There was confusion in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital following the arrest of a middle-aged man with materials suspected to be explosives by soldiers at 2 Amphibious Brigade of the Nigerian Army. The man, whose name was not...
The Police have denied claims by the co-founder of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Mr. Ali Tishau, that he had given useful information to the police on the spate of bombings that occurred in the country recently. The Force Public Relatio...
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins on Wednesday shot dead the immediate past chairman of Zamfara State Youth Empowerment Committee (YECO), Alhaji Isma’ila Zakariyya, along the Funtua-Gusau road. Zakariyya, a staunch supporter of former...
The dreaded Bayelsa State security patrol team known as ‘Famou Tamgbe’ was yesterday disbanded by the state police command following a rising protest against their activities and alleged cases of violation of police procedures, extra-judici...
One person was feared dead yesterday when some unidentified gunmen invaded four banks in Iwo town in Iwo local government area of Osun State and carted away millions of naira.It was gathered that the armed robbers invaded the town at about 10:00 am and...
A Southwark Crown Court in London yesterday remanded a former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, in a United Kingdom (UK) prison. The ex-governor is standing trial over his alleged involvement in cases of multiple frauds. The court also postponed the t...
Family members of the late Victor Eghaghe, a police constable at Esigie Divisional headquarters in Benin City, Edo State, told yesterday, how he was killed by his superior Sergeant Folorunso. The constable was allegedly killed in a scuffle that ensued ...
The Kuje Divisional Police Headquarters has confirmed the arrest of two men, Sunday Kadani and Peter Audu, over the death of an 11-year-old girl, Joy Sunday. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Danladi Isa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
A Bureau de Change operator at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Alhaji Isiaka Tahir, on Friday accused four policemen, members of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of stealing about N5m from him. Tahir said the act occ...
Renewed acts of kidnapping have been reported by men suspected to be members of a suspected ritual gang in Asaba. The men, leadership Sunday understand, are allegedly based in Ibusa and are ‘well equipped’ with char...
The Commissioner of Police in Plateau State , Mr Dipo Ayeni, has appealed to the State House of Assembly to legislate on vigilance groups to stem recurring attacks on rural communities. Ayeni made the suggestion yesterday in Jos when he received...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has discredited rumours that some of its principal officers have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to the press statement signed by Rotimi Adebayo, Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforij...
The new Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has urged residents of Sabon Gari in the Kano metropolis to assist the police command in flushing out criminals from the state. Idris said during a visit to the Sabon Gari...
Former President, Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC), Dr. Chris Ekiyor, has described the activities of the terrorist Boko Haram sect to destabilise the country as political, saying that its grouse is not far from the fact that a southerner is occupying the pre...
The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has issued a September-18 ultimatum to all those in possession of illegal arms in the region to surrender them or face the full wrath of the law. JTF spokesman, Lt-Col. Timothy Antigha, said in a s...