•Policemen Osun State Police Command today confirmed the arrest of a chieftaincy title holder, identified simply as Ajibade for allegedly forcing a suspect he caught stealing maize from his farm to drink poisonous substance. The command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, who said investigation had commenced into the matter, called for calm by thos...
The Ogun State Police Command says it has launched an intensive investigation into the brutal killing of a 16-year-old boy, Lawal Wahab, whose mutilated body was allegedly discovered along the Old Express Road in Igbile-Ijebu. The missing boy who had been living with his grandmother was reported missing by his father, Lawal Olumide, earlier th...
•The entrance to Water Street, scene of the incident in Liverpool, north-west England. A former British Marine appeared in court for the first time today charged with allegedly driving his car into crowds celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League win, leaving 79 people injured. Paul Doyle faces seven charges including dangerous driving and causin...
•CP Salman Dogo Garba The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Salman Dogo Garba, says the police arrested a suspect and made significant recoveries, including explosives, following an alert about a potential terrorist attack in the state. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, the CP outlined steps taken by the police to ensure the safety [...
•Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has ordered the remand of a 35-year-old man, Susaine Morgan, over an alleged assassination attempt on the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on new year day. The suspect i...
•The French Quarter, near Bourbon Street, is blocked off with a heavy police and FBI presence The man who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans yesterday was a US citizen named Shamsud-Din Jabbar and was carrying the flag of international jihadist group Islamic State, the FBI said. “An […]
•The arrested suspect The Anambra State Police Command has said its operatives foiled a kidnap attempt and arrested a suspect, Chukwuma Obi, 32, for allegedly demanding a ransom of N1.2 million through abduction threats. In a press statement today, the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect, who hails from Umuagu Village in Igb...
An 18-year-old suspect, Fatiyah Abdulhakeem, accused of killing a retired Permanent Secretary in Niger State, Adamu Jagaba, has died while in police detention. Reliable police sources told our correspondent that Abdulkareem died on Thursday but they could not tell the cause of his death, reports Daily Trust. The suspect was recently paraded by...
•FRSC officials at accident scene At least three policemen and a female suspect have been crushed to death as a truck driver rammed into a van carrying them at Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the tragic incident occurred on Thursday when the driver of the articulated […]
•A ram A mild-drama played out yesterday after a yet to be identified man who allegedly stole a ram abandoned it and escaped upon sighting the owner at Abaji cattle market in the Federal Capital Territory. A witness, Shuaibu Ibrahim, who said the incident happened around 11:12 am, alleged that the suspect stole the ram […]

