Monday, 19 October, 2026

Category: Crime


The nine people were killed in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, with police and military personnel recovering the bodies. The police have recovered the bodies of nine people suspected to have been killed by bandits along the Wawa-Lumma Read more…


Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has asked all workers in the state to mobilise their relatives and friends to vote massively on Saturday and defend their votes to ensure continuity of good governance across sectors in the state. In Read more…


The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two men over the alleged illegal transportation of Tramadol capsules worth N5.25 million.https://cac5b09410249e5b4f9295f3ecf85e77.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.html The suspects, Bashiru Ibrahim, 27, and Mustapha Labbo, 26, are both residents of Jamtari. Police said they were arrested while Read more…


Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd.), has called for decisive action, including the arrest of politicians and other prominent Nigerians who make statements capable of inciting violence and threatening the peace of the country. Irabor made the Read more…


Amnesty International Nigeria has vowed to make the senator representing the Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, an example in its campaign against politicians accused of promoting electoral violence ahead of the Osun State governorship election. The organisation’s Country Director, Isa Read more…


Senator representing Osun East in the National Assembly, Francis Fadahunsi, has arrived at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo following his invitation by police authorities. He arrived at about 2:35 pm in the company of the Commissioner of Read more…


Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has demanded an apology from Senator Francis Fadahunsi over his alleged threat against Accord Party members. Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, came under criticism after a video surfaced in Read more…


The Department of State Services (DSS), yesterday, paraded the kidnappers of members of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Inoyi-Affa, Udi LGA, on August 2, 2026  before newsmen at the state headquarters of the DSS, following their arrest. Three of the suspects were paraded, Read more…


Nigerian Army Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, accused of involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government, has attributed his actions to what he described as patriotism and frustration with the worsening conditions in the country. Ma’aji, in a Read more…


The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday revealed that the Air Component of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated a key ISWAP commander and eight other extremist fighters during a coordinated air interdiction operation in Borno State. GeographicReference The Read more…


The Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Mayowa Adejoorin, has been released by the state command of the Nigeria Police Force after spending almost 24 hours in detention. Adejoorin was arrested in Ilesa on Saturday after a shooting during Read more…


15 killed, 27 arrested  |  Police to deploy over 17,000 officers No fewer than 15 people have been killed, while 27 suspected political thugs and cultists have been arrested by the police ahead of the 15 August governorship election in Read more…