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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…
An Asian man has narrated how the Nigeria Police Force Complaint Response Unit helped him recover N150,000 allegedly extorted from him by a police officer in Lagos. The man, who spoke in a video currently circulating online on Saturday, said…
A devastating fire has destroyed a six-room residential bungalow at Block D5, Ifedapo Estate, Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State, causing losses worth millions of naira. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Maroof Akinwande, disclosed this…
The Sokoto State chapter of the Labour Party has donated ₦2 million to traders affected by a recent fire that gutted parts of the Old Market, describing the gesture as a show of solidarity with citizens whose livelihoods were abruptly…
Street sweepers employed by the Lagos Waste Management Authority have raised fresh concerns over what they described as persistent harassment, discrimination and unsafe working conditions on Lagos roads, recounting daily experiences of verbal abuse, intimidation and neglect by motorists, residents…
The Anambra Internal Revenue Service has arrested four persons for engaging in illegal revenue collection in Onitsha. The suspects identified as Ikenna Udoji, Kosi Iwobi, Chidera Ogbogu and Monday, were arrested while collecting money ranging from one thousand, two hundred…
Seven suspects, on Friday, appeared before a Kwara State high court in Ilorin charged with alleged arson on the house of a traditional worshipper, Toyin Asabi Olorisa. The suspects were identified as Alhaji Yekini Oloruntele, Alhaji Saliu Usman, Garba Amuda…
The Gombe State Police Command on Friday paraded a 39-year-old man in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and theft in Akko Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, identified as Ibrahim Mohd of Kagarawal Quarters, Gombe, was arrested…
Commuters plying the Oyo-Ogbomoso axis of the Ibadan-Oyo-Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway have lamented what they described as the worsening condition of the road and the slow pace of its reconstruction, saying the situation has turned daily travel into a nightmare. The deplorable…
The Gombe State Police Command on Friday announced the rescue of a kidnapped community leader, Hassan Reuben, and the arrest of three suspects in connection with the crime. Reuben, a resident of Nahuta Village, Tula, in Kaltungo Local Government Area…
The Chairman of Gusau Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Abubakar Imam, has condemned the killing of an Islamic cleric, Zainu Mada, by bandits. The LG chairman paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased on Friday. Imam,…
Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the wife of Ubani Okuo, Chairman of the Youth Group of Igarra community, the administrative headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Nkereuwem Ikoedem,…
The Adamawa State Police Command has deployed additional night patrol teams to Kofare-Agric area following reports of alleged night attacks and calls by residents for increased security presence. The Command said the move was aimed at strengthening security and preventing…
At least one person has died following multiple crashes on Otedola Bridge, inward Secretariat, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Friday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, reported that the principal…
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested three suspects while allegedly attempting to sell a stolen commercial tricycle in the state. The suspects, identified as Chuka Nwanze (23), Arinze Anyansi (24) and Miracle Anyadiegwu (24), were arrested on…
A woman simply identified as Facilla has been shot during a confrontation with charcoal tax collectors in the Agbede area of Kabba Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to reports by  Aminya, the incident occurred after a disagreement ensued…
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