The Department Of State Services (DSS) has arrested some suspects in connection with the diversion of the 5B Tinubu's palliative meant for the citizens to alleviate the suffering caused by the fuel subsidy removal. The DSS said it acted based on the reports from some States Governments decrying the diversion, and embezzlement of the palliatives.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, has arrested three suspected vandals and cable thieves for unlawful possession of communication cables. The suspects were caught around House on the Rock Church Junction, Airport road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with fibre cables which were identified to be government property.
Minister of Information, Culture and creative Economy, Miss Hannatu Musa Musawa has denied making any official statement in relation to her National Youth Service Corp, NYSC controversy that has continued to trail her appointment. Some section of media had yesterday Sunday circulated some written statement purportedly to have emanated from the office of the minister, claiming she has not broken any law by concurrently running a ministerial office and the NYSC.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a nationwide manhunt for a Lagos-based notorious drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji-Kayode, who allegedly ran over an operative of the agency with his luxury car in his bid to escape detention. This was made known in a statement released on Wednesday by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, stating that the suspect’s residence located at 2/3 Adetola Ayeni Close, Lekki, Lagos State was raided by the Agency, following credible intelligence he was dealing in illicit drugs.
Thirteen (13) suspected railway vandals have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) with large quantities of long rails and sleepers worth N800 million.
Gunmen abducted eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members on Saturday along a highway in Zamfara State. The victims were travelling from Uyo in Akwai Ibom State to Sokoto State for their one-year mandatory National service when the gunmen intercepted their bus along Zamfara highway.
