Police tell monarchs to assist in tackling ritual killings
Following the unabated menace of ritual killings across the country, the Nigeria Police have urged monarchs and community leaders to…
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Imo Police nab three for robbery
The Imo State Police Command has paraded a 23-year-old Elijah Chigemezu who specializes in snatching phones from unsuspecting victims at…
Man lands in police net for assaulting 4-year-old son in Ekiti
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested one Kunle Ogunnusi, a resident of Oke-Ila, Ado-Ekiti, who allegedly inflicted injuries on his…
Tricycle, motorcycle riders accuse police of intimidation in Delta
The Delta State chapter of the National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association, NACTOMORAS, has accused officers of…
Police trailing hackers of Gov Eno’s phone line – Akwa-Ibom Govt
Akwa-Ibom State Government has the police are tracking suspects connected with cloning the WhatsApp number of Governor Umo Eno. The…
Police foil kidnapping attempts in Katsina, rescue 7 victims
The Police Command in Katsina State on Wednesday said it has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village, in…
Police alert public on one-chance robbery as victim loses N700,000 in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has alerted members of the public of a notorious one-chance gang operating within Sagamu, Ijebu…
Police arrest man for suspected counterfeit currency in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a 62-year-old man identified as Tahir Ahmed on suspicion of possessing counterfeit currency.…
Electricity: Police arrest vandals with stolen TCN’s facilities loaded inside truck
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested vandals with stolen tower members belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as…
Audit report: Senate committee reveals NNPCL, FIRS, Police others shun invitation
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, led by Senator Ahmed Wadada Aliyu (SDP, Nasarawa West), has vowed to sustain queries…
Police arraign two prophetesses over fake charm, N8m fraud
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday arraigned two prophetesses, Folake Olasode and Damilola Aboloyinijo, before a Lagos Magistrate Court…
End Bad Governance Protests: Kano Police prosecute 600 out of 873 suspects
The Kano State Police Command has prosecuted 600 out of the 873 suspects arrested for the destruction and looting of…
Police confirm fatal road accident in Abia, begin investigation
Abia State Police Command has confirmed the fatal accident that happened near Umuika junction, along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway on…
Police arrest 14-yr-old for alleged rape of minor
The Edo State Police Command said it arrested a 14-year-old boy who allegedly raped a six-year-old. DAILY POST reports that…
Self-confessed cultist narrates involvement in crime
A confessed cultist, identified as Alabi Ridwan, has opened up on his involvement in the Eiye Secret Cult Confraternity. Alabi,…
Arrested Ondo AAC guber candidate, activists are cultists, not protesters – Police
The Nigerian Police has stated that the governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Kunle Wizeman Ajayi, and others…
Police officer shoots colleague in Lagos
The Nigeria Police Force said it is investigating a shooting involving police aides assigned to Barrister Wale Fapohunda in the…
How PA, driver killed popular caterer in Ondo – Police
Detectives of the Ondo State Police Command have identified two persons behind the gruesome killing of a popular caterer in…
Protests: Police operatives flood Abuja as demonstrations climax Saturday
Hundreds of the Nigeria Police Force Operatives have been deployed across major flashpoints in Abuja as the Hunger Protest reaches…
Bandits attack on Benue community sign of desperation – Police
The Benue Police Command has said the deadly attack on Ayati community of Ukum Local Government Area of the state…
Police arrest seven-man robbery, kidnap gang in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command said it has arrested a seven-man gang terrorising Ijebu- Igbo Local Government Area of the…
Alleged Cyberbullying: Police summon Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday summoned Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, to its headquarters in Abuja in connection with an…
Police arraign 6 for alleged kidnapping, stealing
The Police have arraigned six men in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly conspiring with others at large…
Police raid CDHR office in Lagos
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, says operatives of the Nigeria Police Force invaded its national headquarters,…
Protests in Rivers hijacked by hoodlums – Police
The Rivers State Police Command has issued a stern warning against any further breaches of peace or unlawful activities by…
Police recover 15 pump action rifles from gunrunners in Niger
The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Police Command, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman has recovered 15 pump action rifles from suspected…
Police nab notorious kidnapper, recover firearms, ammunition in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a notorious kidnapper and recovered firearms and 27 live ammunition.…
Police arraign four over alleged visa fraud
Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned two men and two women at a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged…
EndBadGovernance: No protester was shot by security operatives in Azare – Bauchi Police
The Bauchi State Police Command has dismissed reports insinuating that its operatives shot and killed one of the violent protesters…
Flying Russian flag in Nigeria capital offence, over 90 arrested already – Police
The Nigeria Police Force says protesters flying the Russian flag have committed a capital offence, stating that over 90 persons…
Police nab nine protesters for displaying Russian flags in Borno
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri. The…
BREAKING: Security operatives disperse protesters, arrest 3 in Abuja
Security operatives have dispersed protesters in the Karu area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, after several attempts The protesters…
‘Governors will organise execution of President if state police is created’ – Seyi Law
Popular comedian, Oluwaseyitan Aletile, also known as Seyi Law, has claimed that Nigerian governors can go as far as organising…
Protest: Arrest those blocking major roads – Edo govt orders police
The Edo State Government has ordered security agencies to arrest members of #EndBadGovernance protesters found blocking major roads, obstructing vehicular…
Alleged killings: God’s vengeance can visit for generations – Pat Utomi warns police
Renowned political economist, Professor Pat Utomi has warned the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force to stop reducing everything to…
‘I’ll kill’ – Police officer threatens protesters in Kano
A police operative in Kano, where the protest against bad governance and hardship has snowballed into violence, was captured on…
Bauchi: Police arrest 20-year-old for armed robbery
The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a 20-year-old, Usama Mohammed, on for alleged criminal conspiracy, trespass and armed robbery.…
EndBadGovernance: Nigeria Police arrest five more in Yobe
The Nigeria police have intensified their crackdown on #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in Yobe State, arresting five more youths in the state…
FCT: Police deny killing protester in Kubwa, warn against fake news
Contrary to reports in circulation, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied shooting a teenage protester in Kubwa. Video…
Edo: Police arrest two suspects over controversial looted rice
The Edo State Police Command said two suspects have been arrested in connection with the looted palliative rice stored in…
Police restrict movement in Kano as youths continue protest
Hundreds of protesters mostly underaged boys gathered in Kano on Saturday morning on the third day of the #EndBadGovernance protest.…
Protest: 7 persons killed, 681 arrested so far – Police release record of incidences
Nigeria Police Force on Saturday released an update on incidents recorded in the nationwide protests against economic hardship in the…
BREAKING: Protest: Police shoot boy dead in FCT
Men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, have shot and killed a young boy in the Kubwa area of he…
Nationwide protest: HURIWA kicks as Police arrest, brutalize protesters in Abuja
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has lambasted the Nigeria Police Force, FCT Command, for detaining several individuals who…
Police confirm kidnap of LG boss in Kogi
The Nigerian Police force has confirmed the abduction of the Chairman, Transition Committee of Kabba/Bunu Local Government, Hon. Zacheous Dare…
Kwara: Police invite protest leaders
Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, has invited leaders of the August 1-10, 2024, nationwide hunger protests in the…
EndBadGovernance protest: Army, police beef up
Security was on Friday beefed up within the Benin metropolis especially around government infrastructures as the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest entered…
Police arrest 52 protesters in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 52 protesters for alleged violent activities during the #EndBadGovernance demonstration…
EndBadGovernment Protests: 326 suspects arrested in Kano were not of 2011- Police clarify
The Nigeria Police Kano Command has clarified that the 326 suspects were arrested in the acts of Thursday, #End Bad…
Police confirm attack on military checkpoint in Ebonyi
The Police Command in Ebonyi State has confirmed the attack of a military checkpoint on the every-busy Amangwu Area of…