CRIME
Impersonation: Group Calls For Mao Ohuabuanwa’s Arrest
A group, Concerned Citizens of Abia North has called on the inspector General of police and the Director-General Of State Security Services to arrest and prosecute a former Senator of Abia North District, Mao Ohuabuanwa for impersonating as an incumbent senator. The group said that Ohuabuanwa's opprobrious action is capable of causing serious confusion, stressing that his immediate arrest and...
Popular Tiktoker Robbed, Shot In Lagos
Ojesanmi Afeez, better known online as Salo, is a TikToker who was allegedly shot and robbed in Lagos State's Lekki neighborhood. This was made known in the late hours of Thursday by another TikToker, Tunde Perry, who often joins him in his live streams on the app. According to Perry, the content creator is currently fighting for his life at Perez...
BREAKING: Popular NBA Superstar Kobe Bryant Is Dead
Former Los Angeles Lakers star and NBA legend Kobe Bryant has died in Calabasas following a fatal helicopter crash, according to TMZ. He was 41 years old. The initial report stated Bryant and at least three other people were on his private helicopter when it went down, killing everyone on board sometime Sunday morning: Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash...
Lagos NURTW Boss “Shameleon” Arrested Over Brutal Assaults And Suspected Murder
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 55-year-old National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, Shamsideen Oladiti, popularly known as Shameleon, over allegations of violent assault and murder. Police confirmed that Oladiti is being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti-Yaba, where investigations into two separate cases are ongoing. On September 17, 2025, around 3:00 p.m., the suspect...
PHOTO: Police Arrest Cultists During Meeting In Abuja, Release Names
The FCT Police Command has arrested ten suspected cultists at Angwan Dadi, Nyanya. DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Public Relations Officer, made this known in a statement on Sunday. He said the suspects are members of 'supreme Vikings confraternity' aka, 'Aro Bager'. They were nabbed by Police Operatives from Nyanyan Division on June 26 at about 2330hrs, during a meeting. The suspects are: Samson, 21; Chisom...
After Rescue Of Trapped Scavengers At Ariaria Market Reconstruction Site, Abia Govt Issues Strong Warning
Abia State government has warned against illegal entry into the reconstruction site of A Line section of Ariaria International Market Aba, saying non adherence will lead to arrest and prosecution of offenders. This is following a reported trapping and subsequent rescue of scavengers on the site who went on illegal demolition of a structure in search of disused steels. The already...
How Suspected Fraudsters Hacked Bank Account, Transferred N523m To 225 Customers
Suspected fraudsters, during a three-day cyber-attack, have hacked a customer’s account domiciled in an old generation bank and fraudulently transferred N523,337,100 from the account to 18 different accounts in the same bank. The spokesperson for the Police Special Fraud Unit in Ikoyi, Lagos State, SP Eyitayo Johnson, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspects subsequently transferred the money from...
FCT Minister Blames Street Traders, Beggars From Neighbouring States For Insecurity In Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Muhammad Bello, has accused traders and beggars from neighbouring states of being behind the security breaches witnessed in the territory. This is as the FCT Security Committee, chaired by the Minister, said it would work with the various communities to build a viable vigilante network in the rural communities, especially those prone to incidences of...
Police Arrest Two Men In Nasarawa For Gang Raping Deaf Teenager
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected rapists who allegedly forced themselves on a 15-year-old girl and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on Friday, said the suspects took advantage of the victim because she was deaf. Nansel said, “On March 2, 2023, around 06.30pm, a complaint...
Kaduna Imposes Curfew On 2 LGAs
The Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jema’a and Kaura Local Government Areas of the state following the violence that claimed over 15 lives in Kagoro on Sunday night. The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who announced this in a statement, said the measure was to allow security agencies to save...
