The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said on Tuesday that police operatives rescued 1,581 kidnapped persons in the country this year. The IGP stated this at...
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, have cried out over the alleged arrest of some of its members including a...
The Plateau State Police Command has restricted movement in five local government areas of the state ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations. The state’s Commissioner...
Police operatives in Cross River State have arrested a 35-year-old man, Victor Eyop, for the alleged trafficking of girls to Libya. The state Commissioner of Police,...
The Nigeria Police Force has described as false a report alleging that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed Nigerians to physically attack police officers...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested five suspected kidnappers and other criminals in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this...
Four persons, including three police officers, died in an auto crash in Ore, Odigbo local government area of Ondo State on Thursday. The Sector Commander of...
Police operatives in Oyo State have arrested Naomi Silekunola, a former wife of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, and six others over the death of children in...
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two men suspected of stealing tricycles and recovered the stolen vehicles, which have since been returned to their rightful...
The Lagos State Police Command has denied claims that its officer assaulted a personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the Lekki area of...
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Chidi Ekwesiri, 50, from Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area, and two others, dealing with innocent residents of the...
Fire on Wednesday night gutted the Ogbosisi Timber Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, leaving several goods destroyed. The spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu...
One Chibuike Onyebuchi, who was allegedly kidnapped in Onitsha, Anambra State, has been found in Kogi State. The spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested one suspected bandit and three suspected car snatchers in the state. The state police command’s spokesman, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this...
The Nigeria Police Force has defended its use of leg restraints on Vincent Makinde, a dismissed officer, following allegations of inhumane treatment and unlawful detention. Human...
A man identified as Eseni Chima, 54, was on Tuesday docked before an Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing his wife, Ugochukwu Chima. Chima is facing...
A lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Dr. Fabian Osita, has been shot dead by some yet-to-be-identified members of a car-snatching syndicate. According...
Police operatives in Zone 2, Lagos, have detained two suspected international fraudsters that specialised in forging foreign certificates in the country and Ghana. The Assistant Inspector-General...
The former Director of the Alex Otti campaign organization in 2019, Dr. Max Nduaguibe, has been arrested by the police in Abia State over his opposition...
The Energy Commission of Nigeria has accused the Enugu State government of orchestrating the arrest of workers at the construction site of the multi-billion Naira “Renewed...
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of 20 people and the rescue of 11 others following a tragic boat accident on the River...
Police operatives in Benue have arrested a native doctor, Veror Orduen, and a driver, Aondoaver Viaga, over the alleged theft of a company truck in the...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has announced a ban on the use of firecrackers, popularly known as knockouts, ahead of the Christmas and New Year...
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a 40-year-old man, Alfred Bassey, over the sudden death of his seven-year-old son. The spokesman for the state police command,...
Benue State Police Command has arrested a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Dr Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of...
The Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS), formerly known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), have raided a students’ hostel in the...
Fire has gutted a private hospital in southern India, killing no fewer than six people with more than two dozen others injured. Building fires are common...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 10 rescued victims of human trafficking. The victims, aged between...
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a suspected gunrunner in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on...
Police on Tuesday arraigned three employees of ATC Nigeria Base Station in Ogijo, Ogun State, were at the State Magistrate Court in Sagamu for allegedly diverting...
In a coordinated operation on Monday, security forces led by the Police successfully rescued 36 kidnapped victims in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State....
After weeks of relentless investigation, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, working in partnership with the Rivers State Command, has rescued four-year-old Hope Evans, who...
Police operatives attached to the Zone 16 Command in Rivers State have arrested three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities. The spokesman...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested eight persons, including a dismissed soldier, for alleged armed robbery in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
The Anambra State Police Command has nabbed one suspected cultist, who together with his gang members, were allegedly on their way to commit havoc in the...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested two suspected gunrunners in the Zaria local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir...
The Ekiti State Police Command have announced a comprehensive ban on all forms of protests, gatherings, and demonstrations in the state, citing intelligence reports of potential...
The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended two men allegedly involved in the kidnap and killing of a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), identified...
In a bid to restore discipline and professionalism within the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of 18 senior police...
The Rivers State Police Command has thwarted a kidnap attempt and killed a wanted kidnapper, identified as Ikem ThankGod, popularly known as ‘General 2Man’. According to...
The Zamfara State Police Command has fingered the Lakurawa terrorist sect as the mastermind of the deadly explosion that occurred along the Dansadau-Gusau Road in the...
Dele Farotimi, a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, over allegations of...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday arraigned 113 foreign nationals for alleged cybercrime and money laundering at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Force Public...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing N4 million from a bank customer by forging his account details. The spokesman for the...
Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two police officers: Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa...
The human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has accused the Nigeria Police Force of using “excessive force” against #EndBadGovernance protesters in the country. The police had arraigned...
Two men have been arrested for the alleged murder of a Police Inspector, Ibrahim Maizabuwa, in Adamawa State. The deceased was attached to Gombe State Police...
Police operatives in Anambra have rescued two kidnapped persons and arrested four suspects in connection with the incident in Idemili South local government area of the...
Police on Wednesday arraigned three men at the Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court 1 in Kogi State for alleged illegal tax collection. The defendants – Kingsley Dan’sebe,...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has cleared the air on an allegation by a dismissed female Inspector who claimed she was victimized for exposing a colleague...
