Police in Lagos State have arrested a dismissed corporal allegedly impersonating as a serving Inspector of Police. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday at Ikeja that police operatives arrested the suspect on…
3 people found dead in Nottingham: UK police
At least three people have been found dead in the streets of Nottingham, a city in the English Midlands, according to British police. Initially, two people were found dead on Tuesday in the centre of the city. Just after 4am…
9 injured in mass shooting after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals
Nine people have been injured in a mass shooting in Denver, Colorado. Three of the victims are in a critical condition, police said in a Twitter post, while the others have non life-threatening injuries. They added that a suspect was…
Scotland: Police arrest former leader Nicola Sturgeon
Scotland’s former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested on Sunday as part of a police probe into political funding, her team confirmed. “Nicola Sturgeon has today, Sunday 11th June, by arrangement with Police Scotland, attended an interview where she…
Police arraign Lagos Qur’anic teacher for rape, fraud
Police in Lagos State arraigned a 42-year-old Qur’anic teacher, Suleiman Araromi, before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a lady and defrauding her of N536,000. Araromi, who resides at Balogun Ilawe Street, Alapere, Lagos,…
Aderrien Murry: Mississippi boy, 11, shot by officer after calling police
An 11-year-old boy who was shot by an officer after calling police for help has been released from hospital, his family says. Mississippi police arrived at Aderrien Murry’s home on Saturday responding to a domestic disturbance call placed by the…
Clare Nowland, 95-year-old woman tasered by Australian police, dies in hospital
An elderly great-grandmother tasered by police during an incident at a Cooma nursing home last week has died. New South Wales police confirmed Clare Nowland, 95, died “peacefully” in hospital just after 7pm on Wednesday, surrounded by family and loved…
Police arraign phone repairer for alleged assault on client
The Police in Abuja on Thursday arraigned a 28-year-old phone repairer, Emeka Shedrack, who allegedly assaulted and intimidated his client. The police charged Shedrack, who resides at Mashafa Mpape, Abuja, with assault and criminal intimidation. The defendant, however, pleaded not…
Again, gunmen kill 2 policemen in Imo
Gunmen ambushed and killed two policemen at the popular “Okpala Junction’’ at Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo on Saturday. The attack came one month after five policemen and a couple were killed at the same junction on April 21.…
3 kidnappers nabbed while collecting N10m ransom from freed victim in Lagos
On March 18, 2023, Saturday Vanguard published a story of a businessman, Timothy Uche, who was abducted by a four–man armed gang, one of whom disguised as a pregnant woman, in the Ejigbo area of Lagos. After three days in…