From Our Correspondent Men of the Osun State Amotekun Corps have arrested two men (names withheld) for an alleged kidnapping attempt. The Amotekun operatives, acting on a tip-off, arrested the suspects, aged 19 and 26 years respectively, at Ogidan Grammar School, and Nawarudeen Grammar School, Oke-Baale areas in Osogbo. TheNewsZenith gathered that residents of the […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Army has warned the Okuama Community in Delta State against any form of propaganda to arm-twist the narrative of the gruesome murder of 16 of its personnel by angry youths of the community. Army Spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu gave the warning in a statement in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the community […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Police Force is trailing missing 602 bags of wheat out of 1,840 bags, belonging to the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP), having recovered 1,238 and arrested five suspects in connection with the diversion of the grains. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relation Officer (FPRO), announced this in a […]
ADVERTISEMENT From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Police, in conjunction with other relevant security agencies, has arrested 40 suspected oil thieves and recovered two vessels in two different interceptions. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force PRO, announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Friday evening. Adejobi stated that the arrests were part of the Force’s […]
By Our Correspondent A faith-based organisation, the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society (AUD), has called on the Service Chiefs to be more strategic and proactive towards containing escalating insecurity scenarios in the country. Dr Abdul-Rafiu Sanni, the AUD President made the call in a statement made available to TheNewsZenith on Sunday in Lagos. Sanni noted that the society […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Gunmen on Saturday morning intercepted a commercial bus on the fleet of the GOU Transport Company, killed the driver and kidnapped all 18 passengers in the bus on the Shagamu-Benin Expressway. TheNewsZenith gathered that the hoodlums killed the driver as he was about to make a U-turn on sighting them. The incident […]
From Our Correspondent …..inducts 2 NAF helicopters President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has implored the Nigerian military and other security agencies to intensify efforts at containing the multi-dimensional security challenges in the country. The President gave the charge during the induction of two helicopters and an Aircraft, on Tuesday, in Makurdi, Benue State. TheNewsZenith reports that […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Army has trained 100 personnel of the National Park Service (NPS) in tactical operations to curb illegal activities in the parks. Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General (C-G) of the park said, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Goni said the training was one of NPS’s cardinal strategies to ensure growth, security and […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity announced the President’s remarks in a statement, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Tinubu made the remarks when he received a delegation […]
From Our Correspondent The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has screened 136,177 candidates within six days in the ongoing police recruitment exercise. TheNewsZenith reports that the exercise began on Monday, throughout the country. The commission, in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith on Tuesday, the Police Recruitment Board is conducting the screening for PSC. Ikechukwu […]