The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered a suspected human trafficking and fraud syndicate operating in Badagry, Lagos, under the guise of a network marketing business, rescuing 17 victims and arresting four suspects.…

Residents of Gadanaji community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have appealed to the government for urgent intervention following a N10 million ransom demand by abductors holding 11 kidnapped residents captive. The victims were abducted during a midnight…

The Edo Special Security Squad has arrested 12 suspected cultists and sealed two apartments allegedly used for cult initiation, following the killing of a student at the University of Benin gate on Sunday. The raids were led by the Chief…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun 1 Area Command, says it intercepted 10,126 parcels of cannabis sativa with a total Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N743,400,000 at different locations of the state. The Area Comptroller, Mr Olukayode Afeni, disclosed this…

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by two traders at Alaba International Market, ruling that the Nigeria Police Force acted within its lawful powers in inviting them for questioning over…

The Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has remanded all 47 suspects arrested during a raid on criminal hideouts in the northern Adamawa town of Mubi. The suspects were ordered to be remanded in a correctional centre…

Security personnel of the Transmission Company of Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday foiled an armed robbery attack on its Ogbomoso Transmission Substation. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday,…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected kidnappers allegedly connected to the abduction of students from the Faculty of Engineering, Nasarawa State University, Gudi Campus, while confirming the safe release of the victims. According to…

No fewer than 24 shops were destroyed in a devastating fire outbreak that swept through parts of the popular Mandate Ultra-Modern Market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in the early hours of Tuesday. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident,…

Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber operating in Abusoro axis of Akure South Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, Idowu Babayemi, was apprehended following a routine patrol by police operatives within…

The Anambra State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the death of an 80-year-old man, Paul Onwualu, who allegedly died after a police-led operation linked to a traditional stool dispute in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area…

Personnel of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have successfully freed two individuals who were abducted along the Ochumekwu–Ugbobi road in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, following a prompt reaction to an emergency alert. Security sources told Zagazola that the…

The Edo State Police Command has identified the student killed in a shooting near the University of Benin gate as Alexander Omogiate, as the institution distanced itself from the violent incident linked to suspected cult activities. Omogiate was reportedly shot…

At least, eight persons have been killed following a suspected cult attack in the Aliade Street area of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, during the early hours of Monday.According to residents, the attackers reportedly arrived around 2am on motorcycles and…

The Vigilante Group of Nigeria Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Federal Capital Territory Command, Abuja, has rescued 13 kidnapped victims in the Egume area of Anyigba, Kogi State. The victims were said to have been abducted on April 26, 2026, while travelling from…