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The Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force have strengthened their longstanding security partnership. This follows a meeting between the Commander of 13 Brigade, Brigadier General P.O. Alimikhena, and the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ajo Ordue, when the latter paid a cour...
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, over the alleged creation and circulation of a forged document claiming that fintech company OPay Nigeria Limited was planning to shut down its operations. The Force ...
LAWMA has arrested a Lagos resident in Meiran for dumping refuse into a drainage channel during rainfall, amid a crackdown on indiscriminate waste disposal Read More: https://punchng.com/lawma-arrests-lagos-resident-for-dumping-refuse-in-drainage-during-rainfall/...
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has arrested a resident of Meiran, Lagos State, for allegedly disposing of refuse into a drainage channel during rainfall. The suspect was apprehended in a joint operation involving the LAWMA Enforcement Team, the Lagos State Environme...
A journalist has petitioned the police over a Lagos tenancy dispute, demanding a N570,000 refund from an estate agent for an apartment in Ikorodu. Read More: https://punchng.com/journalist-petitions-police-over-n570000-lagos-tenancy-dispute/...
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man accused of sexual assault after allegedly sodomising a 17-year-old boy. Read more. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-hunt-suspect-accused-of-sodomising-ogun-teenager/...
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, over the alleged creation and circulation of a forged document claiming that fintech company OPay Nigeria Limited was shutting down its operations. The arrest was announced on Wednesday by the Force Publi...
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a resident of Rivers, simply identified as Loveth, was abducted on 2 September while seated in front of her shop in Port Harcourt. The post Police rescue kidnap victim, apprehend suspect appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
“We should not be afraid of being transparent in the lawful execution of our duties,” said the NBA president. The post NBA president backs judgement on filming police officers on duty, seeks clearer rules on limits appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The recent development contradicts the Benue State Government’s initial claim that neither the government nor the security agencies were notified ahead of Mr Obi’s visit. The post Document shows NDC notified police ahead of Peter Obi’s disrupted Benue visit appeared first on Prem...
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man accused of sexually molesting a 17-year-old boy. Read the latest on the investigation. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-hunt-man-over-molestation-of-teenage-boy-in-ogun/...
Lagos residents now face arrest and prosecution for patronising illegal street trading. LAWMA says the new enforcement starts next week to curb waste. Read More: https://punchng.com/lawma-to-arrest-lagos-residents-patronising-illegal-roadside-traders/...
The police said they avoided using force to disperse the group to prevent possible loss of lives and property. The post Police arrest 46 suspects over obstruction of Obi’s convoy in Benue appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Bode Ojajuni, on Wednesday, ordered an immediate manhunt for one Mr Kola, following an allegation of sexual molestation involving a 17-year-old boy. DAILY POST learnt that the victim’s parent formally reported the incident at the Adigbe P...
Court remands suspect in correctional facility By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested a woman, Mrs Beauty Monday, for allegedly pouring boiling water on her neighbour during an argument in the Lugbe area of Abuja. The command’s spokesperson...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a woman for allegedly pouring boiling water on her neighbour following a disagreement over the use of a shared compound in the Lugbe area of Abuja. The incident was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s sp...
To deploy 160 new compactor trucks, five transfer stations by Q2 2027 By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared a “state of emergency” on waste management in the state, citing mounting pressure on waste collection and the growing menace o...
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police says the trend of recording police officers for skits is demoralising, urging citizens to show restraint. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-stop-recording-police-officers-for-skits-its-demoralising-ig-tells-nigerians/...
The police have launched a manhunt for other suspects over the alleged sexual assault. The post Police arrest suspect for holding 15-year-old for three days after alleged sexual assault appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has declared what he described as a “small state of emergency” on waste management to address challenges affecting refuse collection and disposal across the state. Sanwo-Olu made the declaration on Wednesday during an inspection of the Oluso...
A woman confronts policemen in a viral video, stopping them from taking two boys away after an alleged illegal police phone search in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-woman-stops-police-from-taking-boys-away-after-phone-search-in-lagos/...
Operatives of the Benue State Police Command have arrested 46 suspects in connection with the attack on the convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, who announced this on Wednesday, said investiga...
… Court remands suspect in Suleja Correctional Centre By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested a woman, Mrs Beauty Monday, for allegedly pouring boiling water on her neighbour during an argument over the use of a shared compound space in the ...
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 persons in connection with the obstruction of the movement of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, during his visit to the state on Tuesday. The commissioner of poli...
The police have paraded 46 suspects in connection with Tuesday’s ‘attack’ on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, along the Makurdi-Gboko federal highway. Addressing journalists in Makurdi, the Commissioner of ...
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called for an investigation into the alleged blockage of the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi during his visit to Benue State on Tuesday. The party urged the Nigeria Police Force and other security ...
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Tunji Disu, has cautioned Nigerians against recording policemen and turning them into skit makers while on duty, stressing that the act is demoralizing. Disu said police officers need to concentrate and carry out their duties and not be distr...
Dahiru Garba allegedly attacked an area court judge with a cutlass during court proceedings. The post Police arraign 87-year-old man for allegedly attacking judge with cutlass in court appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The NDLEA has arrested a fugitive drug kingpin, Festus Ibewuike, in Benin Republic over a 49.7kg heroin shipment intercepted at the Lagos airport. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-arrests-fugitive-kingpin-over-49-7kg-heroin-haul/...
Security forces have rescued a kidnapped victim after troops of the 322 Army Regiment, working with the Nigeria Police and local vigilantes, engaged suspected kidnappers in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The development was contained in a post shared on X b...
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), will begin arresting and prosecuting people who buy goods from illegal roadside traders next week. The post Lagos begins arrest of buyers patronising illegal roadside traders next week appeared firs...
“Anyone found culpable will be brought to justice in accordance with the law,” the police said. The post Police launch manhunt after mob kills alleged motorcycle thief appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The suspected drug trafficker was said to be on the run for about two years before his recent arrest outside Nigeria. The post NDLEA arrests fugitive suspected drug kingpin linked to 49.7kg heroin seizure appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has warned residents against patronising traders operating illegally on roads, medians, setbacks, walkways and other unauthorised public spaces, saying offenders risk arrest and prosecution. The Managing Director o...
When Dami Oyenekan watched a patient die waiting for care in the emergency ward at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), she realised a hard truth: even the best doctors are helpless when the system behind them is broken. Instead of putting on a white coat, she c...
The Nigerian Navy has arrested a fake naval officer and a suspected armed robber in separate operations at a checkpoint in Awkuzu, Anambra State. Read More: https://punchng.com/navy-arrests-fake-officer-suspected-robber-in-anambra/...
By Jeremiah Urowayino The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has demanded urgent and concrete action on the literacy crisis in Nigeria. NAS/PC, in a statement by the NAS Cap’n, Dr Charles Meribole, entitled ‘’Rewriting the Future: A National Emergency on Lite...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 17 irregular migrants in Adamawa State. The Service, in a separate operation around the same period, also arrested two suspected kidnappers with N34 million in cash, which the suspects allegedly admitted was ransom payment. DA...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kogi State Command, has arrested a suspected vandal of critical national assets and infrastructure in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde have resisted pressure to step down for a consensus opposition presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election. The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has invited a West African Exa...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni RECENTLY, the kitchen is no longer the only place getting hot in Lagos homes; every room is on fire. Marriage is supposed to be about partnership, but in 2026, for a growing number of Lagos couples, it’s about who throws the first punch. She threw the plate. ...
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR CALABAR — The Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Cross River State, Apostle Trinity Ogar, has urged residents to stop attributing recent flood, landslide and fire incidents in the state to spiritual causes. Ogar, who is also the ...
—As VP Shettima directs relevant stakeholders, agencies to develop roadmap for NEC’s endorsement By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— THE Federal Government on Tuesday, directed stakeholders and relevant agencies to design a comprehensive operational roadmap for the nationwide rollout o...
..Strengthen Justice Delivery By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have agreed to strengthen professional collaboration, improve communication and promote greater mutual respect in a bid to enhance justice delivery and public...
The Federal Government has directed relevant stakeholders and agencies to develop a comprehensive operational roadmap for the nationwide rollout of the 112 national emergency number. To this end, it has constituted a committee comprising the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigerian C...
The two suspects attacked a 48-year-old man in his residence with a locally-made gun on Friday at about 5:30 p.m., the police said. The post Police intensify manhunt for two armed robbery suspects in Delta appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, and the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, have agreed to strengthen professional collaboration and communication to curb recurring clashes between lawyers and police off...
Timfon John, the police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, disclosed this in a statement to journalists in Uyo on Tuesday. The post Police foil planned kidnap operation, recover arms in Akwa Ibom appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The police said the Customs officer, who served at the Mfum Border in the Etung Local Government Area of Cross River, reportedly lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a pothole. The post Customs officer dies in car crash appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Bright Edafe, the police spokesperson in Delta, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Asaba. The post Police arrest suspected drug peddler, recover illicit drugs in Delta appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Two Nigerians, Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, a former senior immigration services officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Adeniyi Akeem Somoye, have been arrested in the United States over an alleged scheme to receive illegal payments in exchange for mani...
The Red Cross trained Abuja e-hailing drivers on emergency roadside first aid and crash casualty management to improve survival rates during road accidents Read More: https://punchng.com/red-cross-trains-abuja-e-hailing-drivers-on-emergency-roadside-first-aid/...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate allegedly operating around Iju-Ishaga and Oke-Aro areas of the state. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, following credible i...
A woman was arrested in Ogun State for dumping refuse into a drainage channel, caught on a viral video. OGWAMA urges residents to stop indiscriminate waste Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-environmental-officials-arrest-woman-caught-dumping-refuse-in-drainage/...
