The Hunters Group of Nigeria has accused police officers in Yobe State of assaulting one of its members, leaving him injured and requiring hospital treatment. In a statement released on Thursday, the group said the incident occurred at about 2:30 pm…

The Rivers State Police Command said its officers have arrested three suspects linked to the gruesome murder of a 55-year-old bus driver identified as Christopher Akpabio in Asarama community in Andoni Local Government Area of the state. The police said…

A student of Lagos State University has died from injuries sustained during an armed robbery attack in the Iba area of Lagos. The deceased, identified as Otabor Boluwatife Joseph, was a student of the Department of History and International Studies,…

Residents of Eda Oniyo in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Wednesday staged a protest over the continued captivity of 16 worshippers abducted by gunmen, despite the payment of N10.5m ransom. The protesters, comprising community leaders, women,…

A 38-year-old man has been arrested by police operatives in Ondo State for allegedly beating his 65-year-old father to death. The suspect identified as Kingsley Nsikak had engaged in a heated argument with his biological father, Peter Adone, at their…

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have intercepted a bus conveying three missing children and arrested two suspected child traffickers in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Wednesday along Ikot Ekpaw Village,…

Several people have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State by suspected armed militia, residents and local sources have said. The violence reportedly began three days ago in Didango village, where gunmen…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Nsikak Kingsley, for allegedly beating his father, Adone Peter, to death at Oda Community in Akure South Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued…

The collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 Command and the International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, has resulted in the arrest of a 50-year-old accountant, Olusola Ajayi Joshua, nearly a year after he allegedly left the country while under…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Johnson Elleh for producing and circulating a misleading video alleging kidnapping and banditry activities along the Owode-Idiroko axis of Ogun State. The Spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed…

Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and two others were burnt to death in a tragic road accident involving a military gun truck and a commercial bus in Adamawa State. According to the Adamawa State Police Command,…

The Anambra State government has vowed to ensure justice for a 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped by eight men, including her guardian, in Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Mr. Johnson Elleh for producing and circulating a misleading video falsely alleging kidnapping and banditry activities along the Owode-Idiroko axis of Ogun State. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, made this known…

An Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has remanded a Nnewi-based native doctor, Ikechukwu Ezenagu, popularly known as Muomiri Afuluanya, at the Amawbia Correctional Centre pending further proceedings in his trial. Justice Jude Obiora gave the order after hearing…

Security operatives have rescued a woman and her four-month-old baby who were kidnapped during a bandit attack on Ijalu compound in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. The rescue cane after suspected bandits invaded the Ijalu area…