Security
Kidnappers Demand N100m Each for 38 Worshippers Abducted from Kwara Church.
Bandits who abducted 38 members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State have demanded a ransom of N100 million per victim. According to Leadership, the abductors began reaching out to families of the victims on Thursday, two days after they stormed the church during an evening service. […]
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IPOB Accuses BBC, Google of Spreading False Narrative Against Nnamdi Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned what it described as a coordinated media campaign by the BBC and Google, alleging that both platforms are deliberately spreading false information against its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB rejected claims linking Kanu and the group to […]
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Amotekun Arrests Seven, Recovers Stolen Goods Worth Over N300m in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, has apprehended seven suspects and recovered stolen electronics and goods valued at over N300 million, in a series of operations aimed at curbing criminal activity across the state. The suspects were paraded on Thursday at the Amotekun Corps headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure. Commander of the […]
Read MoreTroops Eliminate Notorious Sokoto Terror Kingpin, Yellow Danbokkolo
The operation, codenamed Fasan Yamma, was carried out over the course of a week by troops in collaboration with Hybrid Forces, air components, and other security agencies, following credible intelligence reports on the movement of fleeing bandits and insurgents. According to a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja by the Director of Defence Media Operations, […]
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IGP Announces Arrest Of 28 Over Yelwata Killings
He assured Nigerians that the police are not overwhelmed as they are mopping up light and small weapons illegally acquired by some persons. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 28 persons suspected to be masterminds of the killings in Yelwata, Benue State. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on […]
Read MoreWe’re not involved in election rigging, says IG
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has refuted claims that security agencies manipulate election outcomes in Nigeria, insisting such allegations are baseless and unfair. Speaking at the third National Democracy Stakeholders Summit in Abuja on Monday, Egbetokun stated that the police remain impartial actors during electoral exercises, with no role in determining or influencing vote […]
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Tragedy in Ibadan: Stray Bullet K@lls WASSCE Student on Way to Exam Centre
Tragedy struck in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, today when a student en route to sit for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) was allegedly killed by a stray bullet. The incident occurred along Gbagi Market Road in Egbeda Local Government Area when a police officer reportedly opened fire while pursuing a […]
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Nigeria police Rescue 21 Kidnapped Victims, Recover N4.8m Ransom
The Nigeria Police Force says it has delivered crippling blows to organised crime, rescuing victims, apprehending key suspects, and seizing a cache of weapons and illicit funds in a coordinated series of raids throughout the first quarter of 2025. In a statement on Monday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the operations marked […]
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Gunmen K@dnap Four Female Varsity Students In Benue
Police have confirmed the incident, noting that investigation and rescue efforts have begun. Suspected terrorists abducted an unspecified number of traders travelling along the Kaduna- Birnin Gwari RoadA graphical illustration of gunmen. The Police has confirmed the kidnapping of female students from the Joseph Saawuaan Tarka Federal University Makurdi, formally known as Federal University of […]
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Police arrest three suspected armed robbers in A’Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested three armed robbery suspects and cultists at Akpautong village in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of the state. The officers also recovered dangerous weapons and stolen items during the operation. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John disclosed this in a statement in Uyo […]
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Nigerian Police Arrest Five-Man ‘One Chance’ Gang In Rivers
Police say a preliminary investigation is ongoing, with the suspects and the recovered vehicle currently in police custody. The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 5-man gang that specialises in opportunistic robbery of innocent commuters in Port Harcourt, popularly known as ‘One Chance’. Confirming this via a statement, the Command’s spokesperson, […]
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Nigeria police arrest 1,088 financial crime suspects, recover $11m, ₦142bn
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested no fewer than 1,088 suspects linked to financial crimes in separate operations across the country in 2024, recovering $11.45 million and ₦142.26 billion in the process. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement released Tuesday, highlighting the arrests and recoveries as part of efforts […]
Read MoreFCT police arrests suspect for k$lling man over plans to marry a woman he had heavily invested on financially
Nigerian FCT police command have arrested a notorious gang leader, Abubakar Idris (AKA Nishi) and his accomplices, Buhari Saidu and Musa Ahmadu Suleiman, over the gruesome m$rder of one Ibrahim Danfulani. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the incident, which took place on the 27th of November, 2024, […]
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Police arraign gospel singer Timilehin Ajayi for m#rder
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arraigned gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi in court for murder of Salome Adaidu. Ajayi dismembered Salome, who he claimed to be his girlfriend, when she visited him at his house in the Papalana axis at New Karshi in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The 32-year-old suspect arrived at […]
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Nigerian police recover N125bn fake foreign currencies, unveil anti-money laundering unit
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested four suspects who counterfeited foreign currency in Kano and Nasarawa states. In Kano State, operatives were said to have apprehended one Nura Ibrahim and discovered counterfeit currency, including N129,542,823,000 in counterfeit currencies, on December 8, 2024. A statement on Wednesday by the Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said […]
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EFCC Arrests Four Chinese, 101 Others For Suspected Internet Fraud In Abuja
The suspects were linked to a sophisticated hotel review job scam targeting victims and establishments in Europe. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, at a business apartment in the Gudu area of Abuja. “In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud […]
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Defamation:Peter Obi visits Afe Babalola over Farotimi’s case
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, today visited the renowned legal icon and founder of Afe Babalola University, Afe Babalola in his office in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital in Monday, December 8. The visit was in connection with the ongoing court case on alleged defamation against human rights lawyer and […]
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FRSC orders probe, prosecution of passenger for assaulting officer
The Federal Road Safety Corps, ordered a thorough investigation into a case of aggression against an FRSC officer along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos, on November 7, 2024. This was just as it expressed concern over the growing incidents of assault on its personnel while they lawfully discharge their duties. A statement on Monday, by […]
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Aare Afe Babalola Legal Firm appreciates Nigerians , vows to address Farotimi’s allegations
The Ibadan based Legal Firm of the revered legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola , Afe Babalola & Co has maintained that the legal step being taken nowand in the future remains the only way to address the falsity of Mr Dele Farotimi’s allegations to hold him accountable for the deliberate assault on the integrity and […]
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President Tinubu To Host Indian PM Modi Sunday In Abuja
Presidential spokesman said both leaders would have further talks on how to strengthen Nigeria and India’s ties. President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday host the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in […]
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