Gunmen Storm Benue, Kill 18
At least 18 villagers have been reported killed after gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, attacked Ukohol and three other villages in Guma Local Government Area of Benue state. The Chairman of the local government, Michael Uba, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Friday, said 10 persons were killed in the market while eight others […]
2023: DSS Warns Politicians Against Recruiting, Arming Thugs
The Department of State Services ( DSS) has warned that there is possibility of politicians using thugs during the campaign for the 2023 elections. The DSS Director in Kaduna, Mr Abdul Enachie, stated this in his presentation of a report of security situation for 2nd and 3rd Quarter in the state. The director said there […]
UK Warns Citizens, Says Terrorists Planning Attacks On US
The United Kingdom has warned that terrorists are planning to attack the United States while advising its citizens in the country to be vigilant and avoid public gatherings. According to the UK, in an updated travel advisory to its citizens in the US on Friday, the terrorists might target places where foreigners gather or crowded […]
Police Arrest Fraudster For Stabbing For Sex Worker To Death In Delta
A suspected internet fraudster, popularly referred to as “Yahoo boy”, has reportedly stabbed a commercial sex worker to death. The incident occurred in a hotel along Nnebisi road in Asaba, Delta State capital. The suspect, who is now at large, also set the hotel ablaze after killing the deceased. The incident got to the open […]
U.S Court Sentences Hushpuppi To 11 Years In Prison
Ramon Abbass popularly known as Hushpuppi has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by The United States Central District Court in California. However, Hushpuppi will spend only 9 years in the US prison because he has already spent 2 years in prison. Hushpuppi was in June 2020, apprehended in Dubai, over comprehensive fraud […]
Police Murder: Autopsy Reveals Departed Officer Died Of Assault, Multiple Injuries
The late Inspector Monday Orukpe of the Lagos State Police Command died of assault, multiple injuries and blunt force trauma after an attack by soldiers, autopsies show. The autopsies were conducted by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and the Nigerian Army Cantonment Medical Centre, Ojo. The widow, Mrs Favour Orukpe, gave copies of […]
Two Suspects Apprehended By Police For Possession Of Human Hair, Flesh In Osun
The Osun State Police Command has arrested two men for alleged possession of human hair and flesh. Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola announced the arrest in a statement on Friday. The spokesperson noted that the suspects were caught on Thursday in the Ijebu Jesa area of the state. Opalola said at about 9.30a.m., the […]
Police Arrest Eight Suspected Illegal Miners In Kwara
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested eight suspected illegal miners in the state. They also recovered three marble loaded trailers in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, in Ilorin on Thursday, the police acted on a petition and a letter written […]
Lagos Police Nab Suspect With Locally-Made Pistol
The police in Lagos State have apprehended a young man who had a gun in his possession in the Ikoyi area of the metropolis. Patrol officers of Adeniji Adele Division spotted the lone rider on an unregistered scooter at Glover junction just after midnight. Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the arrest in a […]
