A tricycle rider, identified as Amadi Alozie, has killed his mother, as she tried to rescue her grandson from a suspected ritual attack by his father at Umudosi community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. Community sources told our correspondent that trouble started for the late woman about 10p.m. when she made an […]
•Andrew Wynne The British national declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force, Andrew Wynne, has said he won’t be turning himself in because he feared for his life in the hands of the police. The police had on Monday declared Wynne and one Lucky Obiyan, a Nigerian, wanted and placed N20m bounty on them for […]
The National Economic Council (NEC) has threatened to impose its decision on states that have failed to submit their reports on state police. On Thursday, February 15, 2024, President Bola Tinubu agreed on the need to establish state police, as recommended by state governors, to curb rising insecurity in the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. ...
•Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin The Lagos State medical doctor, Idara Bassey, who was declared wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman during a buttock enlargement surgery at a clinic in Lekki Phase 1, is now in police custody. Our correspondent learnt from the state Police Public Relations Officer,...
In a shocking development, the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has taken action against Esther Obidigwe and her two children, Ozioma Obidigwe and Obuka Obidigwe, for allegedly assaulting their elderly father, Romanus Obidigwe. The arrests follow a complaint lodged by the 75-year-old victim with the ministry, reports Daily In...
•Prisoners No fewer than 3,590 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Abubakar Umar made this known while speaking to our correspondent today in Abuja. Umar said that the total number of inm...
The Oyo State Police Command arraigned a 39-year-old man, Ganiyu Abiola, yesterday for allegedly defaming a police officer on Facebook and WhatsApp. The defendant, whose address was not disclosed, faced charges of defamation and breach of peace before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court, reports Daily Independent. Inspector Sikiru Opaleye, th...
•Repentant female terrorists A repentant female Boko Haram member, who underwent deradicalisation and resettled in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno, Fatima Musa, says she regrets shredding into pieces her National Diploma Certificate (NCE). Musa made this known in Maiduguri during a community dialogue on understanding, tolerance and peacefu...
•PSC chairman, Hashimu Argungu Chairman of Police Service Commission, PSC, DIG Hashimu Argungu, retd, said yesterday the commission would no longer be a rubber stamp for irregular means of promotion in Nigeria Police Force. He declared that merit, based on passing of prescribed examinations and other basic requirements, would now count for the...
•Terrorists The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack that led the killing of 34 villagers in Yobe State. It was earlier reported how the terrorists attacked Mafa town around 4pm, on Sunday, killing people and setting houses and shops on fire. In a letter written in Arabic and […]
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