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By Adeola Badru The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted 573 Nigeria Police Force crests, 92 yards of police camouflage uniform fabric, a pistol, six pistol magazines, a pump-action magazine and 60 detonating cords during its anti-smuggling o...
According to the police, a member of the public alerted officers at about 3:30 p.m. on 15 September that a police officer was being attacked around Goldie by Etim Edem Lane. The post Police arrest 60 over assault of officer appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The region has joined an African cross-border payment system built for speed and trade – but it could accelerate financial crime. The post ANALYSIS: Instant payments outpace Central Africa’s anti-money laundering controls appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The police state command disclosed this in a crime bulletin issued on Wednesday by spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun. The post Police arrest suspected kidnappers, political thug in Niger appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
While the campaign organisation said six people were killed in the accident, the police reported four deaths. The post Six party supporters killed in road crash appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Inspector-General of Police has proposed a specialised desk to coordinate security and intellectual property protection in Nigeria’s growing creative economy. The post Police propose new desk to protect Nigeria’s creative economy appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has pledged stronger police action against recent killings in Plateau State, while calling for a secure environment to enable Nigeria’s creative economy to thrive. Disu made the remarks on Wednesday at the National ...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government and the state Police Command have assured traders, foreign investors and members of the public that normalcy has returned to the International Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, Lagos, following a protest by local traders over the alleged i...
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A fresh row is brewing between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and legal practitioners across the country over a renewed push to bar the use of foreign currency in settling legal fees. The anti-graft agency, on September 11, conde...
‎The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday asked the federal government to urgently approve emergency palliatives in the form of wage awards to workers nationwide, and allocate crude oil to local refiners in naira, to cushion the impact of the high price of petroleum pro...
An elderly man identified as Muhammad Bello has been hospitalised after being knocked down by a vehicle that fled the scene in Agbowa community, along the inward Itoikin Road in Ikorodu, Lagos State. The incident occurred at about 2:10 pm on Wednesday, leading to a distress call ...
A 56-year-old Nigerian woman, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, has been arrested in the United States for allegedly claiming to be an American citizen before voting in elections. Okafor, who lives in Lynn, Massachusetts, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with unlawfully voting as an ali...
A 56-year-old Nigerian woman, Gladys Okafor, has been arrested in Massachusetts, US, for allegedly voting illegally in the 2022 and 2024 elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-woman-arrested-in-us-over-illegal-voting/...
•We’ll run it with unity college principles in mind — KCOBA •No going back on concession — Education Minister gos By Adesina Wahab, Joseph Erunke & Matthew Johnson LAGOS — AFTER days of protest by parents, a contingent of policemen drawn from various formations in Lagos State, ye...
The fire service said that no death was recorded in the incidents within the period under review, while six houses were gutted. The post N2.5bn properties lost, six injured in fire incidents in Cross River in eight months – Fire service appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
An elderly man, Muhammad Bello, has been hospitalised with suspected leg fractures after a hit-and-run accident in Ikorodu, Lagos State, LASEMA confirms. Read More: https://punchng.com/man-hospitalised-after-hit-and-run-accident-in-lagos/...
Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of fire that ravaged some shops in one of the markets in Oyo town in Oyo State. The incident occurred at Akunlemu Market in Oyo on Tuesday night. It was learnt that many shops were affected during the incident. Goods a...
By Henry Umoru The National Assembly has transmitted to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration and approval, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026. With the transmission, the National Assembly has asked state le...
By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has proposed the establishment of an Orange Economy Security and Intellectual Property Coordination Desk within an appropriate existing structure of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to strengthen the pro...
An elderly man identified as Muhammad Bello sustained severe injuries in a hit-and-run accident in Ikorodu, while an empty gas truck later rammed into a road median at Palmgrove along Ikorodu Road, Lagos State. According to the statement issued by the Lagos State Emergency Manage...
The Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Ugwumba Adiele, has been released by personnel of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja, four days after he was arrested in Umuahia and whisked to Abuja. Adiele was arrested last Friday based on an...
The Lagos State Police Command says traffic has been restored on the Otedola Bridge after a multiple-vehicle crash involving three trucks and a car. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-traffic-restored-on-otedola-bridge-after-wednesday-crash-police/...
Lagos and Ogun states have deployed more traffic officers to manage severe gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after a crash compounded repair works. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-ogun-deploy-traffic-officers-to-tackle-lagos-ibadan-expressway-gridlock/...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on Wednesday as ongoing repairs on Kara Bridge, at the Lagos-Ogun boundary, combined with a truck accident around the Otedola area to worsen traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and adjoining roads. Th...
The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded urgent palliatives and wage awards from the FG as petrol prices rise to ₦1,430 per litre in major cities. Read More: https://punchng.com/nlc-demands-emergency-palliatives-wage-awards-as-petrol-hits-%e2%82%a61430-litre/...
Police said two suspects have been arrested in connection with the inspector's death. The post Armed men kill police inspector inside commissioner’s residence appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Adesina Wahab, Joseph Erunke and Matthew Johnson The Federal Government on Wednesday ruled out any reversal of its decision to concession the management of King’s College, Lagos, to the institution’s Old Boys Association, as policemen took over the school premises following da...
The Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, came under heavy criticism on Wednesday following the release of alleged records of loan taken by presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC Peter Obi, when he served as governor of the state. DAILY POST earlier rep...
Traffic congestion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway worsened on Wednesday after a multiple-vehicle crash at Otedola, just before the bridge inward Berger. Our correspondent confirmed that three trucks and two other vehicles were involved in the accident. No death was recorded, whil...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested and paraded more than 13 suspects in connection with cable vandalism, armed robbery, car theft and human trafficking across the Federal Capital Territory and six other states. The arrests, according to the Corps, w...
A multiple-vehicle crash involving three trucks and a car has occurred at Otedola on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing a major traffic backlog. Read More: https://punchng.com/four-vehicles-crash-on-lagos-ibadan-expressway-worsens-gridlock/...
By John Alechenu, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has confirmed his participation in the World Public Relations Forum, WPRF, Abuja 2026, scheduled for November 15 to 21 in Abuja. Disu gave the confirmation on Tuesday when he received a delegation from the Ni...
Seven victims abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, in Benue State. The operation was carried out on Monday by the troops in partnership with personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilantes in parts of Otukpo and ...
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Fresh crisis has erupted at King’s College, Lagos, after the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) accused the police and members of the King’s College Old Boys Association (KCOBA) of invading the school premises and assaulting workers and...
Motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after a multiple-vehicle crash at Kara Bridge triggered an overnight gridlock on Tuesday. The crash, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, involved seven vehicles and disrupted traffic ...
Four people have been killed and one other injured in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the crash, saying eight people were involved in the incident. The command’s spokesperson, Af...
A rights group in Oyo State has asked the federal government and the Nigeria Police Force not to allow any individual or group to form parallel law enforcement institutions in the country. The Vocalpoint Human Rights Initiative, VOHRI, warned that such a move could further escala...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to investigate the alleged attack on its members during a ward meeting in Ejule-Alla Ward, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The...
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Four persons were killed and another injured in a fatal road crash that occurred early Wednesday on the Ibadan-Lagos route at Straight Gate, Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Sector Command, confirmed that the crash occurred...
The police had earlier announced the arrest of suspects over an alleged plan to abduct Esther Gongden and Gloria Kwashi, the wives of the two clerics The post I was the target of kidnapping plot – Anglican Bishop appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Four people have been killed and another injured in an early-morning road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The accident occurred at about 4am on Wednesday near Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, along the Ibadan-Lagos route. Eight people were involved in the cra...
…As Old Boys Association meets By Adesina Wahab After days of protest by parents, a contingent of policemen drawn from various formations in Lagos State on Wednesday took over the premises of Kings College, Onikan, Lagos. The parents, who had a serious altercation with policemen ...
Traffic congestion has worsened on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, with commuters and motorists stranded for several hours around the Kara Bridge and adjoining routes, as the ongoing bridge repairs continue to disrupt movement. The situation was further aggravated by a multiple-vehi...
Four people have been killed in a fatal crash involving a truck and a canter on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/four-killed-in-lagos-ibadan-expressway-crash/...
Ogun State Police have arrested two suspects after foiling a robbery at a student hostel in Ewekoro, recovering 11 iPhones and a laptop. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-two-recover-11-phones-laptop-after-ogun-hostel-robbery/...
By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in a coordinated operation with the Nigerian Police Force and local vigilantes, have rescued seven kidnapped victims from a suspected kidnappers’ enclave in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. Acting Media Inf...
Officers attached to the Ewekoro Division of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a robbery operation at a student hostel in the Eruku/Agbon area, arrested two suspects and recovered stolen property, including 11 smartphones and a laptop. The suspects, identified as Waris Da...
Former US goalkeeper, Brad Friedel, has claimed that Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen failed to land a move to the Premier League because of his financial demands. Friedel, however, admitted that Osimhen has the profile to set the English topflight on fire. The Nigerian striker was h...
Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu’s recent inspection of police barracks under reconstruction in Lagos has exposed a painful reality: decades of neglect have turned many police quarters into slums unfit for human habitation. His frustration over delays in completing the p...
