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A Lagos-based husband and wife, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a fake kidnapping and extorting N10 million from their relatives and associates. Police sources disclosed that the couple…
A woman from Donga local government council of Taraba State, Mrs. Ramatu Abbas, who was recently accused of mutilating a teenage girl, has been divorced by her husband in accordance with Islamic rites. The incident last occurred in the council…
A fire outbreak has occurred at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Mile 2 area of Lagos State. Confirming the incident in a short statement on Saturday, the Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said…
A hit-and-run driver has killed an unidentified middle-aged woman along Ikwerre Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred near the Rivers State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA, office at Mile 3,…
Troops of 1 Division/Sector 1, Operation Fansam Yanma, OPFY, have foiled a banditry attack and neutralised one suspected violent extremist. A credible source at the 1 Division disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Saturday in Kaduna.…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested fourteen suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity at a bush location in the Ipara-Remo area of the state on Saturday. The suspects, thirteen adult males and one female, were apprehended at…
The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives arrested 14 suspects around Ipara, Ode and Isara-Remo for unlawful assembly and what it described as suspected cult initiation. The police said that during the covert operation, three locally made…
Fresh military onslaughts on terrorist camps in parts of Edu, Ifelodun, and Patigi Local Government Areas of Kwara State have neutralized many kidnappers and terrorists, DAILY POST reports. Security sources confirmed that the military operations hit bandits’ camps operated by…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that six villagers were killed by suspected bandits in Wawa community, Borgu Local Government Area, and said it is intensifying efforts to locate two others who remain missing. The attack occurred on Thursday…
The Bauchi State Police Command has recovered a stolen Honda Civic, arresting two suspects found with the vehicle along the Bauchi–Jos Road. According to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the command, SP Nafiu Habib, the vehicle, an army-green…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested and detained three persons over alleged involvement in violent and disorderly conduct carried out under the guise of masquerade activities in Etinan Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement…
A gun battle in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State has resulted in the deaths of five suspected Boko Haram terrorists and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). The incident was disclosed in a post shared…
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a newly married woman over the alleged poisoning of her husband in Gauza village, Jahun Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shiisu Lawan…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Buffalo Patrol Team have arrested a 62-year old man, Nwanlioba Ikechukwu Dominic and five other suspects in possession of 3 pump action guns and 1 locally fabricated Dane gun, 1 battle axe, and…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a conspiracy and theft case involving goods valued at ₦20.45 million from a commercial store in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area. The Public Relations Officer of the command,…
A devastating fire has ravaged a residential building at Block D5, Ifedapo Estate, Amuloko area of Ibadan, and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Moroof Akinwande disclosed this in a…
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