The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has arrested suspected vandals involved in the looting and theft of items from an accidented truck along the Calabar–Itu Highway. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a…

At least eight people were reportedly killed by suspected cultists around Aliade Street, Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State. A resident of the area, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Online on Monday that the incident…

Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, from Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, for unlawful possession of minerals valued at N2.4 million. Bawa…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, to two years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of 25 tonnes of lithium-bearing minerals valued at N2.4m, with an option of a N5m fine.…

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed several terrorists during an airstrike targeting a suspected gathering of terrorist leaders in Zamfara State. The operation was carried out on May 10, 2026, following intelligence reports of a…

The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested three female suspects in a coordinated raid on a suspected drug hideout in Warri metropolis, recovering large quantities of illicit substances, including Canadian Loud, codeine and nitrous oxide. In a statement…

At least 12 people were killed on Sunday after bandits launched coordinated attacks on communities in Mazoji Ward of Katsina State. Security analyst Bakatsine disclosed this in a post on X, saying the attacks occurred in Matazu Local Government Area.…

A yet-to-be-identified student of the University of Benin was shot dead by gunmen in his JLK Mercedes-Benz while driving out of the main gate of the campus at Ugbowo on Sunday night. Eyewitnesses said the student was shot at close…

A combined team of operatives of the Edo State Police Command and the  State Security Corps, ESSC, have arrested no fewer than 12 suspected cultists after allegedly mobilising from Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area of the State to…

The Nigerian Army on Monday deployed heavy armoured vehicles and armed personnel to Filling Polo, Maiduguri, the venue scheduled for a protest against rising insecurity and abductions in Borno State. When our correspondent visited the area around 9:35 a.m., the…

At least two people were killed and several others injured in a fresh attack at Kyeng village in Bachi District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The fresh attack, which occurred on Sunday night, was reportedly carried out by suspected…

The Abia State Police Command on Sunday said it had arrested officers involved in a viral social media video showing alleged police misconduct in Uturu, Abia State. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka,…

No fewer than 11 persons have lost their lives in a lone accident that occurred at Eruku Bridge along the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway on Sunday night. The accident involved a gold Toyota vehicle registered as GGE722KJ which somersaulted and fell off the bridge,…

Edo State Police Command in collaboration with the Edo State Security Corps have arrested 12 suspected cultists at Amazing Grace Estate, Elele Community, Uzairue, Auchi in Edo North. The state command spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, in a statement on Monday, said…

A part-time student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, has been shot dead in his vehicle near the main entrance of the institution’s Ugbowo campus. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday under circumstances that have yet to be fully…