A Nigerian Navy officer, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I....
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has arrested over 300 people with links to one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networks, Black Axe, and other...
Nigeria’s data collection organisation, StatiSense, on Tuesday released a report on the number of kidnapping cases in the six geopolitical zones in the country. StatiSense via...
The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected robbers in the state capital. In a statement released on Tuesday, Police Public Relations...
The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of two cattle rustlers, two notorious gun runners and the foiling a Kidnapping attempt and recovered a...
At least two police officers have been confirmed killed while three others sustained injuries following an attack launched by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of...
Police operatives in Imo have arrested five suspected kidnappers terrorising residents of communities in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Henry Okoye, confirmed...
Police operatives in Nasarawa have arrested a woman in possession of anti-aircraft ammunition in the Keffi local government area of the state. The spokesman for the...
Police on Friday arraigned five men at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for alleged attempted murder of a neighbour. The defendants are...
A 40-year-old woman in Jigawa State has set herself on fire after being divorced by her husband, resulting in her death. The incident occurred in Garin...
Police operatives in Katsina on Wednesday foiled multiple attacks by suspected bandits and rescued 30 hostages in the state. In a statement issued on Thursday, the...
Police operatives in Edo State have arresed two suspects, Collins Evbayiro, and O. Nagbagbonmuna, for alleged possession of a firearm. In a statement issued on Thursday,...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has written to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) seeking their assistance in securing the release of over 1,000 protesters detained...
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Halilu Yusuf, for allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old boy. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested three suspected kidnappers terrorising residents of Ikorodu area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists...
Police operatives in Akwa Ibom have arrested a man for alleged possession of firearms and substances suspected to be cannabis sativa. The spokesperson for the state...
Human rights activist and lawyer, Chief Femi Falana, has responded to the Nigeria Police Force’s invitation to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade...
The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of two notorious gunrunners and an informant for kidnappers, as well as the rescue of two kidnap...
Police operatives in Lagos have detained two men for alleged theft of a vehicle brainbox in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin...
The Lagos State Police Command has said suspected motorcyclists were behind Wednesday’s attack on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle in the Orile area of the...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested two siblings for allegedly burying a man alive in the Zaria area of the state. The spokesman for the state...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretariat in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has been blocked by police and youths for the fourth time. This development comes...
Police operatives in Delta have killed a member of a kidnap syndicate and recovered the gang’s weapons in Delta State. The spokesman for the state police...
The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta...
A heartbreaking discovery was made in Tayi village near Minna, Niger State, where the lifeless body of a suspected day-old baby was found in a farmland....
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested two citizens of Benin Republic for alleged car theft. The spokesman for the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed...
The Nasarawa State police command has released 10 minors detained during the #EndBadGovernance protests in the state. The command’s spokesman, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this to journalists...
The International Press Centre (IPC), on Wednesday, condemned the violent assault on News Central reporters and cameramen by thugs at Freedom Park, Ojota, during recent hunger...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested a notorious kidnapper and recovered firearms with 27 rounds of live ammunition in the state. The spokesman for the state...
Police operatives in Borno have arrested nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri, the state capital. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yusuf Lawal,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the Nigerian government under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of masterminding the killing of protesters by security operatives...
The Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre has apprehended 16 suspects in connection with a financial fraud involving Interswitch Limited, a major African digital commerce...
The Commissioner of Police for Imo State, Aboki Danjuma, has pledged that his command will do everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators responsible for the killings...
Police operatives in Jigawa have arrested 212 suspects in connection with looting, destruction, and vandalism of properties in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the state. The...
The Nigeria Police has dismissed a claim by Amnesty International on the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. The rights watchdog in a statement on Friday...
Police operatives in Borno State have discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by Boko Haram terrorists at Ajilari Cross area in Maiduguri, the state capital. The...
Despite a court order restricting protesters in the #EndBadGovernance protest to the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, security agencies on Saturday took measures to disperse them...
Police operatives in Kano State have arrested 320 suspects for allegedly vandalising public buildings during the nationwide protests in the state. The spokesman for the state...
Police operatives in Sokoto have detained 81 individuals posing as protesters in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this in...
The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units on red alert following the cases of violence recorded in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest across...
Police operatives in Niger have arrested 11 violent protesters for allegedly attempting to set ablaze Tafa local government secretariat during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the...
Police operatives have teargassed protesters at the Lekki toll-gate area of Lagos State, causing #EndBadGovernance protesters to scamper for safety. Battle-ready security operatives comprising men of...
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of Justice Offili-Ajumogobia’s daughter, Chukwu. Chukwu’s father, Mr. Soboma Ajumogobia, is the younger brother of Odein Ajumogobia,...
Police operatives in Lagos on Wednesday deactivated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Ikeja area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
The Imo State police command has dismissed a report on the attack on the Owerri Correctional Center by gunmen. The command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, made...
In a preemptive move aimed at maintaining public order, security operatives in Osun State on Wednesday, embarked on a show of force. The deployment of armed...
The Zamfara State Police Command yesterday arrested a lawmaker in the state House of Assembly, a District Head and a former local government chairman over alleged...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday resolved their differences on the newly recruited 10,000 constables. The police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi,...
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has instructed senior police officers to ensure the protection of participants in the #EndBadGovernance protests set for August 1-10,...
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has strongly condemned the vandalism of the MTN office in the FESTAC area on Monday. The incident...
