The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared nine terrorists wanted, without offering any bounty, as part of ongoing efforts to combat rising insecurity in Nigeria. The individuals named include Abu Khadijah, Abdurrahman, Dadi Gumba a.k.a Abu Muhammed, Us ...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to wear black bands for seven days in mourning the passing of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. In a s ...
A 38-year-old man, Peter Samuel, has confessed to the gruesome murder of an Okada rider, Rafiu Akao, in Oke-Oyi town, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, which occurred on November 4, 2024, in the Asunlere area of the ...
Tragedy struck at Orlu International Market in Imo State on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, killing at least two people and injuring several others. The explosion caused widespread panic, leading to a stampede as resid ...
The Sokoto State government has raised the alarm over the emergence of a new criminal group known as LAKURAWAS in the state. The state's deputy governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir, expressed concern about the group while hosting participants of Course 33 f ...
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) from the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended a chef and a security guard for allegedly stealing their boss’ property worth N5.5 million. The suspects, a 24-year-old chef, Olusola Folorunso and the s ...
The Kaduna State Police Command has successfully rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered 283 rustled cows and 20 sheep. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, five suspects were arrested during the oper ...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals (87 males and 26 females), primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators (four males and 13 females), for their alleged involvement ...
A 33-year-old housewife, Mrs Comfort Olalere Tinubu, has allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.According to reports, the couple, who got married about three years ago, had two children from ...
Chad’s military has been accused of killing “scores” of fishermen in Nigeria while targeting jihadists, days after 40 died in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Chad, fishermen and anti-jihadist militia told AFP on Thursday. The Chadian army la ...