Friday, 13 February, 2026

Category: Crime


President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the murder of Ms Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu, a rising television anchor with Arise News during a robbery incident at her Katampe residence in Abuja. He has accordingly ordered security agencies to track down Read more…


ARISE News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. In a Read more…


The ADC has criticised President Tinubu’s administration for seeking a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, even as bandits continue to ravage the country, killing Nigerians at will while the government appears either unperturbed or incapable of securing Read more…


For 92-year-old Festus Arhagba, life has become an endless nightmare of grief and regret after his 50-year-old son, Kingsley, reportedly died in police custody at the Ajeromi Division, Lagos, under what he described as a chilling mix of “deception, cruelty Read more…


Edo-based activist, Precious Oruche, popularly known as ‘Mama Pee’, has been taken into custody following a heated confrontation with the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, at the Abuja Airport. The incident, which has since gone Read more…


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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning to officers of the Nigeria Police Force to steer clear of land disputes and other civil cases. In a video post on the Force’s X handle on Thursday, Read more…


The Federal High Court ,Abuja, yesterday ,adjourned the adoption of final written addresses in the case against James Nolan, a director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, until November 3. Justice Obiora Egwuatu adjourned the case following the absence Read more…


The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi, has said that most attacks on the state are coordinated from neighbouring states. Gagdi made this disclosure on Tuesday while responding to questions in Read more…


The Lagos State Police Command said it will on Friday arraign a National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider in Lagos Island. Recalled that, Adio, Read more…


President Donald Trump signed an order Monday designating the anti-fascism movement Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and directing federal agencies to take action against it. The order accuses Antifa of organizing political violence — including riots, attacks on law enforcement and Read more…


For the Catholic family, it was yet another black weekend as Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya was shot and killed last Friday by gunmen along the Eha-Alumona – Eha-Ndiagu road in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. Rev. Fr. Eya, who Read more…