Author: Nnamdi Deborah

At least 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million after allegedly paying for fake appointments into the Cross River State Local Government Service, an investigative panel has found. The victims reportedly paid between N100,000 and N1.5 million to individuals who claimed they could secure positions for them, according to the Chairman of the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission, Nsa Ekpo. Ekpo disclosed the findings on Monday while speaking with journalists in Calabar, saying some applicants were also allegedly issued fake employment letters to convince them that their appointments had been secured. He said those seeking senior positions reportedly…

recover Troops of the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested at Obaretin Community while the troops were conducting operations aimed at disrupting criminal activities and securing major transportation routes in the area. According to the Army, one AK-47 rifle, a magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition were recovered from the suspect. Other items recovered included a Tecno mobile phone, two bags, a…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Gambo Hassan, alias “Anahaka,” for allegedly disguising himself as a commercial motorcycle rider to kidnap, rob and rape unsuspecting passengers in Bauchi metropolis. The suspect was also allegedly found in possession of an offensive weapon during his arrest. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying Hassan was arrested through intelligence-led policing and covert operations. Habib said operatives of the ‘B’ Division, GRA, Bauchi, apprehended the suspect at about 8:45pm on September 11, 2026, during a routine patrol along…

A four-storey building under construction has collapsed in Enugu, leaving one person dead and three others rescued from the rubble. The building collapsed on Sunday along Ogbaru Street/Alvan Ikokwu Street in the Independence Layout area of Enugu State. Rescue workers were still using excavators at the scene to search for possible survivors and determine whether more people were trapped beneath the debris. An official involved in the rescue operation told Vanguard that the actual number of people affected remained unknown, saying the initial figures were obtained from a third-party source. The official said preliminary findings indicated that structural defects could…

A 33-year-old man, Otu Bassey, has been arrested by the Cross River State Police Command for allegedly posing as a doctor and performing an unauthorised hernia surgery on a 60-year-old man in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area. The incident reportedly occurred at a private clinic in Ekori on September 8, 2026, after the patient, identified only as Ukpan, developed complications following the procedure. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Eitokpah, confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to journalists in Calabar on Sunday. According to the statement, the patient underwent the procedure and was discharged on the same…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two consignments of synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Colorado, weighing 44.45kg in consolidated cargoes imported from the United Kingdom. The agency also recovered additional consignments of Colorado concealed in music speakers at two motor parks in Lagos State, leading to the arrest of several suspects linked to the shipments. The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. According to the agency, operatives at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, intercepted a UK-bound consignment containing 27…

The Abia State Police Command has arrested four suspects, including the father of a 16-month-old girl, over an alleged attempt to sell and traffic the child for financial gain. The Abia State Police Command has arrested four suspects, including the father of a 16-month-old girl, over an alleged attempt to sell and traffic the child for financial gain. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Gender Unit, at a hotel in Obi, Obingwa Local Government Area of the state, on September 7, 2026. The Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, disclosed this on Friday while…

The Nigerian military has killed more than 18 terrorists and destroyed their logistics and support hubs in an air interdiction operation at Tumbunma Baba in the Tumbun general area of Borno State. The operation was carried out by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in coordination with ground troops of Sector 1 OPHK. The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday night. Goni said the operation followed weeks of credible intelligence gathering which indicated the…

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man, Manaseh Bitrus Jatau, in connection with the death of his 35-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah. Jeremiah’s body was discovered along Mai Angwa Street in Romi, Kaduna, at about 7am on Saturday, September 5, 2026, the police said. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. According to Hassan, the discovery was reported by the Officer-in-Charge of the Romi Outstation, following which detectives were immediately deployed to the scene. He said, “The lifeless body of the deceased was sighted along Mai Angwa Street, Romi, with…

A man identified as Samson Matthew Ebop, also known as Ecomoc, has been accused of repeatedly sexually abusing his 15-year-old daughter in Iwuru Obio Ntan, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State. Ebop, reportedly in his 40s, was accused of sexually abusing the teenager over an extended period after she returned to live with him following the separation of her parents. According to information gathered on the incident, the girl initially resisted her father’s alleged advances but was later forced into submission after he allegedly threatened her with a knife. She reportedly kept the alleged abuse to herself after…