The Yobe State Police Command said it has launched an investigation following the discovery of a lifeless body of a 45-year-old woman found near Federal University Gashua (FUG) in Bade local government area of Yobe State. A statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, said that the deceased person identified as…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested five men for allegedly impersonating police officers. The suspects, Aliyu Abbas (35), Sani Iliyasu (47), Ashiru Sule (41), Abubakar Yahaya (45), and Adamu Kalilu (45), were apprehended on Thursday by operatives of the command’s Special Intervention Squad. This was contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson,…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has vowed to hunt down and eliminate every terrorist organisation operating in Nigeria, regardless of the name it adopts, following reports of a new sect known as Wulowulo emerging in Nasarawa State. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed the rise of the group on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting with security agencies in…
Gunmen have raided a police station in Zonkwa town, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least two officers. The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, left residents in a state of shock. Eyewitnesses told Daily Trust that immediately the attackers stormed the station located a few meters from Kamyim Hotel, Kurmin-Bi…
A married man, Abi Baragon, has been arrested by Rivers police for stabbing his sidechic multiple times after she rejected his marriage proposal. The 46-year-old man allegedly stabbed his side chic, Orineme Ayanate, multiple times, leaving her with life-threatening injuries. In a video that went viral in June 2025, the side chic cried for help…
A suspected phone thief has stolen the mobile phone of the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Barrister Sule Shu’aibu (SAN). According to LEADERSHIP, the incident reportedly occurred during a security-related event in Kaduna on Thursday. Reports indicated that the theft happened at public gathering, raising questions about how the suspect was…
Police in Zamfara have confirmed that Armed bandits have killed five police officers and carted away their rifles following an ambush on a patrol team along the Gusau–Funtua highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Sources from the command said report from the Tsafe Divisional Office revealed that the incident occurred at about…
At least nine people have been killed and several others injured following an attack by armed bandits on Layin Danauta in Kuyello village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A traditional ruler in Birnin Gwari, who confirmed the incident Friday, said the attack occurred on Thursday evening when the gunmen invaded the community…
The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended one Oyewole Adamolekun for allegedly engaging in a prolonged incestuous relationship with his biological daughter, aged 15, which resulted in pregnancy. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday, said Mr Ademolekun was a resident of Taye Village, Lafa 2, Ajue Area. Mr Ayanlade said…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a man identified as Lawal Faruq, has been arrested for allegedly setting a woman ablaze over failed relationship. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident happened at the Mami Market in Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital The victim, Omolola Hassan, was reportedly doused with petrol and…