•The suspects The Department of State Services (DSS), today in Imo State, arraigned three persons accused of the Independence day kidnapping of 20 prospective Youth Corps members in the state. Also arraigned were two other persons accused of kidnapping four persons in the state, four days after the Independence Day abduction, reports Daily Tru...
•Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, Olubode Ojajuni A man identified as Taiwo Saheed was allegedly murdered by suspected cultists in the Atan area of Ogun State, with footage of the killing circulating on social media. It was learnt from eyewitness accounts and a video of the incident yesterday that the killing, which occurred on Thursday, [&...
•Jordan, EFCC operative and Nyesom Wike Two firms have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged role of Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a disputed $2.1 million land transaction. The petitioners, Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited,...
•Rev. Fr. John Otache The Benue State Police Command has rescued eight kidnap victims, including the Catholic priest of Otukpo Diocese, Rev. Fr. John Otache. The Command’s spokesperson, Peter Aondongu, stated this in a release issued today and made available to journalists in Makurdi, the state capital. According to the statement, two suspects...
•Embattled former Governor El-Rufai and ICPC operative Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed a ₦120 million fundamental rights suit instituted by a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, against the Department of State Services (DSS) and three others. In a judgment, Justice Oriji dismissed ...
•Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo and Kogi map The Kogi State government says there is a strong link between banditry and mining in the state, adding that over 80 per cent of the crimes witnessed in the North-Central state are fuelled by mining activities. “There is a very strong link between banditry and mining in […]
•The suspect Some patients and hospital staff members at the P and G Hospital in Abule-Egba, Lagos State, on Saturday, foiled an alleged attempt by a woman to steal a newborn baby. It was learnt from the Lagos State Police Command yesterday that the suspect had been detained and would be arraigned after the conclusion […]
Two suspected bandits have been killed by local hunters, while ₦10 million paid as ransom for a kidnapped man has been recovered in Falgore Forest, Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State. This was contained in a statement by CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Police Public Relations Officer yesterday. According to the statement, the kidnapped vi...
•A newborn baby – photo used for illustration purposes only The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a one-month-old baby girl allegedly sold for N2 million and arrested two suspects, including the baby’s mother and the owner of the health facility where she was delivered. The incident occurred in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan, [&...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has asked the State Police Command and other security agencies to pursue the perpetrators of the brutal killing of a middle-aged man, Ridwan Adeyemo, who was reportedly hacked to death by some assailants on Friday at Agbokojo Area of Ibadan. The party urged security operatives to investigate [&h...

