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The Nigeria Police Force has disclaimed a fake press statement circulating widely on social media, which claimed that the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, had ordered the commencement of training for 50,000 newly recruited police constables. The Force, in a disclaimer ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kano State Command, has arrested two suspected thugs and rescued two victims in Kano Municipal Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, SC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Kan...
Police said they also rescued four children, aged two, three, six and nine years from the suspect. The post Police arrest woman filmed using sex toys on minor appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The latest development follow a separate arrest of seven child-stealing suspects across Oyo, Ogun states. The post Police arrest three suspects over child stealing, rescue three minors in Ogun appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
A mild drama ensued as a Nigerian soldier physically confronted police officers, allegedly extorting money from motorists at a checkpoint. In the footage, the military man could be heard asking the police officer the rationale behind the extortion. The soldier could also be seen ...
The Ogun State Police Command says its detectives attached to Ibafo Division have arrested a three- member gang suspected of abducting children. It also said that three children were rescued. In a statement issued in Abeokuta by the command’s spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi,...
The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspected drug traffickers and seized a significant cache of illicit substances, marking another victory in its long-standing battle against maritime crime. As documented in the official file “NIGERIAN NAVY ARRESTS 3 WITH 71KG OF SUSPECT...
Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has warned the Federal Government against any attempt to invite, arrest or interrogate the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Melaye said the ADC would prove to the Federal Government that Nigerians are...
A lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has countered the Inspector-General of Police, arguing that Nigerians have a constitutional right to film officers on duty. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerians-have-right-to-film-police-on-duty-lawyer-counters-ig-warning/...
The Nigerian Navy has handed over four suspected crude oil thieves and a large consignment of suspected illegally refined petroleum products to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The suspects were arrested in Ilaje Local Council Area of Ondo State during an ant...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to take proactive measures regarding the attack on its presidential candidate in Benue State. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, made the call on Friday while fielding questions in a...
A 53-year-old woman, Nelly Monday, has been sentenced to one month in prison for dumping refuse into a drainage channel in Lagos State. Monday was arrested in the Meiran area of the state on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, after she was allegedly caught disposing of waste in the dr...
Ogun State Police have arrested three women from a suspected child-stealing gang in Ibafo, rescuing three children aged 12, 14, and 16 from their custody. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-bust-child-stealing-gang-rescue-three-children-in-ogun/...
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three women allegedly linked to a child-stealing syndicate and rescued three children during an intelligence-led operation in the Ibafo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were ide...
The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspected drug traffickers and intercepted 71kg of a substance suspected to be Cannabis sativa during a riverine patrol along the River Niger in Kogi State. This is contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information, Capt....
Six Nigerian nationals arrested in South Africa in 2021 over an alleged romance scam targeting more than 100 Americans will today be handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The suspects allegedly built sophisticated online relationships with women in the United ...
A 14-year-old girl identified as Christiana Olowokere, who was allegedly sold for N500,000, has been rescued by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command alongside two other children. The victims were rescued in Ibafo after detectives attached to the Ibafo Division busted a thr...
The Cross River State Police Command has strengthened its partnership with the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigerian Air Force to improve intelligence sharing, coordinated operations and rapid response to emerging security threats in the state. The Commissioner of P...
Nigeria’s police chief insisted upcoming national polls will be secure, in an interview with AFP, despite violence that usually flares up during election seasons, a jihadist insurgency and a raging kidnapping crisis. Africa’s most populous country heads to the polls in January wh...
South Africa will extradite six Nigerian nationals to the United States Friday over allegations they swindled victims out of more than $6 million in a sophisticated online romance scam, police said. The men are alleged to be members an organised criminal network called Black Axe ...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Tragedy struck in Lagos on Thursday when a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition partially collapsed in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government Area, leaving one person dead and two others rescued. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASE...
A 39-year-old Nigerian businessman and Lagos real estate CEO, Edwin Omokhuale, has been arrested in Dublin, Ireland, over an alleged $23 million fraud involving an Australian mining company. The UK National Crime Agency, NCA, announced the arrest in a report published on Septembe...
By Luminous Jannamike and John Alechenu As reactions continue to trail the blocking of Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi during his visit to Benue State on Tuesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Cletus Nwadiogbu, has said the party (...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Moses, to one year imprisonment for defrauding an Indian woman seeking spiritual healing and subsequently blackmailing her with a nude video. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclo...
Police in Delta State have arrested eight suspected cultists following a raid on their hideout in Aragba-Orogun, recovering a pump-action gun. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-eight-suspected-cultists-in-delta-raid-recover-gun/...
The police urged victims of similar crimes to approach the police with relevant information or documentation that could assist in recovering their property. The post Police arrest suspected ‘serial burglar,’ recover ₦21 million photographic equipment appeared first on Premium Tim...
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, popularly known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested a 33-year-old aluminium fabricator for allegedly vandalising and attempting to steal iron fittings from the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, railway line at Odewale, Agb...
By Adegboyega Adeleye A Magistrate Court in Ogun State has adjourned until November 17 the trial of Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver involved in the crash that injured former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed two members of his team. According to Sky Sports,...
Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 8 Headquarters, Lokoja, Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, has warned officers and men of the Kwara State Police Command against partisanship and political inducement as Nigerians prepare for the 2027 general elections. Speaking during he...
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has assured residents that there will be no cause for alarm before, during and after the 2027 general elections. Tijani gave the assurance on Thursday in an interview with newsmen at a stakeholders’ meeting at the ...
Nigerian comedian, DeeOne has advised the Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu to stop making careless statements that can lead to protest against the Force. DeeOne gave the advice on Thursday while reacting to reports of the IGP cautioning Nigerians against video recordin...
Before he was killed, Ibrahim Khalil posted a video alleging a threat to his life and appealing to the Kano State Government and the police for protection. The post How Kano social media influencer was killed days after reporting threat to his life appeared first on Premium Times...
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspected drug traffickers and intercepted 71 kilogrammes of substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa during a riverine patrol along the River Niger in Kogi State. Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Captain Abiodun F...
An electrical fault caused a minor fire incident at the Idu train station in Abuja. The NRC confirms the fire was contained and services are not affected. Read More: https://punchng.com/electrical-fault-sparks-fire-incident-at-abuja-train-station/...
While the three siblings died near a river in Akure, 27 people died in Odigbo LGA from suspected poisoning. The post Police investigate deaths of three siblings, 27 others in Ondo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has accused the promoters of NICON Insurance Plc and Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation of sponsoring what it described as a false and malicious publication alleging fraud in the recently concluded insurance industry recapitalisation exerci...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday reported a “minor” fire outbreak at the Idu Train Station in Abuja, caused by an electrical fault. A statement by the corporation’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, noted that the minor fire incident occurred i...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni ABUJA — A fire incident on Wednesday evening affected part of the Idu Train Station in Abuja, damaging some electrical installations but causing no loss of life. The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, which confirmed the incident on Thursday, said the situati...
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has arrested a resident of Meiran, Lagos, for allegedly dumping waste into a drainage channel during rainfall. The arrest came after a viral video circulated online showing a woman bringing refuse out of her house and allegedly dumping...
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, popularly known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested a 42-year-old farmer, Ganiu Agbajo, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued by th...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday reported a “minor” fire outbreak at the Idu Train Station, Abuja, caused by an electrical fault. A statement by the Corporation’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, noted that the minor fire inc...
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, has urged Nigerian students to reject cultism, drug abuse, violence and cybercrime, saying their choices today will shape the nation’s future. Babaseyi gave the charge on Thursday, ...
Benue State Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, says the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, did not ask him to transmit a letter notifying him of Peter Obi’s visit to the state to Governor Hyacinth Alia. Speaking on Channels Television’s Lunch Time Politics programme on Thur...
—Urge youths to shun political thuggery ahead of 2027 By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command has urged students to shun cultism, drug abuse, cybercrime, political thuggery and other criminal activities capable of jeopardising their future. The Polic...
The ADC alleged that the APC-led government deployed security operatives and “hired thugs” to disrupt the walk. The post Police, ADC supporters clash in Kaduna as 2027 campaigns begin appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Commissioner of Police in Benue State, Cletus Nwadiogbu, has said the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) never asked him to transmit a letter notifying him of Peter Obi’s visit to the state to Governor Hyacinth Alia. Nwadiogbu said the letter was presented to him by mem...
Mr Khalil, a social media influencer popularly known as Danshagamu, was killed by hoodlums at his home on Monday. The post Two arrested over murder of Kano social media influencer appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Lagos emergency agency said its team found workers trapped beneath the rubble on arrival and immediately began search and rescue operations. The post One dead, two rescued as Lagos building collapses during demolition appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, over her alleged role in the creation and circulation of a forged document falsely claiming that fintech company OPay was shutting down operations. The post Police ar...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested and repatriated Festus Ibewuike, a fugitive linked to the seizure of 49.7kg of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, in 2024. The post NDLEA arrests fugitive linked to 49.7kg heroin seizur...
By Kingsley Omonobi The Force headquarters said that police operatives have uncovered an examination fraud syndicate allegedly impersonating Segun Aina, registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, in a state...
One person has been killed and two others injured after a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition partially collapsed in the Alimosho area of Lagos State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, prompting the Lagos State Eme...
A major Lagos truck accident occurred as a container truck rammed into a broken-down LAWMA van at Apakun, near Iyana-Isolo, causing casualties. Read More: https://punchng.com/container-truck-rams-broken-down-lawma-van-in-lagos/...
The Lagos State Government has offered police officers three months of free transportation on the state’s integrated public transportation system. The initiative, launched on Wednesday, recognises police officers’ sacrifices and contributions to maintaining peace and security acr...
Ani Iniedu, the police spokesperson, disclosed at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday that the suspect was arrested after a forensic investigation. The post Police arrest suspect over fake shutdown report targeting OPay appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
