Suspected ritualists beheaded a 37- year-old security man at a place of worship in Bayelsa on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victim was guarding the place of worship at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government area of the state when he was murdered. A...
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Six police officers were killed in anti-government protests in northern and western Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the head of police said on Thursday. Two officers were killed in the capital, Freetown, three in the northern town of Kamakwie and one in the northern city of Makeni, police inspector general...
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a fake soldier with military camouflage and cash of N720,000. The suspect, said to have been parading himself as a military officer, was sighted along the Ibeto area of Nasko, Magama Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Leo Irabor on Tuesday said security operatives have arrested some suspected terrorists that were linked to the terror attack at Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. General Irabor disclosed this on Tuesday during a parley with executives and editors of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Katsina State Police Command on Sunday said its operatives have successfully rescued six kidnapped victims at Unguwan Dako, Tandama village, Danja LGA of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Gambo Isah disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in...
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped a four-year-old boy, Oluwadarasimi Omojola, as his father, Boluwaji Omojola, managed to escape on Itaji/Ijelu-Ekiti Road in Oye Local Government area of Ekiti. The traditional ruler of the community, Owajumu of Omu-Ekiti, Oba Gabriel Ogundeyi, confirmed the incident through a telephone conversation with newsmen on...
Kogi State Government on Saturday said it is working vigorously to rescue three children kidnapped at a housing estate in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state on Friday. The abductors have made a demand of N100 million ransom for their release. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – The Kogi State Government has called on the Federal Government to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, observed that the company’s site was fast becoming a den of criminals, Mr. Fanwo made the call...
Popular Nigerian singer Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe aka Kizz Daniel has been invited by the police authority in Lagos State for questioning. According to a source, the ”Buga” crooner was invited for questioning for allegedly confiscating the laundry bus of a company he contracted to do laundry for him. The...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Army, 8 Division on Friday commenced an investigation into the death of a police officer in an unfortunate incident that occurred between some soldiers and policemen around Ojo, Lagos State. The Division’s spokesman, Maj. Olaniyi Osoba, who expressed regret over the death...
A Police Inspector name (withheld) on Thursday killed two armed bandits who invaded his house in Orogwe, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo. A press statement released by the spokesperson of Imo Police Command, CSP Micheal Abattam, confirmed the incident. Abattam said that the suspected bandits jumped a...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has warned against the breach of public peace in BCS formations world wide. The organization in a statement signed by its spokesman, Patriarch Christ Shepherd Edet Archibong alleged that one Mr Orlando Obu is attempting to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Acting FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has directed the 37 Sector Commanders across the nation to impound any motorcycle without appropriate registration. Biu gave the directive in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi...
The Katsina State Police Command says the ban on motorcycle movements from 10p.m to 6a.m within the city will be reinforced by its operatives. This is contained in a statement by SP Gambo Isa, the spokesman of the command, on Monday in Katsina. He added that the restriction in...
The Police Command in Kwara has warned criminals and bandits to keep off as the state was not their base. The command’s Spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, served the warning in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ilorin. It dismissed as fake intelligence report circulating on several...
The Police Command in Lagos State on Saturday said no INEC official was arrested on Friday in connection with the ongoing Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday , while reacting...
A 39-Year-Old Nigerian man, Alika Ogorchukwu, has been beaten to death in Civitanova Marche city in the Province of Macerata, Marche Region of Italy. The Nigerian Embassy in Rome confirmed the news in a statement. “The incident occurred on a busy street, in front of shocked onlookers, some of...
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke. The command said this in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the invitation of Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State by the police was on a collaborative relationship with security agencies as against the rumours of been detained. The National Commissioner and Chairman Voter Education Committee,...
Gunmen have reportedly attacked a construction company in Owo, Ondo State. Gunshots were said to have occurred at the site of Craneburg Construction Company, Owo on Wednesday evening. In a tweet, the police confirmed that some people were injured during the attack. “Tonight, there was a shooting incident at...