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The Ogun State Police Command, on Sunday, said two minors have been arrested for allegedly setting their school in Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state on fire. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the minors gained access into the school, gathered books left behind by the …

A medical doctor has been arrested by police operatives over the disappearance of three children from Benue State. Police operatives arrested the suspect in Rivers following an alert on the missing children. The spokesperson for the Benue State police command, Sewuese Anene, said in a statement on Sunday in Makurdi that the children were found in the doctor’s custody in …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted 292 bags of foreign rice illegally imported into the country. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Babatunde Afolabi, disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Abuja. He said three suspects were arrested while conveying the rice with three wooden boats from Cotonou, Benin Republic to Lagos. READ ALSO: NSCDC arrests suspected …

Many individuals who have purchased or are considering purchasing land in Lagos express concerns about encountering omo-onile, which often hinders their decision. The negative experiences with these individuals have led some people to swear off buying land in Lagos altogether. It is highly probable that regardless of the location you choose, you will come across them. WHO THEN ARE THE …

Four kidnapped victims were freed from their captors in multiple locations around Kastina State. The victims regained their freedom on Saturday following a joint operation by police operatives and the Nigerian Army during a routine patrol along Dankolo village in Dandume Local Government Area of the state. Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the state’s police public relations officer, revealed this in a …

Two blood brothers identified as Faith and Emmanuel Onoja, have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged fraud N330 million. The anti-graft agency in a statement on Friday, said the siblings who are both from Ughelli South local government area of Delta State, are wanted for allegedly defrauding several people of various sums …

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Duport Midstream Company Limited, Akintoye Akindele, has opened up on the travails that led to his arrest by the police. In a short video he released late Tuesday, the businessman said his business rivals were trying to weave unfound fraud allegations around him through cronies, describing all fraud allegations against him as untrue. Akintoye …

The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, defended the use of teargas to disperse an army of protesters who converged at the Lekki Toll Gate after the candlelight procession in honour of late artiste, Mohbad. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos Police spokesman, spoke on the issue via a lengthy statement issued on Friday. The protesters dressed in white T-shirts played …

The Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, on Thursday, claimed that only about 5,000 out of the over 100,000 (5%) repentants Boko Haram members were actual insurgents. Gambo made the claim in Maiduguri while presenting a paper titled “Borno Model” at an event to commemorate the 2023 International Day of Peace, organised by an …

Operatives attached to Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 24 year old housewife, Furera Abubakar of Bantu Village in Ningi Local Government area of Bauchi State for alleged culpable homicide. The housewife was arrested for allegedly killing the four days old son of her co-housewife for a yet to be ascertained motive. The Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili in …