A resident of Lagos State, Vincent Upkai, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing one of his neighbors, Gloria, and her son over sanitation dispute. It was gathered that Gloria and Upkai were neighbors before the incident, and her son was living with her in the Elemoro area of the state. According to…
At least three officers have been killed after gunmen attacked and set fire to the Umunze Police Station in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The assailants used improvised explosives and engaged in a continuous gunfire exchange, which caused damage to the station. During the attack, the three officers on duty were killed…
The Police Command in Imo on Sunday foiled an attack by hoodlums on Njaba Local Government Area Divisional Police headquarters, Umuakah. The command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, who said this in statement on Monday, said three of the hoodlums were neutralised in the successful defensive operation. Okoye said the attackers, arriving in three Sport Utility…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of five Chinese nationals involved in illegal mining activities in Akwa Ibom State. The arrest was made by operatives from the EFCC’s Uyo Zonal Directorate, following intelligence reports of unlawful mining operations in the region. In a press release, the EFCC disclosed that the…
A Missouri math teacher, Hailey Clifton-Carmack, 26, has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student while other students acted as lookouts. Clifton-Carmack, who taught at Laquey High School, faces up to four years in prison for sexual contact with a student, according to the Daily Mail. The case surfaced in December…
The Kogi State Police Command has paraded four suspects in connection with the killing of Damilola Olowoyo, a 19-year-old 100-level student at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State. The four suspects paraded are Jeremiah Paul, Emmanuel Otitoju, Banabas Olugbenga, and Ajayi Basit Ayomide. Parading the suspects at the Police headquarters in Lokoja on Friday, the…
PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 PRESS RELEASE: DADDY CHUKWU’S SYNDICATE NEUTRALISED Recall the assassination of the then Community Development Council (CDC) Chairman of Mgbuoshimini, Chief Ndidi Livingstone on 13th January 2024 in front of his church, the Peculiar Faith Ministries, Rumueme. In that operation, four…
The operatives of Nigeria Police Force, Rivers State command has arrested notorious cultists and suspected armed robber terrorizing the state. In a press briefing on Thursday, the command said its men also recovered firearms from the suspect who has been impersonating Nigeria police officer The press release reads: ARREST OF NOTORIOUS CULTIST, SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a 26-year-old man, Ibrahim Mohammed wanted for stealing the commission’s vehicle. The commission disclosed this in a short post signed by its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, with a picture of the suspects on its page. According to the EFCC, Mohammed is an indigene of Jada Local Government…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine), two years after he came under the radar of the anti-narcotics agency over his alleged role in four failed attempts to export cocaine to Saudi Arabia and Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…