•Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects for hacking into the WhatsApp account of the state’s Criminal Investigation Department head, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, and defrauding his family and friends of over N1.1 million. The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunl...
•Bandits Notorious bandit kingpin Dogo Gide has demanded over ₦100 million in levies from 23 communities in the Tsafe West under the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the affected communities were instructed to pay specific amounts, with the highest levies imposed on Kunchin-Kalgo (N20 million), Sungawa (N15 mi...
•Governor Makinde, Naomi Ogunwusi and Oriyomi Hamzat The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has vowed that the organisers of the children’s funfair, which led to the untimely death of 35 children in a stampede on December 18, 2024, at the Islamic High School in Ibadan, will face trial. The governor made this known during the […]
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, said the command arrested over 300 suspects involved in various crimes and criminalities such as armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and child trafficking. Other offences include public disturbances, attacks on unsuspecting members of the public, security personnel, government infrastruc...
No fewer than five persons including a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Owo, in Ondo State, Fisayo Oladipupo, a mother and her child, have been shot dead during a violent clash between suspected cult groups in the ancient town. Tension has therefore enveloped the ancient town following the casualties recorded within ten hours, [&he...
•Bandits The Acting Chairman of the Katsina State Chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Surajo Amadu Rufa’i, has been killed by suspected bandits. He was killed on Saturday in his residence located at the Mairana village in Kusada Local Government Area of the state, reports Daily Trust. It was gathered [&h...
•The victims The four kidnap victims rescued by the Imo State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit on Saturday have shared their experience in the hands of their abductors. The victims, Mrs Carolyn Didia, Mrs Ego Odu, Mrs Apollonia Ezekwe, and Mr Godwin Ezekwe, were in the same vehicle when they were kidnapped on the Obosima-Ohoba road [&hell...
Youths of Odo-Ape community, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, protesting the killing of two persons by gunmen have blocked a federal highway. Unknown gunmen struck yesterday in Odo-Ape, killing two people in their farm, reports Saturday Vanguard. A resident of the community, who pleaded anonymity, described the gruesome murder o...
•Duoye Diri Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed sadness over the fatal accident that claimed the life of the Amananaowei (paramount ruler) of Ofoni Federated Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, HRH Auditor Onakpohor, yesterday. The incident occurred along the Sagbama-Ekeremor road as the vehicle conve...
•Terrorists The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the death of two police officers during a gun battle with Lakurawa bandits who invaded Alhaji Lawal Block Farm and nearby Fulani settlements in Natsini village, along the Argungu-Kangiwa road. This was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abuba...

