Agents of the Rivers State Police Command have apprehended three individuals purportedly connected to the homicide of two police officers in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. The directive indicated that the cops were engaged in stop-and-search operations in the Aluu region on June 29, 2026, when the attackers executed a commando-style assault, … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has disbanded a purported transnational criminal organization associated with the infamous QNET/IGNITE syndicate, rescuing two purported human trafficking victims and apprehending 12 alleged affiliates, including the purported foreign leader of the group, during synchronised operations in Lagos and Ogun states. The advancement was revealed in a communiqué sent on Tuesday … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command apprehended two alleged armed robbers and seized a homemade cut-to-size Danne gun together with three live cartridges during a crime prevention patrol in the Odogunyan region of the state. The apprehension of the individuals was executed by command operatives in conjunction with local vigilante members as part of sustained initiatives … Read more
The Kebbi State Police Command has apprehended two individuals linked to the kidnapping of three recently graduated military recruits on the Anka/Bukuyum Road in Zamfara State. The apprehension was revealed in a communiqué sent on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of Kebbi State Command, SP Bashir Usman, ANIPR, ANISMA. The declaration indicates that … Read more
Rashid Afegbua, the newly designated Assistant Inspector General of Police in Zone Six, Calabar, has urged all Investigating Police Officers (IPOs) and departments to exercise diligence, professionalism, and objectivity in managing criminal investigations. He delivered remarks to all police officers in the area on his second day in office, Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at the … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the 122-kilometre Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road project on Tuesday, honouring his campaign commitment made over three years ago as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Represented by Governor Uba Sani, he reminisced that on December 22, 2022, Tinubu visited Kaduna during the campaign and went to Birnin … Read more
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, has raised worry that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is determined to win elections by any means necessary, potentially eroding the electoral process’s credibility. Cardinal Onaiyekan made this claim during a live interview with Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Friday. He also questioned the independence … Read more
The Irigwe Youth Movement, IYM, has quickly responded to charges made by the Plateau State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, claiming a herdsman named Muhammadu Alh. Rebo was assassinated in Ancha Village, Bassa Local Government Area, in the state. In a statement issued on Friday by MACBAN Chairman, Alh. … Read more
The African Democratic Congress, or ADC, has defended the conduct of its primary elections in Katsina State, saying that the process was free, fair, and transparent, despite charges of manipulation by certain disgruntled contenders. Alhaji Lawal Batagarawa, the party’s Katsina State Chairman, revealed this in an interview with JBC Hausa, stating it was expected that … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has dispatched a new Commissioner of Police, Samuel Erale, to Osun State ahead of the governorship election on August 15, replacing CP Ibrahim Gotan. On Friday, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the situation, stating that Erale had been assigned to handle election security measures. Although the … Read more