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Police officers in Edo have arrested one Kingdom Paul over the alleged murder of a 38-year-old woman, Victory Oro, in the state. The 18-year-old was among suspected criminals paraded by the state police command spokesman, Moses Yamu, at the command headquarters on Friday. He said the suspect stabbed the victim at a local guesthouse in Benin City, where they had …

At least five vehicles and three motorcycles were completely destroyed by a fuel tanker explosion in Oyo State on Saturday. The vehicles affected were two articulated trucks, an 18-passenger bus, and two commercial taxis. The tanker is still burning at the scene of the incident on the Ibadan axis of the Ibadan-Ife Expressway. However, there were no fatalities in the …

The Oyo State Government has condemned the continued sale of fake diesel products at unlicensed outlets along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, describing it as unethical. Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Olawale Mogbonjubola, during a monitoring and enforcement exercise along the route ordered the demolition of all buildings housing “illegal traders” of diesel products. The Commissioner, while addressing the …

Police officers in Edo have arrested one of the suspects behind the attack on the Igueben train station in the state. Armed men on January 7, 2023 attacked the train station and kidnapped several people at the facility. Some victims were later released after the intervention of security agents. The suspect identified as Jonas Ehis is also accused of killing …

Notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has challenged the Nigerian military to come after him, saying he and his gang are not afraid of death. Turji, who has been very vocal on social media in recent weeks, said in a trending video posted on X that he and his followers would not have taken up arms in the first place if …

The Oyo State Government on Thursday demolished all buildings housing illegal diesel marketers along the Ibadan-Lagos expressway. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, led his ministry officials to conduct the exercise. He warned those involved in the act to stop. Mogbonjubola condemned the continued sale of fake diesel products at unlicensed locations along the highway. …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested six men suspected of kidnapping and recovered over N2.3 million in ransom. Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwanda Olufemi, announced the arrests on Thursday during a briefing where he listed 16 suspects allegedly involved in various criminal activities. Olufemi highlighted the command’s recent achievements and detailed plans to enhance police visibility, including …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested an individual suspected of trafficking teenagers aged 13 to 16 years. Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, told a press conference in Awka that the suspects had trafficked many teenagers to neighboring countries. Ikenga noted that some of the victims, who had been taken to Ghana, had been safely repatriated to Nigeria. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 56 suspected internet fraudsters in Kwara State. EFCC Head of Media and Advocacy, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the suspects were arrested between Tuesday and Wednesday at different locations in Ilorin. READ ALSO: KPK arrests alleged fraudster who pretended to be KPK chairman …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that 3,590 inmates are currently on death row across detention centres in the country. Abubakar Umar, Public Relations Officer of NCoS and Assistant Comptroller of Corrections (ACC), made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. Umar reported that as at September 3, 2024, the total inmates were …