•Ilebaye Odiniya The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested Emmanuel Odiniya, father of the 2023 Big Brother Naija winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, following a midnight distress call reporting the physical assault of his daughter. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement today, noting that the arrest ...
•Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu Once considered a relatively peaceful residential enclave in Alimosho Local Government Area, Gowon Estate, Lagos, has descended into a state of lawlessness, with hard drug dealers, peddlers, and addicts brazenly taking over its streets. Residents live in constant fear as the illicit drug trade thrive...
•The suspects The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has uncovered and disrupted a sophisticated examination malpractice syndicate during the conduct of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the College of Education, Warri, Delta State. Force Public Relations...
The Plateau State Police Command and the Berom youth community are at odds over reports of an attack on mourners during a mass burial of terror victims in Barkin Ladi, with the police describing the claims as “false” while the community insists the incident occurred. The controversy stems from reports that gunmen attacked mourners gathered [&h...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has arrested and repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Xu Qing, to the People’s Republic of China on allegations of involvement in a Ponzi scheme involving illegal public deposits estimated at $245 million. According to a statement signed by the Force Public...
•FUTO main gate The Imo State Police Command has commenced a coordinated search and rescue operation following the abduction of a 17-year-old student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Mary Ezinwayi Uzoma. The 100-level Microbiology student was reportedly kidnapped along the FUTO/Ihiagwa Road in Owerri West Local Government Area,...
•Elumelu, police logo and Sowore Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to release three individuals arrested over alleged defamatory reports involving Tony Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa. In a Facebook post today, Sowore argued that publishing claims about ...
•Mrs Campaign Ogidi with photo of her murdered son Those were the words of Mrs Campaign Ogidi, 58-year-old mother of Oghenemine Ogidi, the 28-year-old man shot dead at close range by some policemen at Effurun Roundabout in Delta State, whose video, which has been trending since Sunday, has sparked outrage and renewed scrutiny of police [&helli...
•Man allegedly killed publicly by policemen in Delta The Delta State Police Command has issued a statement following a viral video circulating on social media which allegedly shows a police officer shooting a young man in Effurun, Delta State — an incident that has sparked widespread outrage and public concern. In its press release, the [&hel...
•Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Olugbenga Adepoju The Rivers State Police Command has defended the 10-day detention of a suspect, Mr. Clement Johnson, stating that the action was carried out in accordance with the law and backed by a valid court order. The Command was responding to a report by an Abuja-based online publication [...

