At least three people have been killed following a clash between local vigilantes and aggrieved youths in the Kpakungu and Gbeganu areas of Minna, the Niger State capital. The incident reportedly began at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2026, when a group of vigilantes mobilised to Kpakungu to arrest suspected miscreants. According to…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of tea seller Muhammad Auwal Idris. Idris was fatally assaulted on September 28, 2026, at Banga, Nassarawo Borehole, Jimeta. The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on October 1, saying the suspects were…
The Federal Government has arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi, Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, over alleged forgery. Adeyemi was arraigned before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, September 30, on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery. The Federal Government accused him of forging an appointment letter…
The Borno State Police Command has clarified that five suspects arrested in Maiduguri were not arrested or prosecuted simply for wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go.” The command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, made the clarification in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, following public reactions to the arrest and prosecution…
The village head of Aujarawar Alkali in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Ahmad Yakubu Ahmad, has been killed by his abductors. Ahmad was abducted on Tuesday, September 17, 2026, after gunmen reportedly stormed the community at night. His body was later recovered after the kidnappers allegedly killed him. Funeral prayers for the…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Ubong Ntiense, over his alleged involvement in the production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages and recovered five cartons of suspected fake dry gin in Ikot Ekpene. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, disclosed in a statement that Ntiense was arrested on September 26,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned four suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over their alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of its officer, Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh. The suspects were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge bordering on terrorism and the alleged…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in diverting imported goods worth more than N20 billion from Apapa Port and other locations over a period of about 19 years. The suspects were identified as Jamiu Lateef, Abubakar Amadu, Aliu Olanshile, Opeyemi Oyewale, Hassana Malami and Hassana Haruna.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a Nigerian-Mexican drug cartel operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Eziama community, Obeagu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the agency arrested two alleged kingpins—45-year-old Chukwu Obumneme Christopher, also known as Brown, and 60-year-old Chukwu Georginus Monday, alias George—in connection…
Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested a 17-year-old male, Usman Dauda, for allegedly def!ling a 3-year-old girl in Saki. His arrest was effected after a distress report was lodged at the Saki Divisional Station on September 17, after the child went missing while being retrieved from school earlier that afternoon. A…
