…As NDLEA apprehend Drug traffickers, intercepts consignments of cocaine, meth, skunk across Nigeria Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a 40-year-old Madrid, Spain-based ‘businessman’, Sherif Egbo Ally,…
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Jigawa APC suspend LG party Chairman over alleged rape of 14-year-old girl
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of punishment, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Jigawa state chapter has suspended the embattle Roni local government party chairman Alhaji Sale Idris who was arrested for…
Update on Borno Lawmaker’s Daughter Murder: Husband Arrested as Zulum Orders Autopsy
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu In a significant update on the tragic murder of Fatima Alhaji Bukar, the daughter of a Borno lawmaker, the Borno State Police Command has apprehended Adam Alhaji…
Borno Lawmaker’s daughter murdered in Maiduguri
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The daughter of a Borno State House of Assembly member representing Ngala, Hon. Bukar Abacha, was strangled to death by unknown persons in Maiduguri on October 17,…
Fresh FUG kidnap: Troops rescue all abducted students
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji and Metro Joint Patrol (Eagle Eye) have rescued all the four kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau who were abducted…
Journalist Murder: Zamfara Police arrest suspected killers of VON Reporter, Danjibga
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected killers of late VON Reporter, Hamisu Haruna Danjibga alongside suspect who bought some properties carted away after…
Katsina: Gunmen storm FUDMA, kidnap 5 female students
By Ammar Shanono A gang of unknown gunmen stormed Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina, and kidnapped five female students from their hostel on Wednesday at around 2:00 a.m. The Police Public Relations…
Kano Tribunal: DSS reportedly arrests 23-year-old woman for threatening suicide bombing
The Department of State Security (DSS) has allegedly arrested a 23-year-old woman named Firdausi Musa Ahamadu for threatening to carry out a suicide bombing and kill all those responsible for the victory…
Driver arrested for stabbing LASTMA officer in Lagos
Police operatives from Iponri Police Station, yesterday, apprehended a driver operating a painted Volkswagen ‘T4’ commercial bus with the registration number LSR 966 YE in Lagos. The arrest came after the driver…
Mangu TIC Chairman, Artu condemns killing of Ardo Adamu
…Urges security to go after the perpetrators From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Transition Implementation Committee Chairman of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state Markus Artu, has condemned in totality the killing…
Zamfara VON Reporter, Danjibga found dead after 3 days missing
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A dead body of the Reporter of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Comrade Hamisu Danjibga was found in a soak away behind his house at Samaru area of Gusau…
NDLEA seizes illicit drug consignment at MMIA, intercepts 5 pregnant teenage girls
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has once again successfully thwarted fresh attempts at drug trafficking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and other locations across the country. Femi Babafemi,…
Kwara Governor orders investigation into journalist’s death
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged law enforcement agencies to uncover the circumstances surrounding the tragic demise of 27-year-old journalist, Yusuf Mubaarak, who was reportedly killed in Ilorin, the state’s capital….
Kano CP: 43 rival gang members embrace peace, bringing total repentant thugs to 143
A new batch of 43 thugs from two rival groups of Goburawa-Gangare and Tudun Fulani Quarters of Ungogo LGA of Kano State have embraced peace and surrender themselves to the state’s police…
Troops rescue 18 abducted victims in Zamfara, Katsina, others
Troops from the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji, under the leadership of the General Officer Commanding, 8 Division Nigerian Army, successfully rescued more than 18 kidnapped individuals across several states,…
Jigawa community resists robbery attack, arrest one
Residents of Tage village in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa state on Monday, took the bull by its horn while resisting an armed robbery attack on Hadejia highway. The resistance…
Police arrest kidnapper of seven UNIJOS students
From Tongnaan Dada Bawa, Jos Plateau State Commissioner of Police, CP Okoro Julius Alawari, has arrested and paraded a suspect who had kidnapped seven University of Jos students on June 12th, 2023….
Kaduna Governor orders probe into Mosque massacre
In a swift response to the heinous attack on Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has directed the police to launch a thorough investigation. The assault,…
Teenager bags 10 years detention for murdering peer
A 15-year-old in Germany has been sentenced to 10 years of juvenile detention for the murder of a 14-year-old in a case that shocked the country. The sentence has to be carried…
Plateau State CP Alawari, assures of commitment to decisively deal with criminals
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Commissioner of Police, CP Julius Alawari has expressed his commitment to work in collaboration with other security agencies to deal decisively with criminal elements as he…
2 killed, scores missing as armed bandits attack Dandume LGA in Katsina State
In a devastating turn of events, tragedy struck the peaceful town of Dandume yesterday (Sunday) around 8:00 pm, as a gang of armed bandits launched ruthless assault, leaving the community in shock…
Residents of Dandume ‘A’ Ward in Katsina State demand urgent action on rising insecurity
Residents of Dandume ‘A’ ward, along with citizens from Faskari, Sabuwa, and Funtua local government areas in Katsina State, have voiced their deep concerns over the escalating insecurity plaguing their communities. In…
Plateau Rep Member expresses sadness over killing of 21 people
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Member House of Representatives Musa Bagos, has called on the security agencies to arrest and prosecute those behind the recent attacks and killings at Heipang in Barkin Ladi…
Kano Police arrests 3 suspected cocaine couriers, unveils trafficking ring
The Kano State Police Command has made significant strides in combating drug trafficking with the arrest of three individuals suspected of facilitating the smuggling of cocaine into Saudi Arabia. This was contained…
Ecuador’s Lasso declares state of emergency after assassination of Presidential Candidate
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of emergency lasting for two months, in the wake of the tragic assassination of a prominent presidential candidate. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday…