Monday, 23 December, 2024

Category: Crime


The suspect behind the June 25 dynamite explosion at the Rivers State-owned Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt has been identified as  40-year-old Preye Josiah, with the police saying he will be prosecuted. In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman,  Read more…


The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has warned those releasing vital information online about the kidnapping of the 20 medical and dental students to desist. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated this in a Facebook Read more…


Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Aghamba and his wife have regained their freedom following their abduction by gunmen. Daily Sun reported that Aghamba and his wife were kidnapped on Friday while his aide was murdered by the abductors. Sharing an Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Another police officer has been allegedly killed by dreaded gunmen who reportedly attacked police checkpoint in Nnobi, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State. The latest attack is coming barely a week after a similar attack happened in Read more…


A report from Anambra State, South East Nigeria says the State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Agba Mba and his wife, were kidnapped by suspected gunmen this Friday, 16th August, 2024 along the road in Kogi State. Unofficial sources claim Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to reports that its X account was hacked by internet fraudsters. The anti-graft agency is trending on the aforementioned social media platform over reports of the account being hacked and deleted Read more…


Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, undertook an on-the-spot assessment of the Kano State High Court, which was vandalised, looted and razed amid the recent nationwide hunger protest, which turned violent in parts of the North. Yusuf, during the Read more…


The Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) has condemned the bombing of the Action People’s Party (APP) headquarters in Rivers State, calling it an attack on democracy. Daily Sun reported that unidentified arsonists detonated an explosive device suspected to be dynamite at Read more…


PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT PRESS RELEASE PSC CHAIRMAN AT THE NIGERIA POLICE YOUTH SUMMIT CALLS FOR ANOTHER LOOKED AT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY OF INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE GATHERING-says they are obsolete and ineffective in today’s digital world The Chairman Read more…


Gunmen operating in Nkpologwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, kidnapped three persons, including a lawyer, in the early hours of Sunday. An eyewitness speaking in a trending video on social media said the gunmen stormed the community between Read more…


The Senate has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to provide evidence to back up claims he made, wherein he alleged that senators were fixing their own salaries and emoluments. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, the Senate issued Read more…


An Israeli air strike on a school building sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed more than 70 people, the director of a hospital has told the BBC. Fadl Naeem, head of al-Ahli Hospital where many of the casualties Read more…