Drug trafficker nabbed in Sokoto with N1bn worth of cocaine

The Police Command in Benue has detained five suspects over alleged idenity theft and cyber fraud. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Friday. The statement said that the four suspects, whose…

A 33-year-old woman, Comfort Tinubu, has allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu to death in Ibadan. It was gathered that the couple who got married about three years ago had two children from the marriage. The incident according to sources occurred around the Gbeyi community in Adegbayi area of Ibadan on Wednesday around 10.00…

The police on Friday arraigned 36-year-old Nurudeen Abdulrasak at Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over alleged N1.5 million land fraud. Abdulrasak, with no fixed address, was charged with conspiracy, obtaining money under false representations, stealing and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The Prosecutor, Insp. Iyabo Oladoyin, told the court that Abdulrasak committed the offences…

A Nigerian pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Olusegun Oluleye, was honoured at a capacity-building workshop in Morocco for returning an overpayment of 430 Moroccan Dirhams. Oluleye, an employee of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), attended the event in Morocco with his team and colleagues, organised by the North East Consultancy Limited.…

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has approved the constitution of a Joint Public Service Negotiating and Implementation Committee on N70,000 new National Minimum Wage in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr NSA Gil, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Friday in Calabar. The News Agency of Nigeria…

The Nigeria Police command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in the month of October, 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting and ritual killings. DSP Joshua Ukandu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…

The Nigerian Police Force has revealed that social media personality, Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) will appear in court today for unauthorized use of Police uniforms. "In response to recent developments, VDM, whose real name is Mr. Martins Otse, is set to appear in court today following allegations of impersonation related to the unauthorized…

The Police Command in Kaduna State has announced the recovery of two stolen vehicles and the detention of six suspects, as well as a suspected kidnapper. ASP Mansir Hassan, the Command’s Spokesperson, confirmed the developments in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. He said on October 25, at approximately 20:00 hours, a patrol team…

Seventeen bodies have been recovered following a bloody attack on Anyiin, the council headquarters of Logo Local Council in Benue State.

Thousands of residents in the Jegeda Olunloyo area of Ona Ara Local Council, Oyo State, were plunged into mourning yesterday after a tragic building collapse claimed 11 lives and left seven others injured.