Police arrest 32-year-old suspected armed robber, recover guns in Delta
Operatives of CP-SAT have arrested a 32-year-old notorious cultist and armed robbery suspect, Tunde Akingbenomo, in Oghara-Efe Community, Ethiope-West Local…
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Police rescue six sports journalists kidnapped in Anambra while travelling to Uyo
Police authorities in Anambra State have revealed that six journalists traveling to Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, who were kidnapped…
Lebanese jailed 14 years for sexual exploitation of 2 Kano teenage girls
A 67-year-old Lebanese, Zuhier R Akar, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for sexually exploiting two teenage girls in…
Navy deactivates 124 illegal refining sites, arrests oil thieves in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy has announced that its troops from Operation Delta Sanity have achieved significant success in the Niger Delta…
Four robbery suspects nabbed for terrorizing Adamawa community
Four youths have been nabbed by the Police for allegedly terrorizing a community in the Adamawa State capital, Yola. The…
Court sentences scavenger to 8 strokes of cane for stealing goat
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, ordered that a 21-year-old scavenger, Ibrahim Usman, be given eight strokes of the…
FRSC arrests 20 motorists for violating traffic on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested 20 motorists for violating various traffic rules and regulations on the Lagos-Abeokuta…
Female secondary school student stabs colleague to death in Ondo
A senior secondary school student of Akoko Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi-Akoko, Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State,…
Three arrested for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in the Festac…
Delta: Police arrest cultist, recover 3 guns
A 33-year-old suspect identified as Oghenetega has been arrested in Ogorode, Sapele town, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.…
Police arrest suspected kidnapper in Delta, recover ransom, gun
Police in Delta State have arrested a robbery suspect who is allegedly involved in kidnapping. The suspect, Timothy Ochuko, 42,…
Ogun: Police arrest two brothers for alleged rape, kidnap of 17-year-old girl
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two brothers identified as Femi Fagbohun, aged 43, and Kayode Fagbohun,…
Nigerian man remanded in custody in South Africa after multi-million romance scam
A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori, has been remanded in custody in South Africa following his arrest for allegedly defrauding…
Customs’ Operation Whirlwind seizes 94,550 litres of petrol
The Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced fresh seizure of 94,550 litres of petrol. The seized containers…
47-year-old man gets life imprisonment for rape in Cross River
Honorable Justice Blessing Egwu has sentenced a 47-year-old man, Ita Okon to life imprisonment for defiling an 8-year-old minor. Ita…
Food poisoning: Family demands investigation over grandma, children’s death in Ondo
The family of the late Mrs. Esther Adeola, a grandmother who died along with her four grandchildren over alleged food…
Niger boat mishap: 92 rescued, 191 corpses recovered
More revelation has emerged on the boat accident involving 285 Gwajibo Mudi community indigenes in Kwara State on the River…
Police arrest ward head suspected to be bandits’ informant in Katsina
Katsina State Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the village head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in…
Lagos boat mishap: Ferry manager arrested over alleged negligence
The manager of a ferry that capsized on Monday in Lagos State has been arrested for alleged negligence and failure…
Four grandchildren, grandma die after taking pap, fish in Ondo
A grandmother and four of her grandchildren have lost their lives under mysterious circumstances after consuming pap and fish in…
Court remands couple for alleged cruelty to children
A Jimeta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yola on Tuesday ordered that a couple, Abubakar Yuguda and Fatima Abubakar, be remanded…
Trial of 12 suspects linked to murder of police inspector suffers setback
The hearing for the murder trial of 12 suspects linked to the death of Police Inspector Christiana Erekere has suffered…
Kebbi: Hippo that killed Emir’s guard eliminated, shared as meat
No fewer than 40 fishermen have jointly killed a mother hippopotamus that killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard…
Police arrest woman for allegedly torturing two toddlers in Adamawa
Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old woman, Fatima Abubakar in Yola South local government area of the state…
Police arrest 14 suspects for vandalisation of 132KV transmission line
Operatives of the Nigerian police have arrested 14 suspects for allegedly vandalising the 132 KV Transmission Tower Line along the…
NSCDC operatives kill youth leader in Ondo community
Tension is currently brewing in Bature community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State over the alleged killing of…
Mexican Mayor murdered few days after assuming office
Alejandro Arcos, the newly elected mayor of Chilpancingo, was found murdered on Sunday, just six days after assuming office. His…
Police arrest Ogun wanted rapist, armed robber
The police in Ogun State has arrested 33-year-old Olayemi Olawale Shedrack, a suspected rapist and armed robber in Ijagun, Odogbolu…
Troops arrest four suspects with 4,000 litres of stolen condensates in Rivers, others
Troops of the Nigerian Army 6 Division have arrest four (4) suspects with over 4,000 litres of stolen condensates in…
19-year-old boy brutally stabs father to death in Kogi
A 19-year-old man, Abba Yusuf, has allegedly killed his 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja,…
Three arrested in South Africa over massacre of 18 relatives
South African police have arrested three suspects in connection with the brutal massacre of 18 relatives in the remote town…
Police nab four robbery suspects, recover stolen vehicle in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command said its personnel have arrested four suspected armed robbers and recovered a stolen vehicle. This…
Imo Police Command deny rejecting suspects arrested by Ebubeagu security outfit
The Imo State Police Command has denied reports that its operatives rejected two robbery suspects arrested by the government backed…
NDLEA decries ‘alarming’ rate of drug abuse in Cross River
The Deputy Commander, Narcotics, at the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mrs Nandi Ada has decried the high rate of…
NDLEA arrests Canadian lady at Lagos airport, intercepts N9bn worth opioids in Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the arrest of a 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, by its…
Police arrest suspected armed robbers, recover stolen vehicle
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested four suspected armed robbers and recovered a stolen vehicle. The Police…
Flood destroy homes, displace over 80 households in Plateau communities
Following the heavy downpour which started on Friday till the early hours of Sunday, over 80 households have been displaced…
Police arrest husband for stabbing newlywed wife to death in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to…
Anambra CP intervenes as Awka communities clash over land
Ezinano and Umuzuocha communities both in Awka South Local Government Area on Saturday clashed over a protracted land tussle. Both…
ISWAP invades Geidam town in Yobe, kills resident, destroys properties
In the early hours of Saturday, militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, launched a deadly attack on…
EFCC arrests 44 suspected fraudsters in Anambra, Enugu
About 44 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested at different locations of Enugu and Anambra States. The arrest was carried…
School building collapse kills pupil, injures three others in Delta
Parents of a Primary 2 pupil, Ojiyovwin Salvation, are lamenting the untimely death of their son at Eghereka Primary School,…
Woman who delivers quadruplets on Oct 1 in Delta seeks financial assistance
A 34-year-old woman, Mrs Victory Okpako, has delivered a set of quadruplets in Warri, Delta State. The woman, who before…
Adamawa: Islamic teacher nabbed for alleged sexual abuse of two male pupils
An Islamic teacher in Adamawa State, Malam Idris Abubakar, has been nabbed for alleged homosexuality with two of his pupils.…
Nigerian Navy apprehends three with illegally refined AGO in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy said its personnel of Operation DELTA SANITY has apprehended 3 individuals in possession of 2 fibre boats…
Two Fulani herders in court over alleged unlawful grazing
Two Fulani herders – Musa Haruna, 25, and Saliu Sanusi, 27, on Friday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court…
Police nab three suspects over killing of husband, wife in Abia
Abia State Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with the killing of aged couple, Mr Jacob Udo and…
Police recover 2 stolen vehicles, guns in Ebonyi
Operatives of the Police Command in Ebonyi have arrested a man suspected of having stolen a black Prado SUV in…
Amotekun thwarts 5 kidnap attempts, rescues 9 kidnap victims in Ondo
The Ondo State Command of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corpssays it foiled five kidnap attempts and rescued nine…
Two arraigned for allegedly impersonating naval officers
Two persons, Lekan Abiola and Timileyin Olaniyan, were on Friday arraigned in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly impersonating…