The Anambra State Police Command has said that the man behind the viral security claims circulated on social media, alleging that a military helicopter dropped unknown items in a bush between Nimo and Adazi-Nnukwu communities in Anaocha Local Government Area…

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old university student for originating and circulating a false social media report claiming that bandits had invaded parts of the state and were being held by militants demanding a N50 million ransom.…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered two stolen vehicles in separate operations in the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, the first vehicle was recovered during a…

Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced a mother of four one Uwakmfon Jonah, to life imprisonment over the attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl. The convict, a 36-year-old…

Troops of Sector 9, Operation ENDURING PEACE, have rescued eight kidnapped victims from Pandam Forest in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. The rescue operation was confirmed on Friday in a statement signed by the Media Information Officer…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it destroyed more than 51 hectares of cannabis sativa plantations and arrested 281 suspects involved in illicit drug trafficking, peddling and abuse across Ekiti State in the past year. The Ekiti State…

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over alleged theft, violent assault and drug-related offences in separate operations across the state. The command said the arrests were made by operatives in Bursari, Damaturu and Nguru Local Government Areas…

Residents of Fatai Irawo Street in the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State have called on the government to rehabilitate their road, describing its condition as hazardous to lives, vehicles, and business activities. This is just as members of the…

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered a complete seal-off of the site of a five-storey building, which collapsed on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others along Odili Road in Port Harcourt. The governor, who visited the…

The Kebbi State Police Command says it will arraign the four suspects arrested in connection with the killing of eight people during a farmers-herders clash in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer,…

The family of a 14-year-old boy, Ezekiel Olapade, who was killed during a shooting incident in Ilobu, Osun State, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, demanding the arrest, investigation and prosecution of those allegedly responsible for his death.…

The Ogun State Police Command has disclosed that the prime suspect in the alleged killing of an ex-OGTV broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku, and her guard, Pelumi Adetayo, said he allegedly orchestrated the plan to “teach her a lesson.” The state Commissioner…

No fewer than eight persons, including an infant girl, have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a three-storey shopping complex in the Alakija area of Lagos-Badagary Expressway on Thursday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed that 26 other…

The Anambra State Police Command has secured the remand of a couple – Chukwudi Chukwuyere ‘M’, aged 40 years, and Mrs Chisom Chukwuyere ‘F’ aged 30 years – in a correctional centre over their alleged involvement in the abuse of…

Justice Samira Bature of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, has issued a fresh bench warrant directing all law enforcement agencies to arrest a police officer, Edith Erhunwunse, over her continued absence from proceedings in an alleged N300m criminal…