The Bauchi State Police Command on Friday handed over 161 kilograms of illicit drugs recovered from a suspected narcotics dealer to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Seized narcotics Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, said the Command had worked tirelessly…

Andrew Ogunsakin, the Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Area in Ondo State, has regained his freedom after spending 24 hours in police detention at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Ogunsakin was reportedly detained by the Police Monitoring Unit when he…

The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested suspected bandit financiers and motorcycle thieves in two coordinated operations carried out on Wednesday across Sokoto and neighbouring Zamfara State. According to a statement released on Friday by the command’s spokesman, DSP Ahmed…

A Kwara State High Court judge, Justice I. Olawoyin, has convicted a man for the offences of attempted culpable homicide and causing grievous hurt. The convict, Abdullateef Yakub, was accused of using a knife to slit the throat of Abubakar…

The Gombe State Police Command on Friday announced the arrest of seven suspected members of a kidnap syndicate, the neutralisation of two others, and the recovery of a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) during coordinated operations. In a statement issued…

At least, 40 residents of Ƙurar Mota in Bungudu LGA of Zamfara State remain in captivity after armed bandits reportedly demanded a ₦30 million levy from the community and threatened an attack if the ransom payment is not delivered within…

The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, says it is tracking a suspected cultist believed to be in possession of the severed hand of a policeman killed during a cult clash in the Ilese area of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The command…

A pregnant woman, identified only as Aisha Najamu, has died at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital in Katsina State after a health worker allegedly refused to accept a bank transfer for oxygen services, insisting on cash…

The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspects, including 20-year-old Mustapha Mohammed, who allegedly masterminded the abduction of his eight-year-old niece, drugged her, and collected a N3m ransom paid through a cryptocurrency account. A statement on Thursday by the Police…

The Nigerian Army has rescued 10 women who were kidnapped from their farms in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, recovering ₦1.6 million said to be part of the ransom the kidnappers were trying to collect. The operation was…

Five students of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, who were abducted at the institution’s satellite campus in Emuoha Local Government Area on Tuesday, have regained their freedom. The incident had caused panic among students on the campus, leading to a…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, under “Operation Whirlwind,” has seized petroleum products worth N181.6 million in eight weeks along the Nigeria–Cameroon borders. ACG Kolapo Oladeji, National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Yola.…

A 20-year-old man, Haruna Haruna, has died after a fight broke out during a naming ceremony in Kwata Village, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State. A security expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a statement on X on Thursday. According…

Oyo State Fire Service has confirmed the recovery of the body of a 65-year-old man who fell into a deep well at Oke-Oga Atipe, Idi-Aga, Ibadan. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to…

No fewer than 267 households across three communities in the Agboyi area of Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State have received N310,000 each from the state chapter of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the British Red Cross.…