Five of the six sisters of the Al-Kadriyar family who were kidnapped by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja recently have regained their freedom on Saturday night. It is however not clear whether the girls were rescued by security operatives or released after their family paid ransom. An uncle to the girls, Kabiru Aminu,…
Five of the six sisters of the Al-Kadriyar family who were kidnapped by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja recently have regained their freedom on Saturday night. It is however not clear whether the girls were rescued by security operatives or released after their family paid ransom. An uncle to the girls, Kabiru Aminu,…
The Nigerian Police Force National Headquarters, Abuja, said the recently launched Special Intervention Squad, SIS, against criminal activities in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has arrested 16 suspects, including three Bwari-based kidnappers. This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to the statement, the…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) for supporting its members after illegally taking away government vehicles. Ekweanaedo reports that the APC, in a statement issued by the party’s Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, and made available to newsmen on Saturday by its Media Director, Kola Olabisi,…
The Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, has recounted how a Nigerian seeking asylum abroad requested the Police to declare him wanted. Ekweanaedo News reports that the police PRO made this known via X page on Saturday. He revealed it was shocking to him when the Nigerian asked that the Police declare him wanted…
Mrs. Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, the Wife of the Governor of Ebonyi State, has called upon the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) to join forces in addressing the issue of police brutality in Nigeria. During a courtesy visit by the state chapter of POWA, Mrs. Nwifuru emphasized the need for husbands of police officers to actively work…
This is to get rid of ghost workers and ensure an effective and productive workforce in the local government administration in the state.Workers in the local government have also commended the exercise as overdue, saying it would sanitize the system, ensure justice, and rid the civil service of efficiencies. This was even as the Secretary…
Abia Tower at the entire to Umuahia City The Chairman of Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Mayor Victor Ikeji has criticised the delayed treatment of patients whose cases require urgent attention. The patients, he said, included accident and gunshot victims.Ikeji, who said this during a meeting he held in his office with…
The people of Nanka, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, have begged the authorities of the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, to order for a discreet investigation into the murder of their kinsman, Nze Joe Mohale Ezenwegbu. Mohale, from Etti village, Nanka, was murdered in the late evening…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has faulted the vigilante group formed by Miyetti Allah, saying that it will resist its formation in the Southeast and South-South. The group noted that from the mission of the nomad vigilante group, it would work with the Nigerian security forces to secure and protect the country, and wondered…
