The Police Command in Ekiti State has arrested 21 suspects in connection with the recent killings and other crimes in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that four people, including a commercial motorcycle ticket agent, were recently…
Rivers locates suspected bomber as police probe incident
The Rivers state government said it has found a suspect who was severely injured while trying to detonate an explosive device near the state-owned Presidential Hotel during a protest in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, June 25. The discovery was made…
Rivers violence: Police declare ex-Niger Delta militant leader wanted
The Rivers State Police Command has declared a former Niger Delta militant leader, Gabriel ‘General’ Asabuja, wanted following his alleged provocative statements in a viral video amidst the ongoing crisis in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State,…
Former Rivers LG bosses defy police order, stage protests
The former chairmen of 21 out of the 23 local government areas in Rivers State staged a protest on Monday at their various council areas. The former council bosses loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike,…
Male shooter charged after death of woman in Australia’s Queensland
A male was charged on Thursday after he fatally shot a woman and seriously injured one man in the Australian state of Queensland. Police were called to the Robb Place address in South Mackay just after 4:30 p.m. local time…
Police rescue 3 abducted Fouani brothers, others
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the abducted Fouani brothers and two others have been rescued. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made it known via a text message to our correspondent on Tuesday. According to him…
Anambra police arrest gun runner in Onitsha
Police attached to the Fegge division in Onitsha have arrested one Felix Owaya, 48, of Ika South LGA, Delta State, and recovered 375 live cartridges during an operation at Niger Street, Fegge, Onitsha. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Toochukwu Ikenga,…
Police launch manhunt for fleeing father for killing daughter
Commissioner of Police, Delta State Police Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered a manhunt for a fleeing father who allegedly killed her daughter. The suspect, Stanley Overmureye, allegedly killed her six-year-old daughter, Abigail, on Saturday June 16, 2024 before taking…
Police arrest operators of fake JAMB websites
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three suspects said to be behind the proliferation of fake websites for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board registration, and the falsification of fake JAMB admission letters. This was according to a statement by…
Police arraign 4 hoodlums for alleged breach of peace, unlawful assembly
The police in Oyo State on Tuesday arraigned four suspected hoodlums before a Mapo Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan for alleged breach of public peace and unlawful assembly. Those arraigned are Sodik Adekola, 30; Bolaji Qudri, 20; Nurani Abdulkarim, 31…