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Ijaw Youths Council Writes IGP Over Alleged Unlawful Arrest, Detention Of Kinsman, Demands Unconditional Release The IYC further said up to date, the alleged officers of the FCIID had deliberately refused to allow his lawyer to have access to him. The Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, has written a protest letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over the arrest of one Mr. Kingsley Joseph, by officers of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID). According t...

[FILES] Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a. Sunday Igboho) (second left), addressing a press conference over his burnt house by arsonists in Ibadan… yesterday. PHOTO: NAJEEM RAHEEM “In this state and, of course, the riverine state of Nigeria, we must resist it. We must stop it. Every one of us must rise up. The armed forces are not neutral. They collude with the armed bandits that kill people, kill Nigerians; they facilitate their movement; they cover them. If you are depending on the...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Before now, the APC in Ogun State has been enmeshed in crisis, splitting into different factions. There is the Senator Ibikunle Amosun faction, the Osoba faction and the Dapo Abiodun faction. In the buildup to the 2019 governorship election, the Osoba group had joined forces with other smaller groups in an attempt to ‘snatch’ power from Amosun, who was the State governor at the time. Since Dapo Abiodun emerged winner, the infighting in the APC has continued to g...

The Customs Area Controller of Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Adamu Abdulkadir, has said the command generated N4,896 billion in January 2021.

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The Customs Area Controller of Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Adamu Abdulkadir, has said the command generated N4,896 billion in January 2021. This is just as he said the command has fashioned out new strategy code-named, “Operation Fish Out,” to nip in the bud, the nefarious activities of smugglers in the area. Abdulkadir, who made the disclosure while addressing journalists in Ibadan, warned that the command would track, apprehend and pro...

Views: 413 Worshippers at the Seven-Day Adventist Church in Azia, Anambra State and residents of the community have been thrown into mourning following the tragic incident that occurred in the church on Wednesday, February 3.    An unknown gunman invaded the church while the mid-week service was going on and murdered husband, wife and daughter from one family in cold blood while the fourth person, sustained severe injury.   The affected persons were identified as Kenneth Emekwasianya, 70, Gr...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kindly share this story: Goods and vehicles impounded by the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, during the display of the contraband by the Controller, Peter Koko, to journalists in Idiroko…on Thursday. Photos: Daud Olatunji Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta THE Ogun Area Comptroller of Nigeria Customs Service, Peter Kolo, has raised the alarm that smugglers and their supporters are allegedly using pump action rifles, AK47, local charms and some other dangerous wea...

Customs generate N4.8 billion for January in Oyo/Osun area command Customs generate N4.8 billion for January in Oyo/Osun area command • Make seizures of vehicles, cannabis, others Feb 4, 2021 The Comptroller, Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adamu Abdulkadir (in front) pointing at a 50-kilogramme bag of rice concealed in shred groundnut pods, among thousands of others. Share The Comptroller, Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adamu R. Abdulkadir, has d...

There suspects are: Edna Nnadi, 37 years, Ujunwa Nweke, 25years ,Izuchukwu Uba, 24 years and Chinaza Ibeh, 19years. Others include; Peace Okon Effiong, aged 25years, Gift Collins, ‘f’, aged 20years, Chimkaso Kingsley, ‘f’, aged 25years, Happiness Monday, 18years,Chioma Okonkwo, 25years and,Uchechukwu Nwankwo, aged 18years . They were arrested on 26/1/2021 at about 7:am,following an intelligence report. Confirming the rescue and the arrest, Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer P...

Human trafficking: Police rescue five babies, arrest 10 suspects The rescued children would be handed over to a government ministry for proper care, the police said. ADVERTISEMENT The Police in Anambra State said they have uncovered a ‘baby factory’ where young pregnant women are kept and their babies sold by human traffickers. The police spokesperson in the state, Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka, said 10 suspects were arrested and five newborn babies...