Category: Crime
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Matawalle Seeks Increased Funding For Defence Health Services As Nigeria, US Deepen Partnership
In a significant move to bolster Defence Health Services, the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Bello Matawalle MON, met with a U.S. delegation led by Dr. David Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Health. The meeting, which took place on Friday, December 20, 2024, focused on enhancing the existing collaboration…
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Enugu Police Dismantle Interstate Armed Robbery Syndicate, Arrest 8 Suspects
The Enugu State Police Command has achieved a significant breakthrough in its fight against crime, dismantling an interstate criminal syndicate involved in armed robbery and financial fraud. This success was made possible through a series of coordinated operations conducted by the Emene Police Division, Crack and Octopus Tactical Squads, and the Neighbourhood Watch Group. According…
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Border Communities’ Dilemma: Dr. Okey Ezugwu Urges Balanced Approach to Immigration Enforcement in Nigeria
At the recent 2024 Immigration Law and Policy Conference organized by the Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association (NILA) at the Janada International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (JICAM), Dr. Okey James Ezugwu, a retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration Service and Founder/Executive Director of the Asylum and Refugee Rights Advocacy Foundation (ARRA), delivered a compelling presentation on…
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With Commitment And Resilience We’ll Defeat Banditry and Terrorism, Defence Minister Badaru Charges Airforce
The Honourable Minister of Defence H.E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON mni has called on the Nigerian Airforce to intensify the use of their various platforms to bring an end to banditry and terrorism. According to the Minister, “you are key to this this fight and we must put our acts together on your active component…
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CNPP Condemns Murder of Igbo-Jah by Trigger-Happy Police Officer, Demands Removed Anti-cult Commander’s Dismissal
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Enugu State Chapter, has strongly denounced the senseless killing of renowned Ogene musician, Okezie Chikezie Mba, who is popularly know as Igbo-Jah,, by a reckless police officer in Enugu State. In a press release signed by its state chairman, Hon Afam Ani, the CNPP expressed outrage over the…
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FG Exonerates Matawalle Of All Allegations
The Federal Government has cleared the Honourable Minister of State for Defence H.E. Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle MON over allegations of complicity on banditry in Zamfara State. “As false as these allegations were, the accusers could not come out with convincing evidence to buttress their allegations. It is baseless and unjustifiable!!!” “Now that Minister Matawalle…
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New Youth Assembly of Nigeria Speaker Hails Matawalle’s Leadership and Loyalty
The Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Muhammed Bello Matawalle, has received praise from Comrade Famuyibo Oluwasegun, the newly elected National Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN). Oluwasegun commended Matawalle’s courage in combating bandits and terrorists in North West of the country and his loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During his…
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Murder of Enugu Musician: Police Government Officials visit Family, Identify Killer Cop
Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, in company of top officials of the State Government, on Saturday, visited the family of the murdered Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah). Recalls that the popular musician was shot dead by a policeman on Friday night. During the visit to the family of the deceased,…
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Tragedy Strikes Enugu: Popular Musician Igbo Jah Fatally Shot by Police Inspector
A devastating incident has shaken the city of Enugu, leaving the community in shock and outrage. Okezie Chikezie Mba, a renowned traditional Ogene musician popularly known as Igbo Jah, was fatally shot by a police inspector at the Enugu State Police Command’s Tactical Squad headquarters. The tragic event occurred on Friday, October 25, 2024, when…
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CSO Lauds CNS Ogalla’s Transformational Leadership of Nigerian Navy
The Civil Rights Advancement Crusade (CRAC) has commended Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, the Chief of Naval Staff, for his exemplary leadership and transformation of the Nigerian Navy. Under his visionary guidance, the group said the Navy has tackled maritime security challenges head-on, addressing crude oil theft, illegal refining, piracy, and sea robbery. In a…
