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Hoodlums shoot policeman dead in Delta, cart away rifle

John Ogunsemore Dec 11, 2020 0

Armed hoodlums have shot dead a mobile policeman in Delta State and carted away his rifle.It was learnt that the incident occurred Friday afternoon along the popular Jakpa Road.Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Delta…

Features

#EndSARS: Pastor leads hoodlums returning looted items in Plateau

John Ogunsemore Nov 24, 2020 0

Some suspected hoodlums who participated in the looting, vandalism of warehouses and other public and private property during the #EndSARS protest in Plateau have returned their loot and sought forgiveness.The repentant persons were led…

Crime

720 Suspected Criminals Arrested As Police Raid Black Spots In Lagos

Oladapo Udom Nov 15, 2020 0

The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday, carried out simultaneous raids on areas believed to be harbouring criminals and hoodlums, across the 14 area commands in the state. SEE ALSO: 435 Specialists Trained By Nigerian Air Force To Man…

Business

Private sector lost N5tn to #EndSARS unrest – NECA

John Ogunsemore Nov 11, 2020 0

The looting and arson that trailed the hijacking of peaceful #EndSARS protests by hoodlums across the nation cost the private sector N5 trillion in loss of investments and assets.The Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA)…

Features

#EndSARS Unrest: Policemen Hanging Around Destroyed Stations Like IDPs – Police Panel

John Ogunsemore Nov 9, 2020 0

The Inspector-General of Police Committee on EndSARS Protest Damage Assessment says policemen have been hanging around like Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) since their stations were destroyed in the unrest that trailed the protests.…

Government

22 officers killed: Police lives matter, by Fredrick Nwabufo

Fredrick Nwabufo Nov 1, 2020 0

Humanity is all inclusive. There are no higher or lesser humans. We all breathe the same air. Whether doctor, lawyer, journalist, police or soldier; we are all humans first, and as such we are entitled to the natural right to exist, to…

Metro

#EndSARS Unrest: I Built My Looted, Burnt Home For 18 Years – Senator

John Ogunsemore Oct 31, 2020 0

Former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba says his house looted and set ablaze in Calabar, Cross River State took 18 years to build.The house located at Asari Eso Calabar layout was vandalised after hoodlums hijacked peaceful #EndSARS…

Government

Minister Condemns Destruction of Medical Equipment in Kogi

Salisu Sani-Idris Oct 30, 2020 0

The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has condemned the destruction by hoodlums of medical equipment worth billions of naira at the Central Medical Store in Kogi.Aliyu, in a statement signed by her Special Assistant on…

Metro

Ebonyi hoodlums cut off policeman’s manhood after killing him

John Ogunsemore Oct 29, 2020 0

The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi State, Mr. Philip Maku, says hoodlums in the guise of EndSARS protesters have killed a policeman, Inspector Egu Omini and cut off his manhood.This was disclosed in a Thursday statement signed by…

Insecurity

#EndSARS: Hoodlums Kill 4 Policemen, 2 Injured In Anambra

Chimezie Anaso Oct 28, 2020 0

No fewer than four Police officers were confirmed dead and two injured in Anambra during the recent #EndSARS protests in the state by hoodlums. SEE ALSO: 3 Police Officers Shot While Responding To 911 House Call In Texas Mr John Abang,…

Government

PFN Condemns Vandalisation, Looting of Properties in Jos

Polycarp Auta Oct 27, 2020 0

The Plateau Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has condemned the vandalisation and looting of government properties and private businesses by hoodlums in Jos and environs.This is contained in a statement…

News

Supreme Court Ruling: Irate Mob Drive Away Osun monarch, Seals Palace

Olajide Idowu Oct 26, 2020 0

Irate mob on Monday reportedly attacked Oba Olatunde Falabi, the Akire of Ikire, Osun, where they allegedly chased away the king and seal off the palace.The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that Oba Falabi was taken into safety by…

Health

Looting: Stop Invading Medical warehouses – PTF

Abujah Racheal Oct 26, 2020 0

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF), has called on hoodlums to stop invading medical warehouses as the medicines there are stored under specific conditions. Speaking at the daily briefing of the PTF on Monday in Abuja, the PTF…

Government

Cross River will Require N5 Billion to Repair Vandalised Centre

Benson Ezugwu Oct 26, 2020 0

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says the state will require N5 billion to repair the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) vandalised by hoodlums.Ayade made this known on Monday while reaffirming the curfew imposed on…

Features

Nigeria doesn’t need obstinate leaders – Tunde Bakare

John Ogunsemore Oct 25, 2020 0

Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare says Nigeria needs tactful and not obstinate leaders.He disclosed this in a State of The Nation address in his…

Features

Hoodlums besiege Abuja industrial estate, loot warehouses

John Ogunsemore Oct 25, 2020 0

Policemen fired teargas but that was not enough to deter hoodlums bent on looting warehouses in the Idu Industrial Estate, Abuja on Sunday.The looters invaded the industrial estate and immediately began to loot warehouses located…

Government

Hoodlums Vandalise Plateau State Secretariat, Water Board, Others

Polycarp Auta Oct 25, 2020 0

Some hoodlums have vandalised the Plateau State Secretariat, the Plateau Publishing Company (PPC), publishers of the Nigerian Standard Newspaper, and the State Water Board, all located in Jos.Mr Tanimola Obasa, the Public…

News

#EndSARS unrest: Lagos evaluates files of 229 hoodlums, arsonists

Moji Eniola Oct 24, 2020 0

The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has arrested 229 suspects that allegedly took part in the mayhem in Lagos State in the aftermath of the Lekki Toll Plaza incident on Tuesday night.The ministry said in a statement said that it would…

Metro

Enough is Enough – IGP orders police to reclaim public space, restore normalcy

John Ogunsemore Oct 24, 2020 0

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police operational assets and resources to stop criminal elements masquerading as protesters in some parts of the country.He said they…

Politics

Violence: Some elements trying to drive wedge between Yoruba, Igbo – Afenifere, Ohanaeze

John Ogunsemore Oct 24, 2020 0

Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural groups say some unscrupulous elements are perpetrating violence to drive a wedge between Yoruba and Igbo people.The groups stated this in a joint statement while reacting to the hijack of the…

Government

Hoodlums Vandalise NEMA, SEMA Warehouses in Jos

Polycarp Auta Oct 24, 2020 0

Some hoodlums on Saturday in Jos vandalised the warehouses of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and that of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and looted foodstuff and other items stored there.…

Government

Hoodlums Attack Customs Warehouse, Injure Officers in Kwara

Chiazo Ogbolu Oct 24, 2020 0

Hoodlums, masquerading as EndSARS protesters, attacked the Kwara Command warehouse of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Ilorin on Saturday with the intention to loot. SEE ALSO:Private sector lost N5tn to #EndSARS unrest - NECA In a…

Metro

Hoodlums Break Into COVID-19 Warehouse In Cross River, Loot Palliatives

Christian Njoku Oct 23, 2020 0

Hoodlums under the guise of the ongoing #EndSARS protest on Friday looted Cross River COVID-19 palliative warehouse at Bishop Moinagh Street, State Housing Authority in Calabar. SEE ALSO: Germany struggles to process ramped-up coronavirus…

Metro

JUST IN: Ikoyi prison under attack from suspected hoodlums

Adefemola Akintade Oct 22, 2020 0

Ikoyi correctional facility in Lagos state has been attacked by suspected hoodlums.The hoodlums have set some buildings ablaze in a bid to free inmates of the facility.However, prison wardens have called for help from the Nigeria…

Metro

How hoodlums killed police DCO, injured DPO in Ogun

John Ogunsemore Oct 22, 2020 0

The Ogun State Police Command says a Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), DSP Augustine Ogbeche, was on Wednesday killed by hoodlums in the state.The command said that Ogbeche was with a police station in Atan-Ota Ado-Odo/Ota Local…

Government

Hoodlums Vandalise FRSC Lagos Office

Aisha Cole Oct 21, 2020 0

Some hoodlums on Wednesday stormed the Lagos Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ojodu where they vandalised and set ablaze several patrol vehicles.Olusegun Ogungbemide, Lagos FRSC Sector Commander,…

Government

#ENDSARS: MURIC condemns attack on Gov. Oyetola

Professor Ishaq Akintola Oct 20, 2020 0

The Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned the assassination attempt on the governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola. The sad incident occurred on Saturday, 17th October,…

Metro

JUST IN: Hoodlums Attack Commuters In Ikorodu

John Ogunsemore Oct 20, 2020 0

Commuters who woke as early as 4 am to beat roadblock caused by the EndSARS protests were greeted to gunshots by hoodlums in the Ogolonto area of Ikorodu in Lagos.It was gathered that the hoodlums robbed commuters in Ogolonto, Majidun…

Metro

Baba Alado reacts to allegations of Masterminding Attack against Alausa Protesters

Adefemola Akintade Oct 15, 2020 0

Alhaji Taoreed Faronbi popularly known as Baba Alado has denied being the mastermind behind the attack on protesters in Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos state.There has been week-long protests across all states as Nigerians demand an end…

Security

6 Suspected Hoodlums Involved In Ebute Meta Attack Apprehended

Oladapo Udom Oct 14, 2020 0

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested six suspected hoodlums who attacked innocent Lagosians and damaged some vehicles along Ondo Street, Ebute-Meta in Lagos State on Tuesday, Oct.13. SEE ALSO: “Marriage Is The Biggest Scam In…

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