Nigerian Police
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Police in Lagos State have arrested a driver, Azeez Babatunde, for alleged unlawful possession of two locally-made pistols in the Maroko area of the state.
4 days ago
The Police in Lagos State have confirmed the arrest of a Nigerian Army Lance Corporal attached to 159 Battalion in Yobe, for allegedly stabbing a commercial motorcyclist in the abdomen.
3 Apr
A spokesman of the Nigerian Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said crossdressing is not an offence to warrant the arrest of those in the act. Adejobi, who spoke during a Channels TV interview on Tuesday, said the issue of crossdressing a very tricky situation. READ ALSO: Bobrisky wins Best Dressed Female award at movie premiere "Well, there…
1 Apr
Detectives of the Nigerian Police, Ondo State Police Command, have arrested a 39-year-old fruit trader, Babalola Dolapo, for allegedly killing his 34-year-old childhood friend, Evangelist Opeyemi Oyelakin, to steal his motorcycle.
28 Mar
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a man (name withheld) for allegedly beating his 40-year-old wife to death over an undiclosed matter.
22 Mar
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two students for allegedly faking their own kidnapping. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, in Lagos. Hundeyin further told NAN that the suspects also demanded $100,000 (about N150 million) ransom from…
5 Mar
The Katsina State Police Command says it has provided about 17 different Computer Base Test (CBT) centres for the 2022 Nigeria Police Force recruitment examination across the state.
4 Mar
The Kogi Police Command on Sunday announced 17 Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centres for the 2022 Nigeria Police Force Recruitment in the state.
1 Mar
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, says the Police will continue to give priority to the safety and security of schools nationwide. Egbetokun said this in Abuja at the inauguration of a training on safe schools for state coordinators and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
21 Feb
The anti-violence crime unit of the Nigerian Police Force has arrested Kasarachi Aniagolu, a journalist with the Abuja-based Whistler Newspaper. In a statement on Wednesday, the management of the newspaper said Miss Aniagolu was arrested while covering a police raid on bureau de change operators in the Wuse Zone 4 area of Abuja. The newspaper's…
16 Feb
The Ogun Police Command arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in trading inhuman parts for rituals on Thursday.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned the public not to fall for a video suggesting it is auctioning vehicles. NCS on Friday refuted the video with scandalous narration announcing a purported auction of vehicles. Customs issued a statement on Friday to alert the general public on the video while warning them not to fall…
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Akwa Ibom State Government has indicated readiness to commence aggressive desilting of gutters and flood channels across the state.
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The Delta State Police Command has urged Point-of-Sale (POS) operators to be cautious when handling large cash transactions, particularly those involving armed individuals. It noted that customers requesting large cash transactions should be accompanied by a video by the POS operator. Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, stated on Friday in a post on X, noting…
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Lagos State government on Friday said it has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials around the Cele/Itire axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway of the state. The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola(female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement using…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…