Police Spokesperson, Frank Mba has defended the use of tear gas on some June 12 protesters in Abuja. While a Channels Television correspondent who covered the protest in Abuja insisted that he did not observe any sign of violence from the protesters before the police disrupted their parade, Mba in an interview on same news platform…
No fewer than 100,000 bottles of codeine syrup with a total weight of 15,325kilograms have been intercepted and seized by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Onne seaport, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the command, states that the illicit substance, cough syrup with codeine (100mg),…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command codenamed Eagle-Net Special Squad, have intercepted 138 rounds of AK-47 live ammunitions, one AK-47 magazine, one Baretta pistol magazine and a knife concealed in a bag of rice. Acting spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, June 12, said…
Men of the Kano state police command have arrested a 13-year-old boy for killing two men suspected to be bandits in the state. The spokesperson of the state police command, Gambo Isah, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the boy simply identified as Mati, was once an errand boy to a bandits’ leader, Ardo Nashaware, who resides in…
srael Adesanya has retained his middleweight championship title after defeating rival Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on Saturday June 12. In their first meeting three years ago, Adesanya defeated Vettori by split decision. His opponent however insisted that he won the 2018 fight and never stopped calling for a rematch. In the rematch, the result was far more…
Several Malawian diplomats have been declared “persona non grata” by the South African government after being found guilty of peddling duty-free alcohol. Malawi’s foreign affairs ministry in Lilongwe confirmed that South Africa had given the diplomats and their families 72 hours to leave the country. South Africa’s ministry of international relations said the decision was taken because…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration has lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty. The President in his speech ahead of the Democracy Day Celebration today June 12, listed farmers, small-scale traders, artisans, market women among the class of persons whose lives have improved under him. Buhari stated that this is in…
Actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday is of the opinion that any man who can be ”snatched” from his woman isn’t worth fighting for. She shared this thought on her Instastories.
A Nigerian nurse in the US, Ona Onyia, has purchased her own apartment at the age of 24. Posting photos of herself in the newly acquired apartment, Ona wrote ”At 24, i have finally made my first big girl purchase everr! I am now a homeowner. God had his whole hand in this one. When…
A photo of a police officer shooting teargas at June12 protesters in Abuja has been shared online by Channels TV.
