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Police operations in Taraba have arrested a kidnapper suspected, a Kingsley Alose, in the regional government of IBI in the state. Spokesman for the State Police Command, James Lashen, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jalingo. The statement reads: “Commander operations received a report in the IBI Division on August 6 by Mr. Hillary Ubandoma that three armed …

One person was killed and two others were injured in a car accident in the Ogolonto area in Ikorodu Road, Lagos, on Tuesday. General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (Lastma), Bpk. Olarekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Department of Enlightenment, Taofiq Adebayo. He said: “The findings by security operators …

A magistrate court sitting in Ikorodu, in the state of Lagos, has ordered a deossiribonucleic acid test (DNA) to be conducted to determine Liam’s paternity, the only son of the late Nigerian singer, Ileroluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The order, granted on Tuesday, followed a question from the singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, who insisted on the fact that …

The Lagos state government has warned celebrities, influencers, and residents not to give money to brokers and street criminals, often called ‘boys’ regional grooves’, emphasizing that such actions only worsen insecurity and environmental problems throughout the state. Commissioner for environmental and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, issued a warning in a post on X (previously Twitter) on Tuesday. “Celebrities, influencers, and …

… Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Ogun among the states subject to floods with low actions … Over 1,200 communities, 107 LG placed in high flood alert … citizens complain of the displacement, outbreaks of diseases, loss of sustenance Although it has received an incredible ₦ 22.9 billion of ecological funds in just five months of 2025, the Nigerian states are still …

The Yamma Fasin Operations Forces (Opfy) have saved nine kidnapped victims in the Sokoto state and neutralize several terrorists in the decisive ambush in Zamfara. The Army revealed that the breakthrough following the operation led by intelligence conducted on the night of September 31, 2025, along the intersection road known on Jalan Isa-Shinkafi-Kaura Namoda that connects Zamfara and Sokoto countries. …

The tragic road accident at the Ibeju bus stop along the Lekki -pe Expressway has claimed six lives and caused nine others to be seriously injured after a truck crashed into a commercial bus. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (Lastma) confirmed that the victims including two adult men, three adult women, and a child. However, four other bus residents fled …

The State Government of Ogun praised Cement Plc Dangote for the donation of operating vehicles to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (Lastma), describing the gesture as a push for road safety and traffic management efforts. Speaking during the presentation of the vehicles, Ogun’s state commissioner for transport stated that the donation underlined the recognition of the company’s company in …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 23 -year -old woman, Nmesoma Josephine Nwoye, and her 24 -year -old lover, Chibuike Ogbu, for allegedly falsifying the kidnapping and collecting N1.2 million ransom from her family. The Commissioner of the State Police, Ikioye Orutugu, who revealed this in a statement on Saturday issued through the Commander of the Command Commander, …

The National Medicine Law Enforcement Agency (Ndlea) said its operations had intercepted the massive shipment of Tramadol capsules who were allegedly heading to rebels in northeast. According to a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by a spokesman for Ndlea, Femi Babafemi, the agency officer confiscated 104,900 tramadol capsules hidden in the driver compartment of a fuel tanker in Tollgate …