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Soldiers open fire on police officers returning from election duty in Anambra

Promise Eze 10 November 2025 0

Tension flared on Sunday along Onitsha Road in Anambra State after soldiers reportedly opened fire on police officers returning from election duty. According to Sahara Reporters, the police team was returning from the just-concluded governorship election in the southeastern state when an

Business News

Police seal Nestoil headquarters over $1 billion debt

Promise Eze 28 October 2025 0

Police have sealed off the corporate headquarters of Nestoil Limited in Victoria Island, Lagos, after the company was placed under receivership by a consortium of lenders over a reported $1 billion debt. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had, on October 22, 2025, issued an order of Mareva authorising First Trustees and its subsidiary, […]

Opinion

The Cop Buhari Loved

Guest Writer 25 September 2025 0

BY FEMI ADESINA He and some other senior policemen had been demoted, I think from Commissioner of Police (CP) to Deputy Commissioner. It was untidy and unjust. had known Mr Solomon Arase when he was serving as Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun. A very efficient officer and good man, […]

Crime

Police arrest pharmacist over unprofessional treatment of patient in Bauchi

Samuel Luka 20 September 2025 0

The Police have arrested a pharmaceutical shop owner over unprofessional negligence and degrading treatment meted on a patient in Bauchi state. As contained in a crime bulletin made available to newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Ahmed Mohammad Wakil on Friday, the arrest was in response to a letter of complaint from […]

Crime

Police foil cult, robbery activities in Asaba, Ibusa, Arrest 63 cult suspects

Owen Akenzua 15 September 2025 0

Delta State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of no fewer than sixty three suspected Cultists, among others in its ongoing fight against criminal activities in the state. The Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Olufemi Abaniwonda who confirmed the arrest of the suspects to Journalists in Asaba, said that Operatives attached to the […]

News

Police apprehend 13 bandits’ collaborators, rescue 19 kidnapped victims

john bassey 14 September 2025 0

Zamfara State Police Command under the leadership of the Commissioner, CP Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba has apprehended 13 bandits collaborators and four suspects in diverse offenses, rescued 19 kidnapped victims and recovered four locally fabricated AK-47 rifles including 4 magazines via a deliberate quiet security investigation in the state. This was disclosed in a statement

Crime

Police arraign accountant over alleged N4.5m fraud

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 September 2025 0

The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a 27-year-old accountant, Oke Peter, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court Lagos, over alleged N4.5 million fraud. Peter, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, ASP Edet Ekpo, told the court that the defendant committed the […]

Crime

Police sanction eight erring officers for misconduct in Ondo

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 September 2025 0

The Police Command in Ondo State says no fewer than eight officers of the command have been sanctioned for professional misconduct in the last two months. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adebowale Lawal, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure on Friday. Lawal said that the command […]

Crime

Police arrest 70- yr-old man over alleged sexual assault on teenage girl in Bauchi

Samuel Luka 10 September 2025 0

A 70 year-old man has been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi state police command over alleged sexual assault on teenage girl. A crime bulletin made available to newsmen by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil on Tuesday, said discreet investigation has been initiated on the matter following the arrest of the […]

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Ekiti Police detain FIJ reporter over story on FUOYE VC

Promise Eze 9 September 2025 0

Police in Ekiti State on Tuesday detained Sodiq Atanda, a senior reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Atanda was detained after he honoured an invitation linked to his reporting on Abayomi Fasina, the on-leave vice chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). FIJ reported on its website on Tuesday that Atanda is being […]

Crime

Police arrest man over child’s murder

Guest Writer 1 September 2025 0

The Police command in Adamawa has arrested 29-year-old Isiaka Hassan for alleged culpable homicide in Tingno, Lamurde Local Government Area. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. He said the command received a report on Aug. 30 from Hadiza Bashiru that her five-year-old son, Abba, was missing and […]

Top Stories

Battle for Mining Site: Officer gunned down as Police, Civil Defence clash in Ebonyi

Peter Okutu 29 August 2025 0

A deadly clash between operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Amaeze community, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has left one policeman dead and several others injured. Confirming the incident on Wednesday night, the Executive Chairman of Ivo L.G.A, Emmanuel Ajah, said he […]

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Five arrested for raping minor in Bauchi

Samuel Luka 27 August 2025 0

Police have arrested five suspects over alleged raping of minor in Zadawa village, Misau local government area of Bauchi state. The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO of the Bauchi state police command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil made this known in a crime bulletin he circulated to newsmen on Tuesday. He said, one Yusuf Muhammad ‘m’ […]

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Police arrest suspects over alleged stealing of electricity cable in Bauchi

Samuel Luka 25 August 2025 0

The Bauchi state police command has announced the arrest of suspects over alleged stealing of electricity cable. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil stated this in a crime bulletin he made available to newsmen yesterday. “On the 16th of August, 2025, at about 23:47 hrs, the command apprehended Mujahid […]

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FCT Police Arrest Two Car Snatchers, Robbers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2025 0

Two members of a car snatching syndicate have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Confirming the arrest, spokesperson of the FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, a Superintendent of Police on Saturday, she said the criminal who have been terrorizing Abuja and environs were arrested by operatives of the Scorpion Squad of the Command. […]

News

Again, Police extend tinted glass permit deadline to October 2

Promise Eze 12 August 2025 0

The Nigeria Police Force has extended the grace period for enforcing the Tinted Glass Permit requirement, shifting the deadline to October 2, 2025. In a statement on Monday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force public relations officer said the decision was approved by Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police, following a surge in permit applications via the […]

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‘His hand is broken’ — Sowore’s camp raises alarm over assault in police custody

Promise Eze 7 August 2025 0

Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and former presidential candidate, has reportedly had his hand broken by the police and has been moved to an unknown location after being detained in Abuja. According to a post on his official Facebook page, around 6 a.m., a police team led by a Chief Superintendent of Police from the […]

Crime

Kaduna police recover arms, unexploded bombs from waste shipment

Promise Eze 7 August 2025 0

The Kaduna State Police Command has uncovered unexploded military-grade bombs and recovered arms and ammunition at a scrap depot in the Kudendan Industrial Layout of Kaduna South. The items were discovered on Saturday, August 2, 2025, following an intelligence alert about suspicious materials in a consignment transported from Borno State. In a statement issued Wednesday,

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How we rescued 40 kidnapped Ghanaians – Police

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 July 2025 0

Forty Ghanian nationals alleged trafficked into Nigeria under false pretences have been rescued by the police. Ondo State Police Command disclosed that it has successfully rescued one David Angerinya, and 39 other Ghanaians. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, in a statement signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Akure by said that […]

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State Police, LG creation top constitution review agenda – Bamidele

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has disclosed that the Senate would kick off its public hearing on the review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) in Lagos on Friday. He said top on the list of agenda to be be subjected to public discourse […]