By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) is working with two security arms to curb insecurity on Lagos waterways, the General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, has said. TheNewsZenith reports that the collaboration is with the Marine Police and the Nigerian Navy. Emmanuel explained that beyond the Marine Police and the Navy, LASWA laos […]
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 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 Our Correspondent The Police Command in Delta State has confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber during a gun battle with its operatives. DSP Bright Edafe, the Public Relations Officer for the State Command, announced this in a statement in Asaba. Edafe stated that the operation, leading to the death of the […]
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 […]
From Our Correspondent The Police in Cross River State have arrested two members of a four-man kidnap gang, the State Command’s spokesperson said. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Irene Ugbo confirmed the arrest, adding that the gang abducted the wife of a popular vehicle dealer in Calabar. Ugbo said the gang released their […]
Eight people died on Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into an oncoming vehicle on a South Texas highway. The crash happened around 6.30 a.m. when the driver of a 2009 Honda Civic tried to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office. The State […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has intercepted some amunitions and arrest two suspects in One near Port Harcourt, TheNewsZenith reports. The Comptroller of Rivers Command, Baba Imam, told newsmen, on Friday in One, that the Customs have handed the suspects over to the Police. TheNewsZenith quotes Imam as saying the command also […]
From Our Correspondent The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police has arrested two minors for allegedly setting their school on fire in the Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government. The spokesperson of the Command, Superintendent of Police, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement, on Monday, in Abeokuta. Odutola explained that the minors, aged […]
Two police officers sustained slight injuries when one of the two terrorists blew himself up on Sunday morning. The attack happened in front of the General Directorate of Security in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the Interior Minister said. ”…Two terrorists, who arrived in a light commercial vehicle in front of the gate of the […]