The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered and sealed a warehouse in Kano stocked with 88,560 litres of controlled chemicals, including sulphuric and nitric acid substances commonly used in the production of explosives. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed the development on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the sealed…
The quiet morning calm of Unity Road in Trans Ekulu, Enugu, was shattered on Monday when neighbours made a harrowing discovery. Two children, a four-year-old girl and her three-month-old baby brother, were found dead in their home, allegedly murdered by their own mother. The suspect, identified as Chidima Arinze, reportedly committed the act at her…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said police have arrested the suspects, Lukman Mohammed and Musa Halilu, following a complaint by the victim’s father. According to the Police Public…
A suspected cultist who allegedly opened fire on football fans in Ondo town has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command. The Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure, said the suspect was apprehended at his hideout following sustained intelligence gathering and a tactical operation by the…
A man shot and killed his son with a homemade gun during a birthday party he threw for his father, police said on Tuesday. The 63-year-old shooter was detained without a warrant after the police were alerted to a shooting at an apartment in Incheon, west of Seoul. The man is suspected of firing two…
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has lauded the 21-year prison sentence handed down to Ahmadu Yaro, who was convicted of raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi village, Nasarawa State. In a statement on Tuesday, Minister Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim described the ruling by Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Aisha Bashir-Aliyu, as a courageous…
Violence broke out in the Alaba Rago area of Iba, Lagos State, on Sunday following a confrontation between road transport workers, commonly known as agberos, and supporters of a local traditional ruler. The unrest resulted in the death of a yet-to-be-identified pedestrian who was fatally struck by a speeding vehicle during the chaos. The incident…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified as Amos Daniel, who allegedly murdered a woman believed to be his girlfriend at a hotel in the Ayobo area of Lagos. The tragic incident, which reportedly occurred on Thursday, July 18, 2025, sparked panic among guests and staff at the hotel…
Anambra Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in a self-orchestrated kidnap incident designed to extort money from the victim’s own family. The suspects are Chinecherem Okonkwo ‘f’, age 28years old, and Chinecherem Aronu ‘m’ age 30years old. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement…
Gunmen suspected to be members of a notorious cult group have killed a traditional ruler in Obelle community in Emohua local government area of Rivers State, Chief Ferdinand Dabiri. This is as operatives of the Rivers State Police Command at the weekend foiled a clash between two rival cult groups in Port Harcourt, the state…