•CP Olatunji Disu The Rivers State Police Command has exhumed the body of notorious cultist, Gift Okpara popularly known as 2 Baba, the prime suspect in the murder of former Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim in Odiemudie community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state in September last year. This came barely a week […]...
•Gunmen There was panic in the Iboko community in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Tuesday when gunmen stormed the area and killed no fewer than two security guards. An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen disguised as natives of the area, stopped at strategic locations in the […]
•IGP Egbetokun The Police headquarters in Abuja today said it has concluded its review of the issuance of tinted glass permits, previously banned in June 2022. In a bid to enhance national security and curb criminal activities facilitated by the misuse of tinted glass, the Nigeria Police Force has. The police recalled that the ban […]
•Troops A notorious bandit kingpin, popularly called Boderi, who orchestrated kidnappings of Yauri school girls, Greenfield University and Nigerian Defence Academy attacks, has been killed. Boderi was killed with another kingpin, Bodejo, in an ambush by troops of the 1 Division Nigerian Army, reports The Nation. Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. On...
•Rape The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, on Monday, arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud, for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl said to be his wife’s cousin. The sexual assault was alleged to have been perpetrated in November 2023 at Gbaagba area, off Airport Road in Ilorin West Local Government Area [&hel...
•Protesters at EFCC office in Ilorin today Members of the Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), today, stormed the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin, the state capital, to protest the continued detention of former Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed. The placard-carrying protesters chanted song...
An Akure High Court, in Ondo State, has sentenced a popular Akure based Evangelist, Adewale Adelu, and five others to death by hanging for robbing two different banks in the state, 13 years ago. The convicts were said to have robbed the banks and carted away N34million, reports Vanguard. Delivering judgement, Justice Yemi Fasanmi, sentenced [&...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun As part of efforts to maintain the highest standards of integrity within the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning condemning all forms of extortion and name dropping for nefarious activities. In a statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa ...
•Some Nigerian governors A bill seeking the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to empower governors to appoint state commissioners of police scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday. In the alteration to the constitution under consideration, a commissioner of police appointed from among the serving policemen...
•Senator Moro addressing the youths in Ugbokpo The lawmaker representing Benue South District in the National Assembly and Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has urged the youths of Apa and Agatu Local Government Areas, LGAs, to always be vigilant and be prepared to defend their land against external aggressors. He urged the youths to work [&h...

