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area, LCDA, yesterday, raised the alarm that the activities along the railway corridor and near Iludun market have claimed at least 10 lives. They, however, urged the Lagos State government to address the security challenge in the area. When Vanguard visited the community,…
The Israeli army has issued a mass evacuation order for Palestinians in much of Khan Younis, indicating a potential new ground offensive in Gaza Strip’s second-largest city. According to AP News, this move suggests that Khan Younis will become the latest focus of Israeli raids as they target regrouping Hamas militants in previously invaded areas…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of a container filled with arms and ammunition imported from Turkey at the Onne Port in Rivers State. Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi revealed that the 40-foot container, numbered MAEU165396, contained pump-action rifles and ammunition valued at N4.17 billion. During a press briefing in Onne, Adeniyi detailed…
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed over 70 terrorists and destroyed eight vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) during raids on camps in the Lake Chad Basin. According to a statement by MNJTF’s Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Abdullahi Abubakar, the operations were part of the ongoing Operation Lake Sanity…
In an early Monday morning traffic accident, 25 individuals have died and 53 were injured in a crash involving a trailer at the Dangwaro Flyover on the Kano-Zaria Expressway in Kano State. The incident involved 90 people who were traveling in the trailer along with animals, motorcycles, and bags of maize. Last Friday, a similar…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed reports of a helicopter crash in Kaduna, clarifying that the incident involved an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) rather than a manned helicopter. In a statement, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information for NAF, confirmed that a UAV encountered a mishap shortly after takeoff…
A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Airforce has reportedly crashed in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The community is very close to the headquarters of the Nigerian Airforce Air Training Centre, Mando in Igabi Local Government Area. The Management of the Nigerian Airforce is yet to make an official statement over the incident….
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced a crackdown on vehicles operating without number plates. In a statement issued on Saturday, FCT Police Command spokesperson Josephine Adeh emphasized that this measure is part of efforts to curb crime in the area. Adeh expressed concern over the increasing number of vehicles in the FCT…
75-year-old Hajiya Halima Adamu, the mother of the popular Hausa political singer, Dauda Adamu, popularly known as Rarara, has been abducted. A resident told Channels Television that Mrs Adamu was abducted in the early hours of Friday at her residence in Kahutu village in Danja Local Government Area of Katsina State. He explained that the…
A devastating road accident in Imawa Town, Kura local government area of Kano State, claimed the lives of 14 people and injured several others on Friday, June 27, 2024. The Kano State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, CRC Abdullahi Labaran. The…
Nigerian Armed Forces veterans are urging the government to establish a Ministry of Veteran Affairs to address the specific needs of retired military personnel. This call was made during a stakeholders’ forum at the War College in Abuja, themed “The Nigerian Armed Forces Veterans in the Next Decade.” Major General Ibrahim Salihu, Director of Veterans…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched a groundbreaking partnership with the Chinese Police to bolster its anti-corruption efforts. This strategic collaboration, aimed at leveraging advanced technologies and expertise to address various forms of corruption affecting both nations, was formalized at the ICPC boardroom in Abuja. Mr. Hou Wen Yu,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State has confiscated 82.5 kilograms of narcotics over the past five months. Peter Ogar, the State Commander of the NDLEA, made this announcement during the commemoration of this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Abakaliki. Ogar reported that the Command had arrested…
