The FCT Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Obinna Nwigwe, for allegedly shooting his friend, Andrew Philemon, during a heated argument at Najob Guest House in Bwari. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday, describing it as a disturbing case of violent crime. According…
Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), an anti-corruption, human rights and pro-democracy Civil Society Organization based in Abuja has faulted the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi for declaring their President, Barr. Edward Omaga wanted over the exposure of corrupt practices in Guaranty Trust Bank Limited, GTB. The group had on 3rd October 2024 taken…
Gloria George’s world was turned upside down when her 34-year-old son, Horsefall Rowland, failed to return home on the fateful night of September 10, 2024. He had informed his mother at about 3.30 pm that he was going for a meeting at Peter Odili road and Government Reserved Area, GRA in PortHarcourt, Rivers State respectively,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has stated that it is not aware of, nor investigating, the alleged disappearance of ₦180 million from the account of a Non-Governmental Organisation owned by social media commentator Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. In an Instagram video shared on Friday, Otse claimed that ₦180…
Some officers attached to the Ogun State Police Command have been arrested for allegedly demanding money from the family of a missing girl before taking action on the case. The Public Relations Officer for the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Saturday. Although he did not reveal the…
19-year-old Usman Tijani, a student of Confluence University of Science and Technology and a Point of Sale (POS) operator was lured to a Muslim burial ground in Kogi by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari, who then slit his throat and robbed him of N200,000. The victim’s family member, Zainab Avosuahi, shared the devastating news, revealing that…
The Nigeria Police Force says its operatives arrested 23 robbery and kidnapping suspects targeting fun seekers during the Christmas celebrations in different parts of the country. The Police said this on Friday through a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. He said, “On the 25th of December 2024, at about 1am, the police…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Theophilus Osazuwa for allegedly killing his four-year-old son. The command said Osazuwa was suspected to have committed the act while under the influence of hard drugs. The spokesperson for the command, Moses Yamu, revealed in a statement on Wednesday night that the incident, which…
An 18-year-old suspect, Fatiyah Abdulhakeem, accused of killing a retired Permanent Secretary in Niger State, Adamu Jagaba, has died while in police detention. Reliable police sources told Daily Trust that Abdulkareem died on Thursday but they could not tell the cause of his death. The suspect was recently paraded by the Commissioner of Police in…
A magistrate’s court in Ogba, Lagos, has granted bail to TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, popularly known as Seaking, setting the amount at ₦500,000 with two sureties in the same sum. The court’s decision on Monday followed Seaking’s arrest on Saturday after he posted a video on social media allegedly inciting attack on police officers should they…