Two undercover policemen on a mission to arrest a wanted cult leader and armed robber have been attacked in Akwa Ibom State. LEADERSHIP gathered yesterday in Uyo, the state capital that the two officers from Abak local government area divisional…
Osun APC, PDP trade words over Adeleke’s security threat
The All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) traded words on Wednesday over the security alarm raised by Governor Ademola Adeleke on the alleged plans by hoodlums to attack schools and farm settlements in the state. Adeleke…
Gunmen kill 2 Anambra cops, police hunt suspects
The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for some yet-to-be-identified assailants who were said to have come from a neighbouring state to kill two police personnel. It was gathered that the incident happened at Uga Roundabout in Aguata…
Drug War: NDLEA officers attacked, engaged in gunfight in Edo forest
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have repelled a rain of bullets from armed hoodlums who blocked all roads in Opuje community, Owan West local government area of Edo State, to prevent the anti-narcotic operatives from accessing…
Convicted doctor appeals rape judgment, EFCC arraign man for fraud, Navy intercepts bags of cannabis and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos doctor, Olaleye, convicted for rape appeals judgment (Punch) The Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundation,…
Murder of 2 cops: CP deploys special forces
The Imo State Police Commissioner, Aboki Danjuma has deployed the Command’s Special Tactical squad to apprehend the hoodlums responsible for the killing of two police officers at Ahiara in Ahiazu Mbaise area on Monday A statement released by the command’s…
Tragedy as alleged LASTMA chase ends in double fatality
In a shocking turn of events, the Gbagada-inward Third Mainland Bridge axis of Lagos State just after Charly Boy bus stop witnessed a deadly incident on Monday morning. Tensions escalated as an enraged mob blocked the road in protest after…
Court jails tricyclist for rape, Police to exhume Mohbad’s body, Cultists kills transport worker and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Court remands tricyclist for allegedly raping teenager (Vanguard) An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded…
Olubadan suspends Egungun festival over violence
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Sunday directed the suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival over reported cases of violence, arson and looting of shops. A statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the Olubadan’s Personal Assistant on…
Journalists denied access to Banana Island collapsed building site
Journalists seeking to visit the site of the collapsed seven-storey building in Banana Island, Lagos State have been denied access to the estate. The reporters from various media houses including The PUNCH, Channels TV, TVC, Arise, Guardian and others, have…
