The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed three police officers over the alleged killing of 22-year-old Anthony Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt. The state Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, September 2, saying the decision followed an orderly room trial conducted…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the B Division, Amansea, have arrested a 16-year-old boy, identified as Udochukwu Nwankwo, in connection with an alleged armed robbery incident in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, September 2, during a routine…
A House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered 58 bank accounts and 12 corporate entities allegedly linked to the council’s disputed Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi. The findings were contained in a preliminary report signed by the committee’s Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, following the legislative investigation into the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Usman Abubakar, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, August 29, 2026. According to Habib, the suspect was arrested after the girl’s 48-year-old father reported…
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old security guard, Ndifreke Godwin, over the alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in Calabar, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, August 30, 2026, stating that the incident occurred along Tinapa Road in Calabar.…
The Taraba State Police Command has arrested two women accused of abducting three young girls in Jalingo and attempting to transport them to Adamawa State. The suspects, reportedly from one of the South-Eastern states, were arrested at a filling station while travelling in a commercial vehicle with the three children. According to reports, the driver…
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added the names and photographs of 10 more Nigerians to its “worst of the worst” list of foreign nationals accused of criminal offences. The names and images were published on the website of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the Trump administration continues its…
The Rivers State Police Command has shut down a hotel in Eagle Island Estate, Port Harcourt, following the death of a man identified as Okorite Charles under suspicious circumstances. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 27, 2026, and reportedly sparked tension at the hotel before operatives from the Azikiwe Police Division arrived and restored calm.…
Gunmen have k!lled Hon. Ishaq Onu Yunusa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman of Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Yunusa was attacked and m8rdered along the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway, around Ojuwo Olijo, in Ofu Local Government Area on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The spokesperson for the Kogi State Command, ASP…
The FCT Police Command has handed over recovered illicit drugs and substances, along with arrested suspects, to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command. The handover was carried out on Friday, August 21, 2026, by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between security and…
