Crime
4 Detained Over Lagos Island Mob Lynching
While the spouse was rescued by some women in the vicinity, KOLADE was rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
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Crime
Controversial
Opposition Kicks, as Thugs Block PETER OBI's Convoy in Benue State
PETER OBI and his team arrived at the airport in Makurdi, the state capital, at about 9am, but their motorcade was prevented from entering the town, en route an Internally Displaced People camp for victims of the recent Yelwata massacre.
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Corruption
Lagos-Based Herbal Tea Dealer, DUNU BETHEL EBUBECHUKWU, Arrested for Cocaine Smuggling
The NDLEA said a search of DUNU's residence at No.6 Yemishola Street, Ejigbo, Lagos on Friday, September 4, led to the recovery of phone chargers similar to those used to conceal the intercepted cocaine, which had their internal components removed to create space for drugs concealment.
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Community
Police Nab 5 Teenagers for Burglary in Ogun State
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP OLUBORODE OPEYEMI, said a night watchman had observed suspicious movements inside a market stall, upon which police patrol teams were mobilized to the scene, and arrested the suspects.
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Crime
Lagos Police Command Cries Foul, as Group Demands Sack of CP TIJANI Over Assault on Protesting Pensioners
The #EndBadGovernance group further noted that the right to peaceful assembly was under serious and growing threat in Lagos State, and urged human rights groups and people of good conscience to beam their searchlight on Lagos State in order to arrest the dangerous drift into authoritarianism.
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Crime
End-of-The-Road: As Police Nab 2 One-Chance Robbers in Abeokuta
The Police Public Relations Officer, OLUSEYI BABASEYI, said operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit tracked down the suspects along the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta.
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Community
ATIKU Mourns 32 People Killed by Terrorists in Sokoto
ATIKU ABUBAKAR, who is the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, says he feels devastated by the incident and extends his sympathy to the bereaved families and the people of Sokoto State.
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Breaking News
NDLEA Destroys N301bn Cocaine, Heroin, Opioids, Others in Lagos
The consignment comprised of 246,864.535 kilograms seized by the Lagos Strategic Command of the NDLEA between April 2025 and May 2026, while 83,001.05 kilograms came from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Tincan and Apapa Strategic Commands, as well as the Marine Command, and others.
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Breaking News
Kidnapped Anambra Businessman, Chief Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor (Jezco) Freed
Ezeokafor, the father of popular social media personality Jowi Zaza, was abducted in the early hours of Tuesday while on his way to a prayer ground in Awka, Anambra State.
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Crime
Suspected Cultist Nabbed with Firearm in Mushin, Lagos
The PPRO said the suspect is currently in police custody, while the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, TIJANI FATAI, has commended the operatives who made the arrest for their prompt response and intelligence-driven operation.
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Politics
Soldiers at Entry Points, as Osun Goes into Lockdown, with 1 AIG, 30 CPs, 15,000 Operatives for Election Security Duty
The Force PRO advised parents to warn their children against engaging in electoral offences, including intimidation, stalking, vote-buying and ballot-box snatching.
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Breaking News
Police Nab 4 Suspected Armed Robbers in Ajah Area of Lagos
The Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent ABIMBOLA ADEBISI, who made this known in a statement, identified the suspects as KAREEM ABIODUN, ‘m’, 26; TANSIRU EMMANUEL, ‘m’, 29; LATEEF USMAN, ‘m’, 28; and ALASHE AZEEZ, ‘m’, 32.
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Breaking News
Festac-Alakija Link Bridge Vandalised, 27 Miscreants Arrested
In the accompanying message, TOKUNBO WAHAB said the miscreants damaged “critical structural components of the bridge by removing iron rods, steel reinforcements, cables, and other supporting materials essential to the integrity of the infrastructure”.
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Breaking News
PSC Presents 50,000 Recruited Police Constables for Training
PSC Commissioner 1, Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, JSC (Rtd), performed the handover ceremony at the Commission's Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, on behalf of the Chairman.
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Crime
Defence Hqtrs Extends Amnesty for Repentant Terrorists, Militants to South-East, South-South, South-West Militants
The spokesman for Defence Headquarters says there was no deadline for non-state actors wishing to lay down their arms, while emphasizing that the military's kinetic operation was also being intensified.
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Breaking News
2 Police Officers, 2 Supernumerary Operatives Detained in Imo State for Forcing Suspect into Car Boot
The PPRO said notwithstanding the outcome of the operation, the Imo State Police Command strongly condemns the unprofessional conduct of the personnel as captured in the viral video.
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Breaking News
Troops Recover Body of Abducted Community Chief in Umudike Forest
The Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel OLABISI OLALEKAN AYENI, said one of the suspects volunteered to lead the soldiers to exhume the site where the traditional ruler was buried within Umudike forest.
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Featured
Former Edo CP, MONDAY AGBONIKA, Takes Over as Zone 5 AIG
The Police Public Relations Officer for Headquarters Zone 5 Command, SP TIJANI A. MOMOH, said AIG AGBONIKA assumed duty on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, succeeding AIG SALMAN-DOGO GARBA who recently retired from the Force.
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Breaking News
Oriire Kidnapping: DSS Files Abduction, Murder Charges Against 2 Convicted Ansaru Commanders, 3 Others
All five suspects were arraigned before Justice SALIM IBRAHIM of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who adjourned the case until September 24 for the commencement of trial.
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Controversial
Guber Election: Police Detain Osun State's SSG Amid Heightened Political Tension
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP ABIODUN OJELABI, disclosed in a statement that IGBALAYE was arrested alongside five others at a property in Osogbo.
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Australia, Russia File Terrorism-Related Cases Against Telegram
The Australian eSafety Commissioner, JULIE INMAN-GRANT, said the offensive materials Telegram failed to remove include a video of the Christchurch shootings, which she says is one of the most notorious acts of extremist violence in recent history.
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Crime
NDLEA Nabs Suspects Over Smuggled Multibillion Naira Illicit Drugs
These include three-point-three-zero kilograms of cocaine concealed in walls of cartons used to package foodstuffs destined for the United Kingdom, which were intercepted at the Lagos airport, which led to the arrest of 55-year-old businessman ONUIGBO NDUBISI CHINEDU.
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Breaking News
Fleeing Soldier Wanted for Supplying Military Uniform to Terrorists Captured
Private MOHAMMED YUSUF, 23NA/84/1939, was declared wanted on July 23, after fleeing his duty post at the Nigerian Army Ordnance Kits Factory, Lagos.
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Breaking News
Soldier Declared Wanted for Supplying Nigerian Military Uniform to Terrorists
The wanted soldier, identified as Private Mohammed Yusuf Amutu, who was serving at the Nigerian Army Ordnance Kits Factory, absconded from his unit on June 3, 2026.
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Breaking News
President TINUBU Approves Expansion of Nigerian Army to 12 Divisions, Recruitment of 28,000 Personnel
The Presidential spokesman, BAYO ONANUGA, said the approval underscores the President’s unwavering commitment to equipping the Armed Forces to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges effectively and to strengthen national defence capabilities further.
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Breaking News
Court Jails 3 Bandits for Life Over Kidnapping Oriire Pupils and Teachers
They are ABDULRAZAK UMAR, alias ABU KHALIFA/ABU KHALID; YUNUSA MUSA, alias YUNUSA BIN MUSA; and SHAMSU ADAMU SANI, alias ABU ITISAR, who are all from Niger State.
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Breaking News
NDLEA Declares Drug Kingpin, 3 Associates Wanted, Freezes N9.8b in Bank Accounts
The NDLEA alleged that the wanted suspects are linked to drug money laundering and a clandestine laboratory for the production of methamphetamine at Isiozi, in Umuaka, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State.
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Security
PSC Portal Opens for Successful Candidates in Recruitment of 50,000 Police Constables
The Commission advises all candidates who participated in the written examination to login to the official recruitment portal: npfapplication.psc.gov.ng to check their recruitment status. The PSC spokesman, TORTY NJOKU KALU said the portal will be opened by 12:00am, Thursday, 16th July, 2026.
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Breaking News
Lagos Police Uncover Criminal Syndicate Involved in Vehicle Purchase Fraud Scheme
CP FATAI TIJANI said investigations revealed that the suspects fraudulently obtained seven vehicles valued at approximately N700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Million Naira) after falsely claiming that the vehicles were being supplied to prominent politicians in Abuja.
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Breaking News
Troops Foil Foreign-Aided Terrorists Infiltration in Kukawa, Borno State
The Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Captain MOHAMMED GONI, said the failed attack occurred at about 10:20p.m. on July 11, 2026.
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