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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Adams, for an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud. According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X account…
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a man following an encounter with officers of the command. In a statement on Saturday, issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, and made available to…
The Plateau State Police Command has announced the arrest of multiple suspects including cultists, bandits, and kidnappers, linked to cult violence, illegal arms possession, and murder across the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah, who briefed newsmen…
A fire outbreak on Wednesday night gutted a vehicle at E-Phoenix Hotel, located at Tanke Junction in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Fire…
The Kwara State Police Command, has arrested six suspected kidnappers and recovered firearms following a coordinated intelligence driven operation in Baruten Local Government Area of the state, DAILY POST reports. A statement by the spokesperson of the state police command,…
Men of a local vigilante group attached to Nana College of Health, Okpo, in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, have allegedly killed a 400-level student of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, who was said to be mentally unstable…
Panic gripped traders and commuters on Thursday after a truck rammed into multiple vehicles at Ganmo Market along the Ilorin–Ajase-Ipo Federal Highway in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The crash, described by eyewitnesses as devastating, involved no fewer…
Kwara State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against kidnapping and violent crime, arresting 16 suspects and recovering firearms, ammunition and other items linked to criminal operations across the state. The development was disclosed in a…
At least three police officers have been killed and two others injured after suspected terrorists attacked a Police Mobile Force (PMF) camp in Tenebo community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, have apprehended two interstate robbery suspects over their alleged involvement in the stealing of cars in the country. The suspects identified as ThankGod Unchenna, 25, and Adewole Muyedeen, 53, were intercepted in…
The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri on Thursday raised the alarm over a break-in at St. Mulumba Parish, Wetheral Road, Owerri, during which a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. The Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick C. Mbarah, disclosed this…
A young woman abducted in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has regained her freedom after spending about five months in captivity. The victim was later confirmed pregnant following a medical examination. A former media aide to…
The Gombe State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the house of Mr. Nafiu Bala was set ablaze in the state, describing the information as false and misleading. In a press statement issued on Thursday,…
Bandits suspected to be Fulani militias, on Thursday, laid siege on the Sabon Gari (Yilpo) community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one youth miner, injuring two, and abducting another youth. A youth leader in the community,…
Two Nigerians have been arrested by police in India over alleged involvement in drug trafficking. According to The Times of India on Friday, the suspects were apprehended in South Delhi’s Maidan Garhi following a targeted police operation. Police authorities said…
A Minna High Court has handed down a 17-year prison sentence to a 47-year-old man, Zingfa Nanboi, for his role in a violent attack on a commercial tricycle rider, bringing to a close a case of attempted murder and armed…
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