The police in Anambra State have confirmed that 22 people lost their lives on Saturday during a stampede in Okija, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in the state, shared the tragic update in a statement on Sunday morning. Residents had gathered to receive bags of rice donated by…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun warned on Saturday against the unauthorised distribution of palliatives and funfairs across the country. Egbetokun raised serious concerns about the disorganised distribution of palliatives and relief items during this festive period. This trend, he said, is worrisome and calls for urgent action to save the lives of citizens,…
The federal high court in Abuja has remanded Olamide Thomas, an activist, charged for her social media comments against Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. On Friday, Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, rejected the oral bail application filed by the counsel to Thomas. Nwite directed the defence counsel to file a formal bail application….
No fewer than three policemen and one suspect were killed in a fatal road accident that reportedly occurred on the Benin-Ore-Ijebu Ode Expressway in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the deceased officers were part of the monitoring units of the state police command that left…
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the act of raining direct curses on individuals online, emphasising that such behaviour constitutes cyberbullying and is a punishable offence. In a post on X.com on Friday, Adejobi stated that the act of targeting someone with harsh and abusive language online goes…
A 65-year-old man, Olalekan Ogunjobi, has been nabbed by the Ogun State Police Command in connection with the death of a woman found in his apartment. PUNCH Metro gathered that the woman, identified as Serifatu Disu, had left her husband’s house to visit Ogunjobi at his apartment in Fatima Castle, Konigba, located in the Ago-Iwoye…
The police command in Oyo State said it arrested eight suspects in connection with Wednesday’s stampede during a children’s funfair at Basorun Islamic High School, Ibadan. The command’s spokesperson, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the arrest of the suspects and the death of 35 minors in a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday. Mr Osifeso said…
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended two suspected ritualists in Oja Odan, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state. The suspects identified as Monday Ogunniyi and Oladeyo Idowu, were arrested following a report of an alleged abduction that led to a shocking discovery of human remains. In a statement released on Tuesday, the…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday approved the promotion of 27 senior Police Officers comprising 11 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) of Police and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police. The newly promoted Officers were in the Corporate Headquarters of…
Police operatives from Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested two suspects allegedly specializing in forging certificates from various international universities and defrauding unsuspecting victims online. The suspects, Elvis Osakpolo Edokpain, 23, and Kelly Osas Endgieen, 24, were accused of amassing wealth through fraudulent activities, using the proceeds to acquire luxury vehicles and build mansions…