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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have carried out multiple diligent operations to enhancing internal security and combat criminal activities across the nation. In a statement, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on March 11, 2025, at approximately 6:30 pm, operatives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) were on a special assignment en…
17 Mar
Police detectives attached to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, have arrested five suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate who use lady gang members as bait to fleece unsuspecting victims of their belongings.
5 Mar
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has neutralised 16 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers and also arrested 300 suspects over criminal offences in two months. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, said this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Disu said…
17 Feb
The Management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has faulted a media report that there was an armed robbery case in its halls of residence, leaving some students traumatised.
31 Jan
Ojo Magistrate Court in Lagos[/captio The High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced four persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. They are Ojo Tope (37), Aderopo Temitope (37), Oyedele Oluwatobi (27), Damilola Christopher (30), and Ekundayo Ajiboye (29). They were arraigned before the court on April 16, 2024, on conspiracy…
27 Jan
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command from the Hawk Unit have arrested four male suspects in connection with criminal activities in Oyigbo Council of the state. The suspects, identified as Peter Victor, Joshua Ibe, Shedrack David, and Joseph Acholam, were apprehended during a targeted raid at Blessing Street, Kom-Kom in Oyigbo. According to a…
25 Jan
The police operatives attached to 'A' Division in Kontagora Local Council of Niger State have arrested one Nasirul Isyaka of Sabon-Gari Mangu Matachibu village. According to a statement issued by the Spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspect was arrested on January 17, 2025, at about 10 am. Isyaka was…
22 Jan
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested 25-year-old Ogochukwu Stephen and his friend, Christian Emmanuel, in connection with armed robbery in Asaba, Delta State. Confirming the robbery incident on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bright Edafe, said the suspects were arrested by the police on January 17,…
20 Jan
Concerns are mounting over rising crime rates in Lagos State despite the multi-billion-naira investment in High Definition (HD) closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed by the government in strategic locations.
15 Jan
The Benue State Police Command has arrested gun manufacturers, armed robbery suspects, and other criminals in separate operations aimed at maintaining the peaceful atmosphere in the state.
7 Dec
The Enugu State Police Command announced the dismantling of an interstate criminal syndicate involved in armed robbery and fraud. In a statement released on Saturday by the state's Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the operation was carried out through coordinated efforts of the Emene Division, Crack and Octopus Tactical Squads, and the…
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The lawmaker representing Ebonyi North, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, and a former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday, engaged in a heated argument at the National Assembly. The clash occurred at the ethics committee hearing on the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, by suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central,…
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Political parties that participated in the 2024 Edo and Ondo governorship elections collectively spent over N13.4 billion, with the All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) accounting for nearly all expenditures. This was revealed in a new report released on Tuesday by Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), a non-governmental…
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The Nigerian Senate has ordered the Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs to investigate Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) compliance with Sections 14(3) and 14(4) of the 1999 Constitution. The aforementioned sections of the constitution mandate MDAs to abide by the principles of the federal character by ensuring representation across states and ethnic groups.…
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The Senate has approved the appointment of Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The confirmation followed the adoption of the report by the Senate Committee on Interior, presented on Tuesday by its Chairman, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole (APC-Edo). Oshiomhole indicated that the committee reviewed Nwakuche’s qualifications, experience, and leadership capacity.…
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The founding father of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Yakubu Gowon, has narrated how the scheme faced opposition, particularly from students, at inception. Gowon, who served as Nigeria's military head of state between 1966 and 1975, established the scheme to strengthen unity among Nigerians. The country had just come out of a civil war…
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The people of Ilobu, headquarters of Irepodun Local Council, Osun State, have pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to put a final stop to the endless siege, pogrom and annihilation of their people by incorrigible ethnic militias from Ifon-Osun and Erin-Osun communities. In an open letter addressed to the President, signed by the National President of…
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In a bid to address concerns raised by the organised private sector (OPS) and other key industry stakeholders over the sudden hike in the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) annual levy, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, is convening a stakeholder forum to address these concerns. In a press statement, the…
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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, flagged off the Torch of Unity Movement at the Presidential Villa for the 22nd National Sports Festival, reaffirming his administration's commitment to supporting and providing an enabling environment for sports development. The sports festival, tagged the Gateway Games, will take place in Ogun State from May 16 to…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the petition for the recall of the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, does not meet requirement. In a statement on Tuesday, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said INEC came to the conclusion at its regular weekly meeting on…
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Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have raided a popular hotel located at Zamaru, a few kilometers away from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and rescued seven suspected victims who were being prepared to be trafficked to Baghdad, Iraq, for exploitation. In a statement on Tuesday, the…