Gunmen kill 3 farmers in Edo
Three farmers were reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be herders in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.…
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Benue family demands justice over extra- judicial killing of their son
The family of Peter Onminyi who was allegedly killed by men of the Operation Zenda Squad of the Benue State…
Enugu Court remands woman for using pestle on stepson, inflicting bodily harm
An Enugu State magistrate court has remanded a woman, Mrs. Ada Ogbogu for allegedly breaking her three-year old stepson’s bone…
Bandits kill 10 persons in Niger community
Suspected gunmen have allegedly killed 10 persons in Wayam community of Sabon-Gari District in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger…
Angry mob beats suspected armed robber to death in Benue
A suspected armed robber was beaten to death by an angry mob while robbing the Redeemed Christian Church of God…
Taskforce cracks down on illegal miners, warns of environmental crisis in Taraba
The Chairman of the Taraba State Special Taskforce Committee on Environmental Protection, Public Safety and Prohibition of Deforestation, retired General…
Police arrest five suspected cultists in Delta, recover gun, vehicle
Operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team CP-SAT led by ASP Julius Robinson have arrested five suspected cultists in Oton Community,…
Deputy Senate President, Barau loses aide, Barde Nuhu in accident
One of the Police officers working with Deputy Senate President, Corporal Barde Nuhu has died in an accident while travelling…
Abia community rejects plans to acquire lands
The people of Umuawa in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State have alleged that the Federal Housing Authority, FHA is…
FCT Police arrest 23 suspects, recover 13 stolen cars
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command says its operatives have arrested no fewer than 23 suspects over robbery, one…
Two persons, 40 donkeys die in Jigawa road accident
No fewer than two persons and forty donkeys were killed in a fatal motor accident at Shiwarin town in Kiyawa…
Hunters rescue kidnap victim in Anambra
The Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service, NHFSS, says it has rescued a kidnap victim, one Chukwunonso Nzekwe, at Nimo…
Police burst kidnappers’ hideout, rescue 14 victims; arrest five suspects in Nasarawa
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested at least five suspected kidnappers and rescued 14 victims. According to…
Two suspected phone robbers arrested in Minna
Two suspected tricycle robbers arrested in Minna metropolis are presently cooling their heels in the custody of the Police in…
Police tells court how woman forced teenager to sleep with husband
Investigating Police Officer Inspector Elizabeth Osikolu, on Monday, told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a housewife,…
Cleric bags life imprisonment for defiling minor
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced an Islamic cleric, Alani Rafiu, to life imprisonment for…
Police confirm dismissal of female officer, demotion of husband over viral rape video
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the dismissal of one Inspector Edith Uduma for exposing Sgt. Abraham Uzuobo in…
Eruption in Mount Lewotobi, Indonesia leaves 10 dead
At least 10 people have been killed after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Indonesia’s Flores Island early Monday, according to…
36 killed as bus plunges into gorge in northern India
At least 36 people have died and several others have been injured after a bus fell into a 50-meter-deep gorge…
Fire destroys shops with goods worth millions in Lagos market
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has confirmed that a market around Ajah area of the state was engulfed…
Police confirm death of soldier in clash with officer at Agyaragu market in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of a soldier following a violent altercation with a special constabulary…
Lightning kills 14 at refugee camp in Uganda
At least 14 people, including several children, were killed in northern Uganda’s Palabek refugee camp when lightning struck a makeshift…
Police arrest two scrap buyers for alleged vandalism, theft in Ogun
The police in Ogun State have arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing rental equipment from a warehouse in…
Herdsmen again invade Benue community, killing six persons, razing houses
Invaders have again struck in Benue State killing six persons in an attack suspected to be orchestrated by herdsmen in…
Unidentified lifeless body retrieved from well in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service, on Saturday, retrieved the body of an unidentified lifeless man from a well in Kano.…
One dies, several injured in Lagos road accident
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Sunday confirmed the death of an adult male in a multiple accident…
Amotekun apprehends man accused of rape in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has confirmed the arrest of a 32-year-old man, Oluwatoyin Sunday, who has been accused of…
Man shoots Abia youth dead for playing football near his house
A 70-year-old man, Mr Stephen Irobunda has escaped being lynched in Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State for…
NSCDC nabs NNPCL truck driver for diverting 10, 000 litres of fuel
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
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BREAKING: Fire breaks out at private telecom outfit in Abuja [Video]
Emergency responders are battling to tackle a fire outbreak at a private telecommunications outfit in Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. The…
Police arrest suspect who specializes in kidnapping minors in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State police have arrested one Onoriode Augustine, for allegedly kidnapping minors in Ijebu-Ode local government area…
Police arrest ex-convict, 6 others for ‘armed robbery’ in Ogun
The police in Ogun State have arrested a 42-year-old ex-convict, Abolaji Alese, and six others for alleged armed robbery and…
FCTA nabs 16 streetlight vandals
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has arrested 16 persons suspected of vandalizing streetlights across the capital city. The Coordinator…
Nasarawa: Policeman crushes woman to death, family rejects N100,000 burial offer
A tragic accident took the life of 35-year-old Patience Ashenenye, when a policeman reportedly crashed into the commercial motorcycle she…
Wife allegedly stabs husband to death in Ibadan
A 33-year-old wife, Comfort Olalere Tinubu, has allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, the Oyo…
Man arrested for allegedly raping 3-year-old girl in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Khamisu Ibrahim, over the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in…
Police arrest five suspected internet fraudsters in Benue
Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with a case of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense…
Robbery suspect arrested in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command said it has arrested 26-year-old Segun Owoduti, a member of a three-man armed robbery gang…
Abia banker, two others gunned down in Umuahia
A banker with a popular Nigerian bank, identified as Mr Victor has been killed in Umuahia by suspected kidnappers who…
Adamawa: 30 year old man faces prosecution for defiling minors
A 30-year-old man, Musa Garba, is to face arraignment in Adamawa State for alleged sexual assault on two schoolgirls aged…
10 dead as building collapse kills 10 in Oyo
At least 10 persons lost their lives, while seven others were rescued in a building collapse in Jegede Olorunsogo, within…
Kidnapped Kaduna female doctor released after 10 months
A female resident medical doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna State, Ganiyat Popoola, who was abducted by bandits…
Edo taskforce on anti-cultism arrest Eiye, Vikings members
The Edo State Special Taskforce on Anti-Cultism on Wednesday said some suspects have been arrested in the renewed violent clash…
Police arrest physically challenged Man for allegedly raping 10-yr-old girl in Kogi
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a physically challenged man identified as Ojochogwu Baba for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl…
Police arrest 1,247 suspects, recover 3,172 ammunitions, rescue 64 abducted victims in October
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of 1, 247 suspects including a major arms dealer and recovered 3,172…
EFCC arrests 7 for fraud in Abuja
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of…
EFCC arrests 25 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Benin
Twenty five suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. The Benin Zonal Directorate…
Three female police officers arrested for alleged extortion in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged involvement in extortion of motorists in Port…
Man arraigned for allegedly assaulting two Police officers
A 39-year-old man, Jegede Oluwasina, on Wednesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting two police officers on…
Delta: Court remands man in prison for allegedly defiling girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter
A Delta State High Court sitting in Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area has ordered the remand of Mr…