Two sons of a police officer killed in a crash on Teesside led the Manchester United team as mascots for Sunday’s Premier League match against Ipswich at Old Trafford. PC Matthew Blades, described as a “proud Red” by United, was a regular at Old Trafford. The club paid tribute to him in Sunday’s match programme, while…
…the Wincobank district of the city on Sunday morning, August 30, 2026. South Yorkshire Police confirmed that officers received reports raising concerns for the welfare of a newborn baby at 5.58am on August 30. During their inquiries, officers conducted a search of a property on Holywell Heights, where the girl was foun…
Police arrest security guard over s3xual assault of 8-year-old girl in Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old security guard, Ndifreke Godwin, for allegedly s3xually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in Calabar, the state capital. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, w…
…are typically responsible for.” He added that “the involvement of the Nigeria Police Force and the Independent National Electoral Commission,” which he described as “the two organisations with the most responsibility for ensuring compliance,” was another important development. Adamu also pointed to the Kukah Centre’s E…
…up at strategic points in the capital, with members of the national guard and the police stationed at key locations. Voting booths closed as planned at 5 pm local time (1700 GMT), with the first provisional results due on Tuesday. The Executive Secretary, National Electoral Commission, Idrissa Djalo, told a press brief…
…seized phones and cash belonging to the other passengers before releasing them. Police later recovered the stolen items at the scene, according to the report. Emmanuel's body was found early Saturday morning, August 29, near the location where the two pastors had been abducted. The whereabouts of Dipak remained unknown…
…asked the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, to stop the Nigeria Police Force from arresting, detaining, intimidating or harassing her over a dispute arising from her planned marriage to Ifeanyi Ezenwaogene. Ojuederie and Ezenwaogene filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Inspecto…
…on Sowore’s X account and Facebook page on August 25, 2025, prompted the secret police to issue him a seven-day ultimatum to remove them. Following the expiration of the ultimatum without the posts being taken down, the DSS approached the Federal High Court on September 16, 2025, seeking a judicial determination of whe…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected phone snatcher and five alleged thugs in separate operations within the Bauchi metropolis. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Habib, the phone snatching incident occurred on Monday,…
…N20 million naira," the family source said. The development comes after the Kogi State Police Command confirmed the abduction of some passengers, including NYSC members, along the route. The command had said 11 abducted persons, including the drivers of the two vehicles involved, were rescued following a joint operatio…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Mobile Police Force to tackle insurgency and banditry across the country. He noted that the success of the Federal Government’s drive to quell insurgency and banditry would depend largely on the operational readiness of the P…
…female traffickers pose as tenants to abduct three children in Taraba The Taraba Police Command has arrested two women for allegedly abducting three children in Jalingo and attempting to traffic them f to Adamawa.It was gathered that the suspects, who are from one of the states in the South-East, were arrested at a fil…
Two women, four others arrested as Niger State police smash notorious kidnap syndicate using fake lifts to abduct victims The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate allegedly operating along the Suleja and Kontagora axes, with links to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi…
The Commissioner of Police of the Niger State Command, Adamu Elleman, has requested the deployment of more personnel to wipe out insurgency from the state. Elleman made the request on Saturday while welcoming the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, to the state over the abduction of many residents, including w…
By Idris Salisu, Gusau The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled a bandits’ attack along the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway in Tsafe Local Government Area and rescued nine victims who were intercepted by the armed criminals. The command also recovered 11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the hi…
…of Justice, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service – INTERPOL, and the National Intelligence Bureau. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs worked with Ghanaian authorities to secure Adejorin’s extradition to the United States. Assistant U.S. Attorneys…
…on Thursday, Chidinma had posted an emotional video appealing to the government, the police, the NYSC and Nigerians to intervene. According to her, her sister had travelled to Bayelsa State for the NYSC three-week orientation camp and was later posted to Niger State for her Place of Primary Assignment. She said her sis…
…banned from going near women's toilet or using computer A 29-year-old man described by police as having misogynistic views and posing a risk to women has been banned from entering or loitering near female public toilets and other women-only spaces under a S3xual Harm Prevention Order.Victor Valentine, from the St Paul'…
"They've k!lled my brother" Sister demands justice as police visit their home after her brother was f@tally sh0t allegedly by police officer. A young man named Anthony was f@tally sh0t allegedly by police officers while driving a Lexus and his family is seeking justice. The man was sh0t today, August 29, along Agip by…
…outstanding admission offers from 2021 to 2026, extending the deadline to September 30. Police have rescued two Colombian women allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate in Lagos. Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued an executive order setting up a coroner inquest panel to i…
Football fans and players across Teesside have paid tribute to two Cleveland Police officers who died in a road crash. According to BBC on Saturday, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough were killed when their police car was involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle travelling the wrong way in the A66 near Middlesbr…
…Campaign Council, Wole Oke; and more than 35 other victims. He called on the Nigeria Police Force to thoroughly investigate the killings and ensure that those responsible were brought to justice, while extending condolences to the families of victims of political violence. While congratulating Governor Adeleke and join…
…fire on motorists at about 5 pm, leaving a vehicle abandoned on the highway.Kogi State Police confirmed the attack and launched joint security operations to rescue the abducted victim and track down the assailants.
…was prepared at the Federal High Court before he was taken to the hospital. The police later alleged that Ode recruited Ezekiel for the procedure and that the victim’s kidney was harvested for $1,250, equivalent to about N1.7m. The Nigeria Police Force subsequently paraded Ode, two doctors and another suspect over an a…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested some female students over a viral video showing them allegedly attacking another female student in Pankshin Local Government Area of the state. The command spokesman, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos. Alabo said the Commissioner of Police, Ayo…