The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, yesterday observed that the present state of insecurity in the country was dreadful than the civil war. Sulu-Gambari who described the security challenges facing the country as unparalleled in the annals...
The Equity and Transparency Initiative (ETI), a non-governmental organisation, has dragged the chairman of the Pensions Reform Task Team [PRTT], Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Maina, before the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar on alleg...
The Lagos State Police command on Tuesday announced the arrest of five suspected armed robbers and the recovery of some arms and suspected stolen vehicles. The command's spokesman, SP Joseph Jaiyeoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos ...
Tragedy struck in Yenagoa on Sunday evening when an Inspector with the Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr Erezidor Ugo was allegedly killed by a policeman during a scuffle. The incident, according to an eyewitness, occurred opposite Wisdom Estate, along Nikto...
Dare Amoo, a 45-year-old driver from Idigba Compound in Oke-Ose, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara, on Sunday committed suicide by hanging. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the deceased, a father of six, told his wife after the ear...
Three people were said to have been injured on Sunday night when a miniature bomb exploded at Sabon Gari in Fagge Local Government area of Kano, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Williams Okey, a resident of the area, told NAN in Kano ...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, was yesterday thrown into mourning, following the shocking murder of one it members, Comrade Chuks Ogu, by suspected armed robbers in Benin City, Edo State. Ogu, 39, was until his death, a cameraman with Independe...
The chairman national council of Ulama of Izalatil Bidiah Waikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has insisted that there is more to the Boko Haram phenomenon than meets the eye even as he accused the west of accomplice. Sheikh Jingir, w...
A robbery suspect in Warri, Delta State has reportedly arrested his colleague in crime who abandoned him at the scene of crime. Both robbers, reports said were shot on Friday in their legs during one of their operations by a local vigilante group to fo...
Recreational gardens and parks in the capital territory have been hijacked by criminals who now use the facilities for their nefarious activities, LEADERSHIP WEEKEND’s investigations have revealed. The gardens, which were leased to private operat...
Heavily armed robbers, on Thursday stormed a first generation bank at Mbari Street, Owerri and made away with some undisclosed sum of money, shooting and injuring four officials in the process. The incident, according to an eyewitness account, occurred...
The Police in Katsina State on Friday offered to pay N250,000 reward for information on those who killed, Alhaji Kabir Yahaya, the Assistant Director, Finance of the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina. This was contained in a statement issued in Katsina b...
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, might have ordered the arrest of the leader of a faction of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Mr. Goodluck Diigbo following his alleged involvement in criminal activities i...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an appeal against a recent ruling of the Federal High Court in Lagos which dismissed the corruption charge levelled against the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Interconti...
Armed robbers yesterday raided Batsari Market in Batsari local government area of Katsina State and killed one person while two sustained injuries. The robbers reportedly carted away undisclosed sum of monies. It was gathered that the...