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The Kogi State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that passengers were kidnapped along the Kabba-Okene Road on June 17, describing the claims as false and misleading. The command’s spokesperson, Oyiza…
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested 24 suspects during coordinated combing operations across forested areas in Eziobodo, Ihiagwa, Nekede, and Okolochi communities in the Owerri West Local Government Area. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Henry…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the arrest of a truck driver after a 40-foot containerised articulated vehicle reportedly lost control and crashed into a commercial minibus and roadside shops at Second Rainbow inward Oshodi in Lagos. The…
The Ghana Police Service has arrested eight Nigerians alongside 66 other suspects during a series of intelligence-led anti-narcotics and crime suppression operations in the Upper East Region of the country. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on Monday by the…
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Idiroko, has intercepted a luxury passenger bus loaded with military camouflage uniforms, cannabis sativa, and other prohibited items allegedly smuggled into the country. The contraband items were intercepted around 1:30am…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has summoned Chinese nationals linked to Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Ltd over alleged railway infrastructure theft and ordered the sealing of the firms’ facilities nationwide. The NSCDC said the…
Drama ensued at the premises of an Osun State High Court sitting in Ede on Monday as operatives of the Nigeria Police Force arrested a traditional ruler in the state, the Elegbedi of Egbedi, Oba Muideen Azeez. Before the arrest,…
The Imo State Police Command, in intensified operations, has arrested 24 suspects in different locations within bushes in Owerri West LGA for various criminal offences. The operation that led to the arrest of the suspects is in line with proactive…
The Yobe State Police Command has rescued an abandoned newborn baby girl and arrested two suspected motorcycle thieves in separate operations across the state as part of an intensified crackdown on criminal activities. The command said stolen motorcycles were also…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar won the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress in Sokoto State on Monday. Announcing the results at the party secretariat in Sokoto, the state presidential primary collation officer, Prof. Aminu Abubakar, said 69,434 votes…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of an illegal mining site, trucks loaded with mineral resources, lithium stones and other assets linked to alleged illegal mining activities in Ogun State to the Federal…
A female Point of Sale, POS, operator suffered severe injuries after a fully loaded 40-foot container truck lost control and overturned onto a commercial bus and nearby shops at Second Rainbow inward Oshodi, Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,…
The Nigeria Police Force said it has, through the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team, FID-IRT, arrested one John Cosmos Govi, over his involvement in a case of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, administering suspected harmful substances, malicious damage to property, and theft…
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army’s Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have neutralised two suspected armed bandits during a tactical operation in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation, conducted on May 24, 2026, followed credible intelligence…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a chef, John Cosmos Govi, over his alleged involvement in the drugging of occupants and theft of luxury items worth about ₦150 million from a residence in Abuja. In a statement released on Monday…
Bandits have abducted 13 residents of Tangaram Village in Wasagu District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State following a midnight attack on the community. Residents said the attackers stormed the village at about 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, firing…
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