From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recovered a stolen motorcycle and apprehended a suspect in connection with the theft incident in Damaturu, the state capital. According to the…
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NCCSALW, Police, UNDP Move to Plug Post-Conviction Gap in Yobe
…As Seized Arms Leak Back to Illicit Market From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Nigeria Police and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) have raised concerns…
Governor Radda Pledges Stronger Synergy with Police to Deepen Peace, Security
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to consolidate peace, protect lives and property, and…
Kano Police Arrest Three Over Murder of Housewife, Six Children in Dorayi Chiranchi
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano….
Police Arrest 17 Suspects, Recover Arms, Drugs in Jigawa State
By Hajara Abdullahi The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 17 suspects, including armed robbers, drug dealers, and vandals, during a series of coordinated operations across the state. The operations led to…
Nigeria Police Apprehend Three Suspects Over Cybercrime Attacks
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) has apprehended three high-profile internet fraud suspects involved in targeted cyberattacks against the email systems of major corporate organisations. This was…
Police to Resume Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement January 2
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force has announced the resumption of enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit Policy on January 2, 2026, pending the final determination of the matter currently before…
IGP Egbetokun Meets Heads of Police Medical Facilities Nationwide, Reafirms Commitment to Strengthening Police Medical Services
By Hajara Abdullahi The Inspector General of Police,IGP Kayode Egbetokun has met with all the Heads of Police Medical Facilities across the country at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan International Peace Keeping…
President Tinubu Reaffirms Move to Withdraw Police officers from VIPs, Orders Replacement With Civil Defence Corps
By Hajara Abdullahi President Tinubu has reaffirmed that the directive to redeploy police officers working with VIPs and ministers was non negotiable. This was revealed in a statement on X by…
Cease the unchecked taking
By Abba Dukawa Last Monday, International Anti‑Corruption Day was observed. It has been marked annually on 9th December each year, since the United Nations Convention Against Corruption was adopted on 31 October 2003 to raise…
CITAD Condemns Politicians’ Misuse of Police to Intimidate Bloggers, Demands Immediate Release of Manjala
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has strongly condemned the arrest of Kwara-based blogger, Ajala Adeshina Shuaib, popularly known as Manjala, describing it as a clear case…
EU Decries Allocation of Over 100,000 Policemen in Nigeria to VIPs
By Hajara Abdullahi The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the deployment of more than 100,000 police officers in Nigeria to protect politicians and other Very Important Persons (VIPs). According to…
Man Arrested for Molesting Daughters in Enugu
By Hajara Abdullahi The Enugu State Government has commended the State Command of the Nigeria Police Force for swiftly arresting a man for the alleged molestation of his two biological daughters, aged…
APC Ward Secretary Arrested in Connection with Grisly Murder of Woman in Gashua
From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has announced a major breakthrough in the investigation of a female corpse found near the Federal University Gashua last week, leading to the…
CITAD Condemns Arrest of Journalist Danuwa Rano, Demands Immediate Release
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned the arrest and continued detention of journalist Ibrahim Ishaq Danuwa Rano by officers of the Nigeria Police, Zone One…
Akwa Ibom Police Alerts Public Over Unlawful Activities of Masquerades
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has once again alerted the public about the ongoing unlawful activities of certain masquerades across the state. This comes despite an earlier warning issued on September…
Adamawa Police arrest 72 suspects over various offences, harp on discipline among personnel
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa state Police Command has arrested 72 suspects for allegedly committing different offences ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery,theft homicide, and sexual offences, Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo…
Police rescues 5 abducted teenagers as suspect flee in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola Five (5) teenagers suspected to have been abducted from Maiduguri, Borno state are said to be rescued by police in Adamawa state. Spokesman of the Adamawa state Police…
Yobe Police Arrest Suspected Child Rapist After Swift Operation
From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has successfully arrested a suspected child rapist following a swift response by its operatives. In a press statement by SP Dungus Abdulkareem…
IPC Protests Arrest, Detention of Publisher Azuka Ogujiuba over Investigative Story
From Umar Dankano, Yola The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned the arrest and detention of the publisher of Media Room Hub, Ms. Azuka Ogujiuba, by the police over a land…
Light After Darkness: Kidnapped Toddler Reunited With Family as Yobe Police Smash Syndicate
From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against crime. On July 31, 2025, a two-year-old boy, Abdulkareem Mohammed, was kidnapped in Potiskum….
Police arrest 89 suspects in Kano
The Kano State Command has arrested 98 suspected criminals involved in 21 major cases of armed robbery, thuggery (Daba), drug dealings, theft, and fraud within the last 24 days. The State Police…
Ex-NYCN Chair Condemns Attack on Rano Police Station, Killing of DPO
By Mustapha Salisu A former Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in Bauchi State, Umar Lauya, has condemned the recent attack on the Rano Police Station in Kano State…
Police Arrest Kidnappers, Rescue Victim, Recover Fake Dollars in Jigawa
By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat crime and criminality across the state, successfully dismantling a kidnapping syndicate operating…
Addicts Rot As Drug Business Thrives In Abuja
By Muslim Muhammad Yusuf Cynthia once had a promising life, but things changed in 2018 when a friend introduced her to drugs while in her final year studying Accounting at a university…