Edo police foil kidnap attempts as robbers raid yam market
The Edo State Police Command has said that it has foiled several kidnap attempts in the state in the last…
Eight early travellers kidnapped at Emu, Edo State
Eight travellers who embarked on an early morning journey on Tuesday were kidnapped between Okhuessan and Emu in Esan South…
Cult leaders meet to end killings in Benin
Residents of Benin City, Edo State capital, may now have cause to heave a sigh of relief as leaders of…
We arrested 3,108, seized 1,735.7 kg of Indian Hemp, other hard drugs between January and September ― NDLEA
The chairman, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mallam Muhammad Abdallah on Monday said that the agency as at September…
Cult killings: Police inaugurate 70 vigilantes in Edo
Determined to stem the spate of serial killings by rival cultists in some neighbourhoods in Benin, the Edo State Commissioner…
Ogun police arrests six over death of 23-year-old pregnant lady
Six persons have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for their alleged involvement in the death of a…
Army, vigilante members storm kidnappers’ den in Delta, rescue four
No fewer than four persons have been rescued in a joint operation by operatives of the Nigeria Army and Vigilante…
Ten injured, 720 arrested as police, hoodlums clash during raid on black spots
More than ten persons were on Sunday morning injured as armed hoodlums clashed with policemen in the Abraham Adesanya area…
Operation Burst arrests two suspected car thieves in Ibadan
OPERATIVES of Operation Burst, a special security outfit created by the Oyo State government, on Sunday afternoon, arrested two middle-aged…
16-year-old housemaid allegedly commits suicide in Kano
A 16-year-old girl, Bahijja Gombe, working as a housemaid with a family at Zoo Road in the ancient city of…
How middle-aged man sets self, lover on fire
A man said to be in his 40s and identified as Nicodemus Nomyange on Saturday evening set himself and his…
Angry mob mangles young man caught with pistol in Benin City
It was a gory sight to behold in the Second East Circular area of Benin City, Edo State capital, as…
Police arrest officers involved in killing of two youths in Kano
Two young men have been killed following an altercation between youths and police officers in Kano State on Saturday. The…
ACP, 2 other policemen shot in Edo
AN Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and two other police officers were on Friday morning shot at the Upper Sokponba…
Ogun governor emphasises importance of LGs as he commissions projects in Ijebu Ode
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday stressed the importance of the local governments as the third tier of…
Five killed in renewed cult clashes in Benin
Over five persons have been reportedly killed in a renewed rivalry between cult groups in Benin, the Edo State capital…
After distributing wedding invitation, armed robbers kill Ebonyi Deputy Speaker’s aide
Suspected armed robbers on Wednesday night killed one Kingsley Obasi, an aide of Odefa Obasi Odefa, the Ebonyi State Deputy…
Businessman in court for allegedly stealing 100 bags of salt
A 34-year-old businessman, Habibu Ishaku, on Thursday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Kaduna, for allegedly stealing 100 bags of…
Man, 30, in court over alleged stealing of three car doors
A 30-year-old man, Lukuman Abobarin was on Wednesday arraigned at the Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged stealing of…
Human Rights Commission rescues 2-year-old sick child allegedly abandoned by father in Katsina
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has rescued a two-year-old sick child, Abdullahi Rabiu in Katsina State allegedly abandoned by…
