CRIME
Osun Amotekun nabs ex-convict, accomplice for burglary
Operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps have arrested an ex-convict, 30-year-old Yekini Sulikaleni and Toheeb Yekini, aged 35 for burglary. According to the Corps Comm ...
17 people in police net for allegedly operating illegal Bureau de Change
The police have arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers for illegal operation of Bureau de Change in Wapa area of Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The Commissio ...
NSCDC arrest gang of four over alleged genital mutilation, rape of minors in Niger
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Niger State Command, has effected the arrest of four suspects allegedly specialised in genital mutilation, gang raping of minors, and other cri ...
Osun Amotekun nabs ex-convict, one other for alleged shop breaking
The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested an ex-convict, Yekini Sulikaleni, 30, and Toheeb Yekini, 35, for allegedly breaking into a shop at Oje Oniyan area in Iwo town, Iwo Local Governmen ...
Teenager spends days in detention over mothers debt, drags EFCC to court
A 300-level Nursing Science student of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Oluwateniola Omidiji who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over a ...
Bandits unleash attack on Zamfara market, kill 2, injure scores
A group of armed bandits, on Tuesday, unleashed a terror attack on Mada Market, in Zamfara State, killing two innocent persons, with many others injured. An eyewitness, Mama Bilikisu, said ...
Police foil terrorists attack, rescue 52 passengers on Katsina highway
From Agaju Madugba, Katsina The Katsina State police command says its men rescued 52 passengers abducted by terrorists on Monday along the Funtua- Gusau ...
BREAKING: DSS arrests wanted Oyo transport union leader Auxilliary
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Tuesday reportedly arrested the embattled chairman of the Oyo State Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary. ...
Police nab 22 suspected armed robbers, 36 rapists in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command said it arrested 22 suspected armed robbers, and 36 persons in connection to rape and sodomy cases in the state within the month of April. The State Police ...
Police Arrest Fake Medical Doctor
By Christopher Oji The Nigeria Police have arrested a secondary school dropout who has been practising as a Medical Doctor. The suspect, Tayo Shakirudee ...
Police arrest man for allegedly killing “sugar mummy” in Delta
Police have arrested a man identified as Akpoveta School for allegedly murdering his sugar mummy, Gloria Akpaku, over her failure to give him N100,000. This was disclosed by the Delta Polic ...
Gunmen kill two, abduct 18 others in Kaduna community
Suspected bandits have killed two persons and kidnapped 18 others in Ungwan Dantata in the Gefe community of Kallah Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits, accordin ...
Police arrest man for raping 9-year-old niece in Adamawa
A 25-year-old man in Adamawa State has been nabbed for alleged sexual assault against his nine-year-old niece. The Adamawa State Police Command, which made the arrest, identified the man as ...
Nigerian officials allegedly asked for $150 million bribe before arresting Binance staff
One month before Tigran Gambrayan, a compliance officer for the global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was arrested in February, he was asked by Nigerian officials to pay $150 ...
Lagos Police arrest fake medical doctor, seal hospital
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a 37-year-old fake medical practitioner, with suspected forged certificates. The Assistant Inspector-General o ...
Court orders arrest of lawyer, Bob Chidozie, Town planner, others in alleged forgery charge
From Godwin Tsa Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest against a legal practitioner, Bob Chid ...
Borno residents beg FG to release DCP Kyari
From Okwe Obi, Abuja Some residents of Borno State have pleaded with the Federal Government to release DCP Abba Kyari, following the death of his moth ...
One dead as kidnappers abduct travellers on Sagamu-Benin Expressway
Ogun State Police Command on Monday confirmed the abduction of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway. The State Police Public Relations Offi ...
Tension in Delta community as police allegedly shoot protesting woman, injure others
There is tension in Oteri-Ughelli, Ughelli north local government area of Delta State following the alleged shooting of a protester by the police. DAILY POST learnt ...
Police nab robbery suspects, recover three guns in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two robbery suspects- Ademola Adeniyi, 38, and Anjorin Afeez, 41, and recovered three locally-made pistols. Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, the commands sp ...
Police arrest men who stole POS, withdrew N.4m to play bets
The Niger State Police Command said its operatives have nabbed two suspects over alleged POS machine fraud and the use of N463,000 stolen from the device to play Naija and Sporty bets. ...
Man who allegedly raped 11-year-old girl remanded in Edo correctional centre
A Benin High Court, presided over by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba, has remanded one Osasumwen Vincent at the Correctional Custodian Centre, in Benin City for the alleged defilement of an 11-year-old gi ...
Ekiti court sentences 3 to death for robbery
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging. The court also sentenced one person to 10 years imprisonment while setting another free. The defendan ...
Nigerian Policement reportedly sh@ot at women protesting against extortion in Delta State, leaves many inj¥red
There was pandemonium on Monday, May 6, 2024, as policemen attached to the Ughelli Area Command, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, sh@t at protesting women in the area ...
Kaduna: Bandits kill 6 persons in fresh attack
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Bandits have, penultimate Sunday night, stormed Ambe community of Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State and killed ...
$87m theft: Court grants accused modified bail conditions
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has modified the bail conditions handed down to one Abayomi Oluwasesan, alongside his wife, for stealing the sum of $87 million from an o ...
Two drivers jailed for violating traffic rules
A Jimeta Upper Area Court in Yola, on Monday, sentenced two drivers, Bello Shehu and Ahmed Sagir to six years imprisonment each for violating traffic rules at the central metropolis of ...
Gunmen kill 2 policemen, four others in Enugu community
Hoodlums at the weekend attacked Igga community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, killing two policemen and three vigilante operatives, otherwise known as Neighbourhood Watch Grou ...
Three arrested over alleged murder of five security operatives in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested three suspects for the alleged murder of two policemen and three Neighbourhood Watch Group members in an ambush within the Igga community ...
Claims of kidnapping, assault, murder on university campuses false – UNIOSUN Management
Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has described as false, mischievous and without foundation, information of incidents of kidnapping, sexual assault and murder in its campuses. ...