Alledged N36m fraud trial: Blessing CEO awaits court decision on bail 👇

Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed June 9, 2026to rule on the bail application filed by social media influencer and relationship therapist,...

Xenophobia: Nigerian govt to repatriate willing citizens from South Africa 👇

The Federal government says it has begun plans to repatriate over 1,000 Nigerian citizens from South Africa over the surge in xenophobic attacks in the country.The Ministry...

Zamfara clash leaves several injured, seven suspects on the run 👇

A violent clash between youths of Tungar Kanwa and Gajarawa villages in Morai District, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, has left several people injured,...

Traditional worshippers hold spiritual rites for release of abducted Oyo pupils, teachers 👇

A group of traditional religious adherents in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has embarked on a series of spiritual exercises, seeking divine intervention for the safe release of more...

Insecurity: Makinde issues executive order, restricts motorcycle operations in Oyo 👇

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has ordered the restriction of motorcycle operation between 10:30 pm and 5:30 am to curb insecurity in the state.The governor issued an Executive...

Nigerian Army urges transparency ahead of 91st regular recruitment exercise 👇

As the Nigerian Army prepares for its 91st Regular Recruits Intake for all eligible Nigerians, the Chief of Administration, Army (COA), Major General I.M. Abdullahi, has charged...

Insecurity: Nobody can do it alone – Defense Minister, Musa 👇

Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, rtd, has called for the joint collaboration of Nigerians in the fight against insecurity in the country.Speaking during an interview...

Amotekun secures conviction for two over stolen road project materials 👇

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilesa, Osun State has sentenced two men, Damilare Oladunjoye and Azeez Ibironke to one year in prison for stealing iron rods from a federal road...

Police nab 10 suspected robbers, thugs in Minna, recover weapons 👇

Ten suspected robbers and thugs have been arrested by the Niger State Police Command in a crackdown on criminal gangs operating in parts of Minna, with dangerous weapons and...

Bandits abduct pastor’s son, destroy buildings in Ondo community 👇

Suspected bandits have abducted a nine-year-old boy and vandalised two residential buildings during an attack on Igbosi area of Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo...

Ogun police arrest 7 suspects in multiple operation, recover firearm, knife 👇

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested seven suspects during an intelligence-driven and multiple operations across Sango-Ota, Owode-Egba and Agbado area...

Kebbi: Heavy rainfall damages roads in Dandi 👇

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Thursday, inspected roads damaged by heavy rainfall in Dandi Local Government Area, with affected communities calling for urgent intervention...

Lagos police foil alleged cult initiation, arrest four suspects 👇

The Lagos State Police Command have foiled an alleged cult initiation ceremony in the Egbeda area of Lagos and arrested four suspected cultists during a covert midnight operation...

Abuja: Gunmen kill vigilante, abduct child, three Others in Kubwa 👇

Tension has again gripped residents of the Byazhin Across area of Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, following a fresh kidnapping incident...

Two killed as rival youth groups clash in Minna, six arrested 👇

The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a violent clash between rival youth groups in Minna that left two persons dead following the recent...

Hunters group accuses police officers of assault on member in Yobe 👇

The Hunters Group of Nigeria has accused police officers in Yobe State of assaulting one of its members, leaving him injured and requiring hospital treatment.In a statement...

Ekiti Police arrest three suspects linked to abduction of Ekiti-West LCDA Chair 👇

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to the alleged conspiracy and abduction of Ekiti West Local Council Development Area Chairman, Rufus Ige Olorunfemi...

LASU student dies after armed robbery attack in Lagos 👇

The management of Lagos State University, LASU, has announced the death of one of its students, Boluwatife Joseph Otabor, following injuries he sustained during an armed robbery...

Several killed as fresh militia attacks hit Taraba communities 👇

Several people have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State by suspected armed militia, residents and local sources...

Court orders Sowore to enter defence in alleged criminal defamation charges 👇

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to enter a defence in his ongoing trial for alleged...

Bus intercepted in Ifo was conveying 21 labourers not criminals – Police clarify 👇

The Ogun State Police Command has debunked a security scare in Ifo alleging that suspected criminals were seen in the Ibogun road.Waploaded reports that the information circulating...

FCT Police debunks false kidnapping alarm at Gbagalape Primary School 👇

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging a kidnapping incident at Phase 1 Primary School, Gbagalape, Abuja,...

Oyo abduction: ‘Tinubu must go’ – Angry protesters storm Abuja streets 👇

Protesting Nigerians on Thursday stormed the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, demanding the rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo state.The...

Panic in Abuja suburb schools as parents withdraw children over abduction scare 👇

Private and public schools in the Nyanya suburb areas of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were thrown into panic on Thursday following allegations that groups of bandits...

Why we need to politicise insecurity – Sam Amadi 👇

Former Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulation Commission, NERC, Sam Amadi, has countered government officials’ warning against the politicisation of the nation’s...

Nigeria Police secures permanent forfeiture of assets valued over N2bn in Lagos, Osun, Delta 👇

The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau, NCB, Abuja, said it has secured two landmark judgments at the Federal High Court, Abuja, strengthening...

Six feared dead in Adamawa auto crash 👇

An auto-crash has claimed the lives of six persons, including members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, along the Narehi area of the Girei-Song Local Government Area...

Five abductees in Kwara community feared dead in bandits captivity 👇

At least five worshippers kidnapped during the violent attack on ECWA Church in Omugo, located in the Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, are...

Man dies trapped inside Kano well while recovering mobile phone 👇

A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after he became trapped inside a well in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, while attempting to retrieve...

Soldier, five others killed in Adamawa road crash 👇

Six people died in a road crash at the Murke section of the Yola–Song Road in Adamawa State.Sources said on Wednesday evening that the accident involved a Hummer bus and...

Police uncover gun factory in Yobe, arrest 7 suspects 👇

Operatives of the Yobe State Police Command have uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication site in Potiskum and arrested seven suspects.This is contained in a statement by...

Final-year Kogi varsity student found dead by roadside in Lokoja 👇

The Kogi State Police has confirmed the death of a final-year student of the Federal University Lokoja, Sarah Ojodomo Idoko.The deceased’s body was found by the roadside...

Oyo Abduction: Protesters verbally attack police over kidnapped children, teachers 👇

Aggrieved protesters of the Oyo abduction incident on Wednesday exchanged words with operatives of the Nigeria police in Ibadan, the state capital.In the heated argument,...

ISWAP fighter surrenders, hands over gun to troops in Borno 👇

A member of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.According to Zagazola...

Adamawa police operatives arrest 11 suspected Shilla gang members 👇

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 11 youths suspected to be part of a gang of youths notorious for robberies, especially around the state capital,...

Four terrorists to die by hanging over Owo Catholic Church attack 👇

Four terrorists convicted for the June 5, 2022 attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State, have been sentenced to death by hanging.An Abuja Federal High Court...

Police exhume bodies of kidnap victims killed after N11m ransom payment 👇

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have exhumed the bodies of two kidnap victims allegedly killed by their abductors in Isiukhu Community, Ovia North-East Local Government...

Gunmen abduct ex-Tinubu minister Adelabu’s sister, twin sons in Ibadan 👇

Yet to be identified gunmen have kidnapped one of the sisters of the immediate past Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu.Adelabu recently resigned from the cabinet of President...

NMA confirms release of abducted doctor in Abia 👇

Abia State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has confirmed that one of its renowned orthopaedic surgeons, Dr. Bonaventure Aguocha, who was kidnapped on May...

Gunmen kidnap three Plateau youths in Kogi, demand N30m as ransom 👇

Three young men from Plateau State, identified as Kweti Jonathan Menje, Habila Sunday, and Samuel, have reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen in Kogi State on their way back...

Kaduna NUT laments kidnapping of students, teachers, tasks govt 👇

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna State branch, on Tuesday staged a nationwide solidarity rally over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers, calling on the...

Extrajudicial killing: Court remands dismissed ASP, four other officers in Delta 👇

A High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has ordered the remand of a dismissed Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Usman Nuhu, and four others at the Ogwashi-Uku Correctional...

Troops kill four bandits, rescue abductees in Benue, Taraba 👇

Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have neutralised four criminals and rescued two kidnapped victims across Taraba and Benue states.Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, acting...

NSCDC arrests guest house manager over alleged N12.5m fraud in Ondo 👇

The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said its personnel have arrested a suspected fraudster involved in the fake conversion of money...

NDLEA arrests 47 suspected traffickers, recover 541kg of illicit drugs in Edo 👇

No fewer than 47 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with over 541 kilograms...

Father raises alarm as security guard disappears with two children in Minna 👇

A private security guard employed by a Minna businessman, popularly known as Alhaji Danjuma, has allegedly abducted his employer’s two six-year-old children, Umar and Anas,...

Police arrest four suspected killers, recover guns in Lagos 👇

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists and recovered firearms and ammunition during an operation in the Ajanmgbadi area of Ojo Local Government...

Ogun is safe’ – Police debunk false banditry alert in Ifo, Ota 👇

The Police in Ogun State on Tuesday debunked reports that bandits attacked some schools and communities within the Ota and Ifo axis of the state.The Command, in a statement...

38 foreign nationals arrested in Ogun for immigration violations, not yerrorism — Police 👇

The Ogun State Police Command says it arrested 38 foreign nationals from Côte d’Ivoire during a recent operation conducted in Kajola-Ilese, Atan-Ota, and not bandits.The...

Police arrest drug suspect, foil bandit attack, recover stolen livestock in Sokoto 👇

The Sokoto State Police Command says it has recorded major successes in its fight against drug trafficking and banditry, arresting a suspected drug dealer, seizing a large...