No fewer than 170 people have been affected by the suspected toxic herbal concoction crisis in Ondo State, with the death toll rising to 49. The latest development came as the crisis spread to Irele Local Government Area, where eight Read more…
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The debate over the establishment of State Police has persisted for years and has assumed renewed significance as Nigeria inches towards a more decentralised policing architecture. The argument for State Police is compelling: policing is, by its very nature, more Read more…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly inflicting bodily injuries on her seven-year-old daughter, Oluebube, in the Ibollo community, Awada-Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Oluebube was allegedly injured with Read more…
The Sobering Irony of Benue’s Security Crisis It is difficult to escape the painful irony unfolding in Benue State.Only last week, the nation watched in disbelief as youths visibly armed with dangerous objects blocked the convoy of Peter Obi and Read more…
There has been outrage among Nigerians following the killing of two Nigerian nationals, Bishop Michael Fakunle and James Nwankwo, in separate incidents in South Africa. Fakunle, an indigene of Iye in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, was Read more…
No fewer than 35 women have been identified as alleged victims of a 53-year-old man accused of posing as a commercial motorcycle rider to kidnap, rob and, in some cases, rape unsuspecting passengers in Bauchi metropolis. The suspect, identified as Read more…
Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted several Islamic clerics who attended a prayer gathering at the residence of Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident was disclosed in a post on Saturday evening Read more…
“You know, when I first asked and said that PREMIUM TIMES said you are the same person, he said, ‘Yeah, I’m the same person, but I was pardoned.” In June, PREMIUM TIMES published a story that exposed how a former military officer, Read more…
Says killing of Nigerians unacceptable Eight Nigerians killed in 2026 Over 100 Nigerian nationals murdered between 2022 and 2026 Over 30 killed by South African Police Service officers, South African Defence Force The Nigerian High Commissioner-Designate to South Africa, Chief Read more…
The Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 people allegedly connected to the obstruction of Peter Obi’s movement during his visit to the state on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested more than 12 suspects allegedly linked to the murder of Awka-based public announcer, comedian and town crier, Chief Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza Nwosu, as Read more…
The soldier whose identity was not disclosed sustained gunshot injury to his left arm, and was being treated, according to a statement by Mohammed Goni, the spokesperson for Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east. The Nigerian Read more…