From Khadijah Usman, Akure The Police in Ondo State have arrested an herbalist and three suspected kidnappers for various criminal offences. TheNewsZenith reports that the Police arrested the suspects at the state command headquarters, behind Federal Secretariat, Igbatoro road, on Friday, in Akure. Mr Abayomi Oladapo, the Commissioner of Police in the state, paraded the […]
From Our Correspondent Gunmen have thrown the Marke community in Dandamisa Ward, Makarfi Local Government area of Kaduna State, into pandemonium, killing its Village Head, Malam Kabiru Mohammed. TheNewsZenith learnt that the gunmen, suspected to be hired assassins, forcefully gained entrance into the village head’s home at about 1.00 a.m. on Thursday. They killed him […]
By Our Correspondent A Chartered Arbitrator and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Tunde Busari, has advocated for training in arbitration practice for lawyers and judges to attract investors into the country. TheNewsZenith reports that Busari gave the advocacy during the 15th Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) in […]
From Our Coorespondent, Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three persons in Bayelsa State for dealing in illicit drug offences, including distributing cakes laced with drugs. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a statement, on Sunday, in Abuja. According to Babafemi, the agency’s […]
From Our Correspondent The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has asked former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to heed the advice of the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi by submitting himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Group, in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith, on Sunday, advised Bello to clear himself […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have confirmed the death of five children, who were suffocated in a car on Monday in Minna, Niger State. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said the Police received report of the incident by 6.30 p.m. on Sunday. Abiodun said the children, aged between five and 13 years, got trapped […]
From Omoniyi Jafar, Kano The Police have arrested eight suspects for allegedly attempting to disrupt the inauguration of a new commissioner at the Kano State Government House. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaini Gumel, confirmed the arrest, on Friday, in Kano. Gumel said that the suspects pose a security threat at the […]
From Khabab Abdulfatah The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ogun State branch has declared an indefinite strike, beginning from Monday, April 8. JUSUN Chairman and Publicity Secretary, Comrades Ajiboye Olanrewaju and Adewale Adenekan respectively gave notice of the industrial strike in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta. The declaration is to press home their […]
From Our Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested an India-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja for allegedly ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman announced in a statement, on Sunday, that the passenger was to board a Doha-bound flight en-route Delhi, on March 31. According […]
ADVERTISEMENTFrom Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigeria Police Force says it made significant progress in its investigation into the tragic ambush and killing of six policemen on Feb. 26. To this end, the Police have arrested eight suspects in connection with the brutal ambush attack. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO, announced this in a statement emailed to […]