Metro

Police operatives in Delta have arrested a suspected cultist in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Warri, said the operatives also arrested a member of a kidnapping syndicate. He said the arrest of the suspects followed the investigation into the murder of one Regina Ogana, …

The Benue State Police Command has paraded a 24-year-old man, Abara Elias for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old boy. Elias is one of 25 suspects paraded on Tuesday by the command in Makurdi, the state capital. The suspects were paraded for various offences which range from robbery and kidnapping to cultism and rape among others. The state Commissioner of Police, George …

Police operatives in Bauchi have arrested one Ibrahim Umar for alleged murder of two people in Taranka village, Gamawa local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said the matter was reported to the police by one Adamu Mohammed of Taranka village …

Police operatives in Imo have arrested three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged extortion in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Henry Okoye, who confirmed the development to journalists on Tuesday in Owerri, said the operatives also arrested two officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and a 37-year-old …

In a bid to continue with the nationwide decongestion of prisons in the country, the Federal Government on Monday, paid fines and compensations put at N52 million to free about 399 inmates at various correctional centres Kaduna State. The Comptroller of Correctional Service in charge of Kaduna State, Dr Ado Saleh, who confirmed the development during the inauguration of the …

The Lagos State government on Sunday vowed to prosecute all the 11 staff of 10 POTS Night Club in the Lekki area of the state who assaulted state officials on duty. The state’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated this in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Kunle Adeshina. The …

There was crisis at the Edo Specialist Hospital in Benin on Monday as operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) clashed with private guards and men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). According to reports, the clash resulted from an alleged unprofessional response by medical personnel when the DSS officials brought in one of their men …

A 33-year-old old security guard, Sunday Adeniyi has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Morolake Sunday by smashing a sledgehammer on her head. Magistrate Patrick Nwaka of the Yaba Magistrate’s Court ordered that the suspect be remanded after he was brought to court on Monday on a one count charge of murder. The police prosecutor, Thomas …

Federal University, Gusau on Sunday asked students living in the off-campus area of Damba to relocate over the activities of bandits. In a statement issued by the university’s Information Officer, Malam Umar Usman, the institution’s management advised the students to relocate to the Gusau metropolis or to the Sabon Gida area now secured by security operatives. The management lamented that …

The University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) administration has declared a more than 100% increase in undergraduate tuition fees. The declaration was made in a statement that was provided to newsmen in Calabar on Monday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In a statement, the institution’s spokesman, Mr Effiong Eyo, said the upward review of the fees was taken at …