Some irate youths have burnt down the police station in Igboukwu in Aguata local government area of Anambra state. TheCable learnt that the mob invaded the police station on Wednesday morning over the reported killing of a motorcyclist by a policeman on Tuesday night. The victim whose name could not be immediately confirmed was shot […]
The Oyo State Governor , Mr Seyi Makinde , has said Nigerians need adequate security and restructuring of the country much more than who occupies the presidency. The governor , who taunted those who he said were running around the country because of their presidential ambition, said those politicians would soon know better. Makinde , […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says telecommunications companies have 14 days to block SIM cards not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The fresh directive is based on the outcome of a meeting of key stakeholders in the communications industry as convened by Isa Ali Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, on […]
The Senate has cautioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to desist from utterances capable of demoralising soldiers on the war front in the nation fight against insurgency. The Senate stance is on the heels of disclosure by the ICC to probe the nation military operations and its alleged human right abuses against members of the […]
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has called on the Nigerian military to change its strategy in a bid for Nigeria to overcome its security challenges. A statement quoted the former Governor of Lagos State as saying this when he visited Borno State Governor , Babagana Zulum, in Maiduguri on Monday […]
The Oyo State Police command on Monday said one of the kidnapped foreigners in Podo area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, Hassan Mill has been rescued. The public relations officer of the state command, Olugbemiga Fadeyi told newsmen in Ibadan that the DPO Oke Alaro revealed that Hassan Mill was rescued from his captors […]
A umber of police men who kept guard at the Cross River State police command headquarters have been arrested and detained for feigning ignorance over the escape of, at least, 19 armed robbers. The incident happened on Sunday night when the criminals reportedly used hacksaw to cut the iron keys to their cells. Sources at […]
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) says it has launched an outfit known as the Eastern Security Network (ESN) for the south-east and south-south regions. In a statement on Sunday, Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman, said the objective of the security network is to protect the south-east and south-south from “criminal activity”. According to Powerful, the […]
No fewer than 19 armed robbery suspects have allegedly escaped from the custody of the Cross River Police Command Headquarters at Diamond Hill, Calabar. New Telegraph learnt from a Police source, who pleaded anonymity for obvious reasons, that the suspects escaped on Sunday night after they used a hacksaw to cut the lock to the […]
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized 73 locally manufactured firearms and 891 cartridges in Kebbi state. In a tweet on Monday, the service said the arms and ammunition were concealed in a truck conveying locally produced rice. It said the contrabands were seized after some of its officers on patrol searched the truck. It […]
