Almost a quarter of a century into current dispensation of uninterrupted democratic governance in Nigeria, opinions are diverse as to success or otherwise of the experience. Sir (Dr) Mike Okiro, former Inspector General of Police and former Chairman of Police Service Commission, spoke with Dapo Olaosebikan and Demola...
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Niger State Police Command has arrested 15 suspects for various offenses ranging from banditry, kidnapping, arms dealing, car theft, defilement/rape, thuggery and having illicit drugs. The State Commissioner of Police, Shawulu Danmamman made this known during a press briefing held at the command headquarters in Minna...
The Police Command in Kano State, said it recorded zero crime associated with the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the victory of Gov. Abba Yusuf. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano....
The palace of Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife, the traditional ruler of Isseke Community in Ihiala Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra, has been burnt down by yet-to-be identified arsonist. An indigene of the town, simply called Emmanuel, said the Palace was one of four buildings, including the family house...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has warned the general public that all forms of celebrations and rallies by political party supporters for or against winners/losers of the Gubernatorial Election Petition judgment from Supreme Court, must not infringe on the right of others. The...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Police in Nasarawa State, said it has arrested a fake soldier wearing military camouflage and a notorious armed robbery suspect. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nasarawa State Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said the two criminals were...
Bandits have killed the village head of Kukar Babangida, the Magaji Zauren Katsina, Alhaji Haruna Ubale and two of his sons in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina state on Thursday. The assailants killed six other persons and burnt five vehicles in the village. Police spokesman in the...
An Ibadan Family Court sitting at Iyaganku remanded a fake doctor, Olarewaju Oludele (50), at the Agodi Correctional Centre on Thursday for allegedly causing the death of a baby boy. He allegedly drowned the baby in a canal. The magistrate, Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi who did not take...
Riots throughout Papua New Guinea left at least 15 people dead on Wednesday. The riots were particularly intense in the capital Port Moresby, after many security officers walked off the job due to a breakdown in the payment of their salaries. A total of eight people in the...
The Police Command in Gombe State said it had rescued three babies and arrested 16 suspects in a case of alleged child trafficking and criminal conspiracy. The police spokesman, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said this while briefing journalists on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Usman, in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man believed to have cut off the ear of a friend. The Command’s spokesperson, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest on Wednesday, said that the incident happened on Monday at about 6.00 a.m. at Abattoir in...
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the death of 11 passengers from a boat mishap on the Andoni-Bonny coastal waters in Rivers on Tuesday. Eyewitness account stated that the accident occurred when two passenger-boats collided along the route. Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the...
The police in Nasarawa State says it was investigating the theft of a newborn baby at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia. Umar Nadada, Commissioner of Police (CP) in the State made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia. Nadada explained that one Suleiman Abdullahi...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday, ordered that an 18-year-old, Yusuf Haruna be remanded in a Correctional Centre for allegedly stabbing a cleric, Sani Mohammed, 45, to death. The defendant, who lives in Tudun Nufawa Quarters Kano, is charged with culpable homicide. The Prosecutor, Mrs Fatima...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has removed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gowon Estate Division, for allegedly detaining a lawyer who was seeking justice for his client. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the removal in a statement on Wednesday....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has debunked media reports alleging the purported abduction of some commuters along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Jan. 6. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, debunked the reports in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said:...
The Police on Tuesday said they had arrested three suspected members of a gunrunning syndicate in connection with the Dec. 24 attack on some communities in Plateau. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this at a media briefing in Abuja. He said the arrest of...
More details are beginning to emerge about why music executive Tunji Balogun also known as Tee Bliz who is the ex-husband of Tiwa Savage has suddenly gone wild on Davido on social media in the past few days. Tee Blizz who shares a son with Savage had...
Gunmen shot a traditional chief in Sagamu, Ogun dead on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the three-man gang shot the chief in his head at close quarters. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abiodun...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State, on Tuesday said it has completed all arrangements for conduct of all bye-elections in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kano state, Mr Abdu Zango said this while addressing stakeholders at its state headquarters in Kano...