CRIME
Police Arrest Serial Car Thief In Port Harcourt After Weeks Of Fear (Photos)
Residents of Marine Base in Port Harcourt can finally breathe a sigh of relief after weeks of car thefts that had left the community in fear. For several weeks, car owners in the area had woken up almost daily to reports of stolen vehicles, following the completion of an internal access road that inadvertently made it easier for criminals to...
IG Issues Stern Warnings To Thugs Ahead Of 2025 Anambra Gov. Poll
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning to political thugs ahead of the election not to undermine security or compromise the credibility of the exercise. Egbetokun gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja at the Cleen Foundation 2025 Anambra Governorship Election Security Threat Assessment, STA Dissemination. The IGP, represented by the Acting Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia...
DSS Updates On Ongoing Prosecution Of Terror Suspects Across Nigeria
On November 19, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja will continue the trial of two terrorism suspects, Mahmud Muhammad Usman and Abubakar Abba, who are wanted internationally. Usman (aka Abu Bara'a) and Abba (aka Isah Adam and Mahmud Al-Nigeri) were captured in a high-risk, intelligence-led, counter-terrorism operation in July by the Department of State Services (DSS),...
NSA, Service Chiefs Meet Over Trump’s Threat
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday met with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies over the decision of US President, Donald Trump, to move against Nigeria, following allegations of Christian genocide in the country. The meeting came as Trump said late Sunday that ground operations and air strikes could form part of the US...
Army Storms Takum Forest, Destroys Major Bandits’ Hideout
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Lafiya Nakowa, have destroyed a major bandits’ camp located at TY Farm along the Takum–Wukari road in Taraba State. The operation also led to the recovery of a dane gun. According to a statement by Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, the troops acted on...
Abia Police Reunite Rescued Children with Families, Arrest Mother For Selling Own Children
The Abia State Police Command has successfully reunited rescued children with their families and apprehended two suspects over alleged conspiracy and child trafficking. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka and made available to ABN TV, the suspects, identified as Chinasa Ukachukwu (30) and Adaoma Sunday (30), were arrested following a report that led...
“We Killed Him When Ransom Failed” — Herbalist Confesses In Delta
The Delta State Police Command has apprehended a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, 26, for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of two men, 22-year-old Friday Liberty and a motorcyclist, Isioma Ugbeje. According to a statement from the Command, the incident began on September 30, 2025, when Liberty visited his herbalist at Owa-Alidima in Ika...
Gov Mbah Chairs NEC Committee To Overhaul Security Training Institutions Nationwide
Pursuant to the nation’s effort to boost the security of lives and property, the National Economic Council (NEC) has appointed the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, as Chairman of the committee for the overhaul of training institutions for security agencies across Nigeria. This followed the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal for a sweeping overhaul of security...
S’West, N’Central States At Alert Over ISWAP Threat
Following the Department of State Services alert on Tuesday that there was a plot by the Islamic State West Africa Province to attack Ondo and Kogi states, states have activated surveillance and counter-terror measures against the ISWAP plot. Kogi shares a boundary with 10 states. They include Benue in the East, Anambra in the South, Enugu in the South-East, Edo...
IGP Appeals Acquittal Of Bolanle Aseyan On Four-count Charge
The Nigeria Police Force has filed a notice of appeal challenging the judgment of Honourable Justice Lifu of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, which discharged and acquitted Bolanle Aseyan on a four-count charge bordering on alleged offensive publication, criminal intimidation and cyberstalking against Doctor Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya. The appeal, dated October 2025, was filed by the Office of the Inspector...
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