January 2025
A POS operator who accepted ransom money on behalf of kidnappers was taken into custody.
Claims that the military mistreated and unlawfully detained POS operator Nansak Selbar on the orders of Major General Nansak Shagaya have been denied by the Nigerian Army. It was learnt that on November 7, 2024, Selbar, a school teacher, was arrested at his place of employment at Nyak Government Secondary School, Ajikamai in the Shendam […]
17 people were hospitalised due to a gas explosion fire in Rivers.
On Saturday, a gas cylinder exploded near a large tree in Orazi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, causing severe burns to 17 individuals. They learnt that a gas cylinder had exploded while the operator was filling the can, and the explosion had caused fire to spread. It was also discovered that the explosion had caused a […]
Katsina Miyetti Allah commander and three others are killed by bandits.
Alhaji Amadu Surajo, the Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Katsina State, was slain by suspected terrorists late Saturday night when they attacked Mai Rana village in Kusada Local Government Area. In addition, the assailants killed three more individuals, injured a number of others, and kidnapped Surajo’s first […]
Wanted Drug Kingpin and Nollywood Filmmaker Arrested by NDLEA for Illicit Shipments
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) reports that on New Year’s Day, its agents apprehended 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, in her mansion in the Okota neighbourhood of Lagos after intercepting a truckload of illegal drugs from her employees that same day. Alhaja Ajoke, as she […]
In Imo, police kill two kidnap suspects and save four victims.
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command’s operations neutralised two suspects and freed four abducted victims from a renowned kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate in the state. Henry Okoye, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), sent news reporters with a statement informing them of this. The PPRO claims that the operation, which […]
A day-old infant left by a married lady is rescued by FCT Police.
A day-old infant that was left on a bush walk close to Crush Rock, behind an incomplete Red Bricks Market in Mpape, has been rescued by the FCT Police Command. SP Josephine Adeh, the command spokesperson, said that when police officers from the Juvenile and Women Care Section (JWC) of the Mpape Division reacted to […]
Edo APC Dispels Claims Against Gov. Okpebholo Regarding LG Attacks
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter in Edo State has denied allegations made by a group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Governor Monday Okpebholo was responsible for the violent assaults on the headquarters of three local government areas (LGAs) in the state. Jarret Tenebe, the APC chairman in Edo State, released a statement […]
An Ogun man was taken into custody after he stole and killed a goat for his daughter’s naming ceremony.
Men from the Ogun State police command have detained Akintoye Waris on suspicion of stealing and killing a N200,000 Savannah he-goat for the purpose of naming his child. Newsmen were informed by the command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, that Waris and his accomplice, Ajayi Yusuf, were taken into custody on January 2, 2025, in the Odeda […]
A student from Ekiti State University explains how armed police officers assaulted him and forced him to pay N150K.
A Lagos State, Nigeria, resident and Ekiti State University student has described how armed police officers allegedly beat him and made him give N150,000 to a Point of Sale (POS) agent. The student screamed out on X, requesting assistance from the police PPRO and CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi so that his suffering would not go unpunished […]
The 135k road in Enugu Metropolis is put into service by President Tinubu.
As part of a working tour, President Bola Tinubu was in Enugu State on Saturday to launch a number of state government projects. This was revealed on Saturday by Dada Olusegun, his Special Assistant on Social Media, in a series of posts on X.com. President Bola Tinubu touched down at the Enugu airport on a […]