Security & Crime

40 suspected cultists, armed robber paraded in Ogun

No fewer than 39 young men were paraded by the police on Tuesday for allegedly belonging to various cult groups in Ogun State. The suspected...

Kidnappers miss target, shoot gang member in Kano

Kidnappers who tried to shoot a victim after an unsuccessful kidnap attempt missed their target and hit their gang mate in Kano. The Commissioner of...

May 29: DSS, other security operatives nab 5 suspected terrorists in Kaduna, Kano

Barely 13 days before the May 29 inauguration of new administrations, security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and the...

Police kill suspected terrorist, rescue 5 kidnapped women in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command has said that its operatives have killed a suspected terrorist and rescued five kidnapped women in Dutsinma Local Government...

43 persons, nine cars involved in Lagos-Ibadan multiple road accident

No fewer than 43 persons and nine vehicles were involved in a multiple-road crash that occurred on Monday morning in Ogun State. The Federal Road...

Police confirm explosion at drinking joint in Taraba

The Police command in Taraba has confirmed an explosion at a local drinking spot in Jalingo, the state capital. Spokesman of the Police command, Abdullahi...

Troops dislodge ISWAP terrorists, uncover underground armoury in Sambisa

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have continued their exploits as gallant officers and soldiers of 21 Armored Brigade have recovered a large cache of...

Nursing mother arrested for brutalizing house help in Anambra

The Anambra State Government has arrested a nursing mother, Mrs Chinyere Ifesinachi, who was alleged to have brutalized her househelp. Mrs Ifesinachi was arrested in...

Rivers: Police rescue 12-year-old girl from forest

Police have rescued a 12-year-old girl, Franklyn Chioma-Blessing, who was declared missing in Port Harcourt this week. Chioma-Blessing was rescued from a forest in Igboo-Kingdom,...

Corps member rapes 20-year-old girl, says ‘I didn’t know what came over me’

One Adebola Sodiq, said to be a member of the National Youth Service Corps, has reportedly raped a 20-year-old girl in Owode Egba, Obafemi...

Scores killed, houses destroyed in Taraba communities over alleged creation of chiefdoms

No fewer than 13 people have been reported killed in Karim-Lamido Local Government Council of Taraba State. The crisis, which our reporter learnt erupted as...

Again, gunmen kill two persons, burn houses in Zangon Kataf

Two people in Mawofi village, Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have again been killed by suspected Fulani militias. A source...

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