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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered Border Patrol Commanders nationwide to intensify efforts in safeguarding Nigeria’s frontiers, stressing that they remain the country’s first line of defence against external threats. According to a statement signed on Friday by CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, the directive was issued ...
...As Police arrest mother The quiet town of Akwanga was thrown into distress this week after residents discovered a newborn baby abandoned in a bush near a primary school on AA Koto Street. The infant, wrapped in cloth, was found alive by passers-by, sparking a wave of shock and outrage across the community. “It’s a ...
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested several suspects in connection with cattle theft and related crimes across different local government areas of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the arrests, noting that officers remain committed to tackling livestock theft, which has continued to trouble ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday said the agency seized 277 cartoons of fake and unregistered Malamal Fort malaria drugs worth over 1.2 billion in Lagos. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this to newsmen. He said the drug was discovered inside a container ...
The Nigeria Police Force has declared two women, identified as Yinkorere Philona David Tijani and David Glory Dakore, wanted after they reportedly escaped from custody in Lagos. According to an official report, the duo were apprehended on the afternoon of 14th May 2025 at about 3:45 p.m. at 17 Ayetoro Street, off Ebute-Metta, Yaba, Lagos. ...
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested seven suspected cattle rustlers and recovered several stolen animals in different operations across the state. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shisu Adam, confirmed the arrests on Thursday, adding that efforts were ongoing to apprehend fleeing accomplices. The command first arrested Usman Yusuf, ...
The Bauchi state government says it has uncovered more than 100 health ghost workers in the state, vows punishment under the civil service rules. Mr Sambo Alkali, the Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Hospital Management Board, made the remark at a news conference in Bauchi on Thursday. According to him, all the identified ghost workers’ names ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command has recovered 150 blocks and three sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 112 kilogrammes. News Men report that the interception was sequel to a road accident at Gadar Tamburawa on Zaria-Kano expressway. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano by the ...
The troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army Lokoja, in conjunction with Hybrid Forces and Local Vigilante, have successfully rescued 17 kidnapped victims. A statement by the Brigade’s spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, sent to news men on Thursday, said the rescued victims were 13 adults and four children. According to Abdullahi, the victims were travelling in ...
More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The Director-General of WHO Tedros Ghebreyesus is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations.” Speaking on the World Suicide Prevention Day, which is marked ...
The Delta Police Command on Wednesday paraded a robbery suspect, Bassey Udoh, who allegedly bought an English-made Beretta pistol for thirty thousand naira. News Men report that Udoh was among eighty suspects arrested across the state in August by the Delta Police Command. Parading the suspects, Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, said Udoh’s arrest and ...
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, has remanded alleged fake lawyer, Oruhu Emmanuel Odey for impersonation, fraud, stealing, and forgery. Odey, who was recently arrested by operatives from the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone XI, Osogbo, was brought before the courton a four-count charge presided by Magistrate, Dr. ...
The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of twenty-one internet fraudsters before the Federal High Court in Ibadan, presided over by Justice Uche Agomoh, and several judges of the Oyo State High Court, including Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Ladiran Akintola, R.B. Olawoyin, O.S. Adeniyi, O.A. Adetujoye, M.O. ...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, has intercepted 20 containers of illicit drugs valued at more than N13.5 billion ($17.5 million), in what officials described as a major breakthrough against counterfeit pharmaceuticals entering the country. Outgoing Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede, disclosed the seizure during a press briefing in Onne on Wednesday, shortly before ...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a bail application filed by five men accused of carrying out the Owo Catholic Church massacre that left more than 40 worshippers dead. Justice Emeka Nwite, ruling on Wednesday, held that the charges were capital offences and that the evidence presented by the Department of State Services ...
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has condemned the killing of traders, including a pregnant woman, by a state-backed security outfit in Onitsha, Anambra State. Obi in a statement on his X handle on Wednesday, he described the incident as “deeply troubling” and demanded a full probe, stressing that the activities ...
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested two suspected gun manufacturers and four alleged distributors in Lafia, disrupting what authorities describe as a major arms syndicate. Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Mohammed Jauro, announced the breakthrough during a press briefing on Tuesday. The two gun makers, identified as James Philip and Alpha Philip, ...
Nigerian Army troops have freed Major M.D. Josiah from his abductors following a decisive rescue operation in Bomadi, Delta State. The mission, carried out by soldiers of the 63 Brigade, led to the storming of the kidnappers’ hideout and the successful recovery of the officer. Major Josiah had been kidnapped on Monday shortly after attending ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened discussions with the Presidential Committee on Campaign against Social Vices in Secondary and Tertiary Institutions to strengthen efforts aimed at sensitising students against economic and social misconduct. The collaboration was proposed during a courtesy visit by the Presidential Committee to the EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, ...
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command said that it has arrested a 70-yr-old man over an alleged attempt to sexually harass a minor in Unguwar Sarakuna in the state capital. A statement by the Command's Spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil in Tuesday, stated that the septuagenarian was arrested “for multiple counts of sexual ...
Authorities have declared a Nigerian woman, Bankole Roseline O., wanted following allegations of involvement in a same-sex relationship, a criminal offense under the country’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (SSMPA). The police confirmed that officers visited Roseline’s Lagos residence on August 31, 2025, to deliver a formal summons for questioning. At the time of the visit, ...
…Calls on Tinubu to act beyond politics, embrace reconciliation The Nigerian Consultative Forum (NCF) has demanded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu grant amnesty to Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, warning that the unity of the country is at risk if their cases are not ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti state Police command have charged a 37 year old man Bamidele Ayobami to a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti for the alleged theft of goats in the state capital. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that on August 8, at about 6am in Ado-Ekiti, the defendant and ...
