NSCDC Arrests 13 Rail Vandals In Kaduna

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.

Emefiele’s Arraignment Adjourned To Aug 23

The arraignment of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was stalled due to ill-health of one of the staff of the apex bank. Emefiele was charged on a 20-count of alleged procurement fraud and conferring of corrupt advantages on himself before an FCT High Court alongside Sa’adatu Yaro, a staff member of the CBN and her company, April 16 Investment Ltd.

Gunmen Kidnap Eight NYSC Members

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.

NAF: Airstrikes Hit Oil Thieves, IPOB Camps, Others

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed that it has targeted several criminal elements in coordinated airstrikes in various theatres of operation across the country. This was made known on Sunday in a statement issued by NAF, Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. According to him, on August 11, a NAF aircraft deployed to Operation Delta Safe conducted air interdiction missions at an illegal oil refining site located in South-West of Bille in Rivers State.