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By Deborah Nnamdi The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has declared at least 14 Nigerians wanted for alleged involvement in human and drug trafficking, robbery, cheating, and forgery. Red Notices published on the Interpol website revealed that these individuals are sought by various countries for their alleged roles in criminal activities. The individuals named in the notices include: Felix Omoregie – Wanted by Belgian authorities for leading a criminal organisation involved in the exploitation of minors for prostitution. Jessica Edosomwan – Sought by French authorities for trafficking multiple victims in an organised operation and concealing proceeds of crime. Uche Egbue…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kano State Command, has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances. This was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday in Kano. According to Muhammad-Maigatari, who spoke on behalf of the State Commander of the agency, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, the arrests were made during a raid, as part of proactive measures to ensure a safe and drug-free Kano during the Christmas and New Year celebration. “On Dec.24, the agency dislodged several notorious drug joints across the state. These drug dens are located in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has introduced the Production Monitoring Command Centre, PMCC, as a transformative step in hydrocarbon operations to boost oil production. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement, said the PMCC aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s policy to increase efficiency and boost production in the industry. Soneye said that the initiative, driven by NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services, NUIMS, builds on the success of the Command and Control Centre to enhance monitoring, operational efficiency, and production. “The PMCC serves as a unified platform for monitoring hydrocarbon molecules from…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Katsina State Police on December 24, 2024, at about 2030 hrs, foiled an attempted kidnap attack by suspected bandits, at Kwanar Makera along the Katsina to Magama Jibia road in Jibia LGA, Katsina State. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, on Wednesday, the bandits who were armed with dangerous weapons and shooting sporadically, attacked a commercial vehicle in an attempt to kidnap 10 occupants of the said vehicle. According to him, upon receiving the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Jibia swiftly led a team…

File photo of another Kazakhstan plane crash By Solomon Kazim, with agency report Sixty-seven persons, including five crew members, were aboard a passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas morning. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, which was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in the Russian region of Chechnya, made an emergency landing approximately 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) from Aktau, the carrier said. The number of deaths was unknown at the time of this report, but the Kazakhstan health care minister, who confirmed the incident, said at least six persons survived the crash, while 25 others were…

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By Deborah Nnamdi The Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 415 drug suspects, seizing 1.2 tonnes of illicit substances in 2024. Among the confiscated drugs were Cannabis Sativa, Diazepam, Exol-5, Pentazocine, Methamphetamine, Rohypnol, and Tramadol.The seizures occurred between January and December 2024. The State Commander of the Agency, CN Ali Aminu, disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Bauchi, where he provided a comprehensive review of the Command’s activities throughout the year. Commander Ali Aminu disclosed that 70 cases were charged to court, resulting in 84 successful prosecutions, while 18 cases…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Walton County court has imposed a 100-year sentence on a gay couple William and Zachary Zulock, residents of Georgia, United States of America, for sexually abusing their adopted sons without the possibility of parole. The convicts reportedly adopted the boys ( now 12 and 10 years old) from a Christian special-needs agency and lived in an Atlanta suburb. Zachary worked in the banking sector while William was a government employee. The abuse reportedly involved forcing the children into sexual acts and creating pornographic videos. Evidence revealed that Zulocks shared details of the abuse with others, with…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Investigation & Enforcement Directorate of The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raided a warehouse at Apongbon Oke Arin Market, Lagos Nigeria, following a tip-off about the sale of unregistered food products. This was disclosed in a post on NAFDAC’s official handle on X.com on Tuesday. The post reads in part: “Various unregistered items valued at N3,818,802,720 were seized during the operation, and the facility has been placed on hold pending further investigation. “The warehouse management has been summoned for questioning, and appropriate sanctions will follow after investigations. “We reaffirm our…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand in the recreational facility of the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Abdullahi Fasasi, at the Agodi Correctional Centre. The trio were arraigned in connection with last week’s tragic stampede at a Christmas funfair held at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, which claimed the lives of 35 children and left six others injured. The prosecution alleged that the trio played a role in the events…