At least 10 people were killed Friday in blasts that occurred near a popular hotel and the police headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said. Twin car bombs exploded in the capital within moments of each other, followed by…
The Plateau State police command yesterday paraded 19 suspects handed over to them by the military, stating their levels of involvement in the disappearance and death of Major Geneneral Idris Alkali (rtd). The police said six out of the eight…
The Plateau State Police Command on Sunday said 6 out of the 8 suspects declared wanted in connection with the death of Major General Idris Alkali have submitted themselves to the command. The police also said two were still at…
Guzman has been branded the world’s biggest drug lord since Colombia’s Pablo Escobar, who was dubbed ‘The King of Cocaine’ and was one of the wealthiest men in the world until police shot him dead in 1993. Joaquin El Chapo…
Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly attacked a community in Borno state, setting an Imam and his family members ablaze. According to a report by Vanguard, some Boko Haram insurgents, numbering over 200 have, Wednesday evening, attacked some villages near Maiduguri,…
Bemdoo Ajekwe, 3-year-old boy who was kidnapped on the 10th of October, 2018 at North Bank area of Makurdi, Benue State, has been rescued and reunited with his parents. His rescue followed a full scale investigation ordered by the Benue…
The PDP governorship candidate in the September 22 election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke arraigned by the police at the Federal High court in Abuja this morning, on charges bordering on examination malpractice and impersonation. Recall that on September…
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has claimed that about 50 of its members were killed on Monday along the Nyanya-Keffi expressway by officials of the Nigerian Army. A member of the group, Mohammed Gamara, who spoke with Channels Television in…
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, better known as Shi’ites, on Monday, defied warnings by a combined force of the Nigerian army and the police as they poured into the FCT from all major routes, to observe the…
A video has been circulating online showing Shi’ite members and Nigerian Army officers clash along Zuba road in Abuja yesterday October 27th. A statement from the Army released earlier today, said the sect members who were supposedly in a procession…
The Police in Plateau on Wednesday said 27 persons suspected to be involved in armed robbery, rape and other criminal activities in the state had been apprehended. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Austin Agbonlahor, disclosed this when presented…
Some aggrieved youths yesterday burnt three persons suspected to be armed robbers to death at Uruk Usung village in Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the suspects have been terrorizing residents of the…
Following credible intelligence gathering, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container full with imported soup (stew) and some other edible items worth N27, 960,000 from China. The container, sighted at one of the Nigerian ports, was intercepted by…
A man has been apprehended and is currently in police custody for allegedly defiling a nine year old girl in Warri area of Delta State. The police officers attached to B-Division Warri swung into action immediately the case was reported…
A young pastor, his junior pastor and a female member of his church were murdered by unknown assailants in Umuoba, Abia State. The pastor has been identified as Blessed Kelechi Iwuanyanwu from Mbano in Imo State, while the Assistant pastor…
Kwara House of Assembly has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to transfer the case of suspects arrested with human parts to the state for trial. Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Information and Culture, Alhaji AbdulRahman…
35 persons have so far been killed in a clash between Hausa and Adara youths at Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Those injured were taken to different hospitals located in the heart of Kaduna for treatment.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Gombe State has arrested Ambore Enoch, the Commandant of the Nigerian Peace Corps in the state. Enoch was accused of extorting N54 million from members of the public in the state under…
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram, has executed Hauwa Leman, an aide worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). TheCable reports that the terrorists also promised to keep Leah Sharibu, one of…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is currently probing Aso Savings and Loans Plc. after it was discovered to be hiding the sum of N9.8 billion belonging to the Federal Government. In a statement issued by…