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Ilorin, Kwara State— Protesters in Ilorin have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to transfer the investigation into Olatunji Jimoh’s alleged death in police custody to the Force Headquarters to ensure a fair and thorough probe. The demonstration, held at the NUJ Secretariat, was led by Mr. Owolabi Olumuyiwa, convener of…
Osogbo, Nigeria — Just eight days after receiving a state pardon from Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, a middle-aged man, Sunday Omisakin, has been rearrested and remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Centre for alleged burglary and theft. Omisakin, who was among the convicts pardoned on December 24, 2024, allegedly returned to criminal activities on January…
Nigeria–The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised the alarm against recent drug seizures in Lagos and Kano and revealed the troubling abuse of hazardous substances by youths, disguised under disturbing street names. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared a video of the confiscated contraband on X(Twitter) on Sunday. Among the…
Osunstate, Nigeria _ Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for their successful operation that led to the arrest of 10 suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Ilesa, Osun State. The governor commended the security operatives for their alertness and intelligence-driven operation, stating that…
NIGERIA – A Federal High Court in Lagos has issued a warrant for the arrest of Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the manager of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, following a request from the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Justice Alexander Owoeye granted the order yesterday after the EFCC filed an ex parte motion seeking to…
Delta, Nigeria–The Delta State Police Command yesterday paraded 16 suspects, which includes killers of an Uber driver, Facebook fraudster, robbers, and child traffickers, just as they recovered various arms and ammunition. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe,paraded the suspects at Ekpan police station on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP…
ITALY – A 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Patricia Masithela has been mauled to death by a pack of starving dogs in Latina, Italy. The tragic incident occurred on Monday night when Patricia was visiting a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the Lazio region, Mirror UK reports. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15wvvF7Nng/ Patricia who recently moved from…
Kano, Nigeria — Four suspects have been remanded in prison custody by Magistrate’s Court No. 70 in Kano State over allegations of theft and conspiracy. The accused whose name is Nuhu Auwalu, Yakubu Bala, Emmanuel Luka, and Safianu Abdullahi, allegedly conspired to steal 80 aircraft brake units belonging to Azman Airlines at the Malam Aminu…
Nasarawa, Nigeria–An 85 year old man,Ibrahim Haruna has been arrested by the Nigerian Security Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC for an alleged rape of a four-year-old girl in Nasarawa. The incident occurred in the Kongo community of Keffi local government council of the state. The Corps Public Relations Officer Jerry Victor disclosed this at a press…
The Police have arrested Mrs Fatimah Odeale, who inflicted razor blade wounds on a 10-year-old boy, Olasunkanmi Oluwadamilare, for allegedly stealing N600. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Ogun State Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday. Odutola explained that a delegation from the National Association of Proprietors of…
Nasarawa, Nigeria–The Operatives of Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a suspected internet fraudster, identified as Ajayi for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Salome Enejo for rituals. A suspect was reportedly caught with a fresh human head in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, a boundary area between Nasarawa State and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on Sunday. The…
Zamfara State — Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, North West Operation Fansan Yamma, have successfully dismantled terrorist hideouts in Fakai, Shinkafi Local Government Area, Zamfara State. The operation, conducted on January 10, 2025, is part of intensified military efforts to combat banditry and restore stability to the region. In a statement released on Sunday,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a 32-year-old blogger, Augustus, for allegedly cloning its official website and publishing a fraudulent recruitment notice. The suspect, a native of Akwa Ibom State, was apprehended on Thursday at his residence on Akpan Eno Lane in Abak. Augustus, a graduate of the University of Uyo…
Nigeria _ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, for alleged internet fraud in Abuja The suspects, comprising 67 males and 38 females, were arrested on January 9, 2025, at a business apartment in the Gudu district of the Federal Capital Territory. They were involved in a…
Abuja, Nigeria–Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has announced that vandals arrested by security agents in connection with the removal of sewage manhole covers on highways in Abuja will be made to face the full wrath of the law. Wike explained that such a measure would serve as a deterrent to others….
LEKKI – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) began the new year with a series of successful operations, including the arrest of a notorious Lagos socialite and drug kingpin, Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye. Known in the underworld as “Iya Ruka,” the 61-year-old suspect was apprehended on January 1, 2025, at her Okota…
Lagos, Nigeria– The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Sunday that its operatives arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye on Wednesday 1st January 2025 in her mansion at…
KADUNA, NIGERIA – No fewer than 16 people were kidnapped in Mararaba Mazuga village of Kachia local government area of Kaduna State around midnight on Thursday. A resident said two of those kidnapped escaped while seven were later set free to go and search for ransom for the others. According to a…
A 27-year-old woman identified as Fatima Dzuma has been apprehended for killing her 25-year-old husband, Baba Aliyu, in Lafiyagi Dzwafu village in the Katcha local government area of Niger State. Dzuma was said to have married Baba three years ago as his second wife after divorcing her first husband, but she had not given birth…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested twin brothers, Taiwo and Kehinde Yemitan, along with another suspect, Kazeem, in connection with the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a sex worker identified as Darasimi in Abeokuta. Police spokesperson SP Omolola Odutola disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that Darasimi was lured to the suspects’ residence in…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects for alleged theft and recovered stolen items in separate incidents. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, on Tuesday, the operatives from the Idanyin Division apprehended one Sadiq Adebayo for allegedly stealing burglary proofs from an uncompleted building in the…
The Operatives of the Ekiti State Command of Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have arrested a 19-year-old man, simply identified as Samuel at Oye Ekiti, Oye Local Government area headquarters, over alleged phone snatching. On interrogation upon arrest, the suspect named two alleged collaborators – Garuba and Tosin – who were consequently nabbed…
The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of Chukwuma Obi, a 32-year-old resident of Umuagu Village, Igboukwu, in connection with an alleged attempted kidnapping and extortion plot. Obi’s arrest was made possible by operatives from the Anti-Cultism Squad in Enugu-Ukwu, who acted on a complaint from a victim who received a threatening message demanding…
A 27-year-old man, Taiwo Ajala, was reprimanded by a Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday for urinating in a public space. Ajala was apprehended for urinating within the court premises and was punished by the court’s President, Mrs. S.M. Akintayo. She ordered him to kneel, face the wall, raise his hands,…
A Delta State High Court sitting in Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili North Local Government Area, has sentenced one Obinna Eze to death by hanging for the murder of a six-month-old baby, Chimaobi Igwe. The defendant was arraigned before the court on a three-count charge of attempted murder, murder, and causing grievous bodily harm, punishable under sections…
A cattle rearer, Nurudeen Semiu, has been sentenced to five years in prison for violating Oyo State‘s Anti-Open Grazing Law of 2019. Semiu was apprehended on Thursday near the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, along with nine cows. The cows were found grazing in broad daylight at the motorcycle park beside the Secretariat…
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has regained freedom from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja after meeting bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. The spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), FCT Command, Adamu Duza, confirmed Bello’s release on Friday evening, stating, “Yahaya Bello has been released…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested 107 suspected kidnappers between January and December 2024, according to the State Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel. Speaking in Lafia during an interview with Radio Nigeria, DSP Nansel detailed the command’s efforts to address security concerns ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations. He revealed that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun State Command, has destroyed a six-hectare cannabis plantation in Alaka village as part of its intensified efforts to combat drug-related crimes in the state. Announcing the operation during a press briefing in Abeokuta on Thursday, the Commandant, Mr. Tijani Rabe, disclosed that four individuals were…
A French court has sentenced a 72-year-old man, Dominique Pelicot, to 20 years in prison for orchestrating and committing a decade-long series of rapes and abuses against his then-wife, Gisèle Pelicot. https://poftv.com/index.php/2024/12/19/justice-falola-clarifies-death-sentence News reports that the trial began in September at the court in Avignon and has drawn worldwide attention. Pelicot was found guilty…
A 34-year-old businessman, Ifeanyi Olukwu, who allegedly obtained the sum of N3.8 million under false pretences, on Thursday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant is standing trial before Magistrate, Mr L.K.J Layeni, on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretences and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to…
