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Court Sentences 4 to Death by Hanging, One Discharged, Acquitted Over Owo Church Killings

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022, attack on...

Nigerian Military Denies Troops Abandoned Post, Extorted Motorists During Kwara Attack

The Headquarters of Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Savannah Shield has rejected allegations that troops deserted their duty post and set up illegal extortion...

CSOs Accuse Enugu Police of Obstructing Justice, Favouring Billionaire in Land Tussles

The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), demanding an urgent intervention into what it describes...

EFCC Arraigns Oil Magnate, Musa Abubakar, Two Others for Alleged N691m Fraud

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, arraigned the Managing Director of Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Ltd, Musa Farouk...

DOHS Cares Foundation Calls for Femicide Law, Urges National Assembly to Hold Public Hearings

 The DOHS Cares Foundation has called for urgent legislative action to address the growing incidence of femicide in Nigeria, urging lawmakers to recognise gender-related...

Kogi: Amnesty International Demands Action over Deadly Attack, Mass Abduction

 Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned a violent attack on the Ayegunle Bunu community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, where armed men...

NPF Smashes ‘One-Chance’ Gang Alleged to Have Killed Two Women in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a breakthrough in its campaign against violent crime following the arrest of a notorious criminal syndicate allegedly responsible...

Army Troops Rescue 23 Kidnap Victims in Kogi, Two Dead

Troops of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued 23 kidnapped passengers following a swift counter-kidnapping operation along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in...

DSS Denies Arresting Prof Okey Ndibe, Says Airport Encounter Was Routine Watch-List Review

  The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday denied arresting or detaining writer and professor Okey Ndibe at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on June...

At Least 8 Killed, Over 15 Injured in Gunmen Attack on a Plateau Village

At least eight people have been killed and more than 15 others injured after suspected gunmen stormed Gwon-Ajang village in Foron District, Barkin Ladi...

Nigerian Writer Okey Ndibe Detained by DSS at Lagos Airport

  Prominent Nigerian writer and public intellectual Prof. Okey Ndibe was detained by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) upon his arrival from...

Oyo Police Arrests Two Over False Bandit Attack Claim in Lamini Community

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly spreading false information about a purported bandit attack in Lamini Community, Ido Local...

Alleged Impersonation of EFCC Staff:   Defendant Faces Judgment June 15

Justice A. I. Akobi of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday, June 1, 2026, slated June 15, 2026, for judgment...

Alleged $6b Mambilla Project Fraud : EFCC Presents Fifth Witness against Agunloye

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 1, 2026, presented the Fifth Prosecution Witness, PW5, in the trial of the former...

Protesters Flood Oyo Streets Over School Abductions Despite Governor’s Warning

 By Juliana FrancisThousands of residents poured into the streets of Ibadan on Monday, 1st of June, defying a direct appeal from Oyo State Governor...

Delta Police Arrests Five Suspects, Recovers Firearm, Cannabis in Separate Operations

The Delta State Police Command has recorded major operational successes in its ongoing crackdown on crime across the state, leading to the arrest of...

Oyo Governor Warns Against Protests Over Abducted Schoolchildren, Urges Calm

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appealed to families and residents to refrain from staging protests over the recent abduction of schoolchildren in the...

Tinubu Approves 1,000 Forest Guards, Military Base for Oyo After School Abductions

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of 1,000 forest guards, special forces, and the establishment of a military base in the Ogbomosho...

IGP Disu Calls for Responsible Use of Police-Related Video Content, Strengthens Media Partnership

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has called for greater responsibility and caution in the recording and circulation of police-related video content, warning...

IGP Disu Promotes Nearly 18,000 Junior Police Officers Across Nigeria

  Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu has approved the promotion of 17,952 junior officers across ranks in the Nigeria Police Force, in a move...

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