Metro

Police agents in Rivers have arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued one victim in the state. Spokesman of the state police command, Blessing Agebe, told journalists on Saturday in Port Harcourt that the suspects were allegedly linked to the kidnapping of a man named Chukwudekwu Emmanuel. Emmanuel, a resident of Lagos, was reportedly kidnapped on February 17 in Etche Local …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has rescued a 15-year-old girl from suspected human traffickers in Abuja. NSCDC spokesperson in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Monica Ojobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ojobi said the girl was rescued from the 46-year-old suspect who allegedly detained her for two weeks in Kwali without her consent. …

Police agents in Kwara have intercepted a stash of live ammunition hidden in garri bags in the state. They also arrested suspects suspected of being involved in cultism, kidnapping and smuggling human body parts. The State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Friday in Ilorin. Adekimi said the command remained “firm, proactive and unrelenting” in …

The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Olubode Bode Ojajuni, has urged broadcasters to promote positive narratives about Nigeria and prioritize the projection of the country’s cultural heritage in their programming. Ojajuni made the allegation on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by members of the Association of Nigerian Broadcasters, Ogun State Chapter, to the state police command headquarters. The delegation, led …

Judge Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, on Thursday sentenced a 63-year-old pastor, Chris Mcdouglas, to life imprisonment for raping the 18-year-old daughter of a member of his church. The judge sentenced Mcdouglas, a pastor at the Queer Generation Assembly Church, Lagos, to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of rape. However, he …

Police on Thursday charged a 30-year-old man, Ibrahim Karaye, in court in Kebbi State for allegedly killing his father, Bahago Karaye. Spokesman of the State Police Command, Usman, confirmed this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi. He said the incident occurred on March 30 at a farm in Rakka Village, Birnin Yauri, Yauri Local Government Area of ​​the state. “The …

The Nigeria Customs Service has raised fresh concerns over an alleged plot by terrorists to launch coordinated attacks on key national assets in the Federal Capital Territory and neighboring Niger state. According to a domestic security memo obtained by TheCable, the planned targets include the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, a correctional facility in Abuja and a military detention center in …

A 20-year-old student of the University of Lagos told the State High Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday that she was allegedly raped by her lecturer, Dr. Samuel Ojogbo. The student, who was complained to by the State Counselor, Mr Owolabi Azeez, alleged that the lecturer forcibly raped her in his underground office. The victim stated that on August 21, 2025, he …

The Nigerian Police have intensified security measures across the country ahead of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations administered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), deploying rapid response units to examination centers across the country. Authorities also dismissed widespread rumors that there was a threat to the candidate’s safety, describing the claims as baseless. In a statement issued …

…They warn of the religious crisis and demand an immediate reversal of direction Daud Olatunji The League of Imams and Alfas has criticized the Ogun State government’s proposed plan to hand over public schools to missionary organisations, warning that the move could spark religious tensions and undermine decades of peaceful coexistence. In a strongly worded rejoinder signed by its general …