…over alleged theft of chickens and eggs in Akwa Ibom The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the brutal mob k!lling of a 21-year-old man, Emmanuel Effiong. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 17, 2026 said Effiong…

…and jurisdictions. The convicts were identified as Anthony Ikenwe, 29; Kevin Nwamma, 25, both Nigerians; and Hamza Bashir, 23. They were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday. Ikenwe and Nwamma each received six years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit fraud and five years for money laundering, with both s…

…the pledge on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Olugbenga Abimbola, at the Command Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. He was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Nigeria Railway Police Command, CP Lasisi Titilola. The NRC boss commended the Oyo State Police Command…

Former Argentina teammate Pablo Zabaleta identified the quality that sets Lionel Messi apart from every other playerZabaleta, who played alongside Messi for a decade in the national team, made the remarks in a statement to FIFAMessi, 39, has guided Argentina to a second straight World Cup final and could win a record-e…

…the Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Command, Margaret Onabe, in a statement said the crash involved a Mercedes-Benz 608 commercial truck with registration number XB270NNL. Onabe said preliminary findings showed that the vehicle suffered a mechanical failure while in motio…

…when they were read to him. In view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE II Rotimi Ajobiewe prayed the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.Justice Eya thereafter convicted and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment with an option of N500, 000. 00 fine. The court also ordered…

…to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Patrick Ebojele. According to the statement, the Zonal Commander of the Edo State Security Corps, Joel Aidamebor, said the incident followed a security alert from Ebhodaghe after he heard suspicious noises from a school near his residence. Aidamebor said the chairman immediately alerted th…

…assistance to end their lives, fulfilling a key social reform pledge by President Emmanuel Macron.The measure, adopted by the National Assembly, would make France one of a small number of countries to permit assisted dying, pending approval by the Constitutional Council.Reacting to the vote, Macron said the legislation…

…“I’m happy you went and made us proud. I received reports from the operation commander on the roles you played. I cannot thank you enough for your service to the nation,” the IGP said. Disu disclosed that officers injured during the operation were responding well to treatment and assured them that the Force would conti…

…of 3 Division, Jos, as Major General Folusho Oyinlola handed over as General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division, and Commander of Operation Safe Haven, to Major General Maxwell Dangana, who pledged to consolidate the security gains recorded in Plateau State and other parts of the Joint Operations Area. Speaking durin…

…Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, are alleged to have conspired with one Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab between January and May 2026 to k!dnap school children and teachers in Oyo State. They are further alleged to have aided the k!dnap of the school children and teachers, and to have conce…

…sadness that almost two weeks after his daughter's demise, the Ebonyi State Police Command had refused to release her body for burial. According to him, the family was not interested in an autopsy and demanded her body be released to them for burial. "As we are standing here, somebody can fall and d!e. It has happened.…

Award-winning filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has responded to a viral report claiming he is facing legal action over an alleged N5 billion loanThe report linked the alleged debt to the production of his acclaimed movie ‘Anikulapo’ and claimed that First Bank had summoned him to courtAfolayan has now given a brief response to…

…intelligence-led operations. According to the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the suspect was arrested at about 5:00 p.m. on July 15 after police operatives trailed him based on credible intelligence. He said an immediate search conducted on the suspect led to the recovery of 500 tab…

…assignment. “I’m happy you guys went and you did us proud. I got information from the commander of the operation about the parts you played. I cannot thank you enough for your national service,” he said. The police chief disclosed that other officers who sustained injuries during the operation were responding well to t…

…on July 10 that all 44 pupils and teachers abducted on May 15 from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School in the Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire had been rescued. The abduction occurred on May 15, 2026, when armed men stormed three schools in the Ahoro-Esiele and Y…

…accusing the US President of "arrogance and aggression." Referencing the deceased commanders as "martyred commanders," the text asserts that their deaths demand qisas, or legal retribution, quoting Qur'an 2:179.In addition to the financial bounty, the militia group warned that Trump "will never enjoy the taste of safet…

…after dumping body of lady he allegedly k!lled in Ajah canal The Lagos state police command has commenced an investigation into an alleged m#rder case that occurred in the Ajah area of the state on July 14. According to the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Adebisi Abimbola, the command received a tip that t…

…drug kingpin, Nnamuka Kelvin Uchenna (a.k.a Odogwu) and three of his associates: Emmanuella Chinonso Iroka; Nnamuka Ifeanyi Kingsley and Ekechi Franklin Chijioke (a.k.a Ekene Okwunaga) wanted over their involvement in the establishment of a clandestine laboratory, production of methamphetamine and drug money laundering…

…city of Bandar Khamir, on the coast of the Strait of Hormuz. The US military's Central Command said it hit dozens of targets in its latest bombardments. The strikes also appeared to have collapsed a tower at Iran's Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman, a key trade route for landlocked, neighboring Afghanistan. US Defence…

…Khadi of the Kwara State Shari’a Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Solihu Olohuntoyin Muhammad (rtd), has called on the Federal Government to amend the 1999 Constitution to expand the jurisdiction of Shari’a Courts of Appeal beyond Islamic personal law matters, saying the current limitation has denied many Muslim litigants…

…systems. Onafowokan said, “Today, through automation and technologies such as programmable logic controllers, we have embedded quality assurance, quality control and health, safety and compliance into our production processes while significantly improving efficiency.” He explained that modern production systems allow a…

…circumstances surrounding the incident.Earlier on Thursday, the Ebonyi State Police Command announced that it would proceed with an autopsy despite objections from some members of the deceased's family. Umahi said he had also written to the Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi State requesting that an autopsy be conducted…

…have already strengthened the squad this summer with the arrivals of Geovany Quenda, Emmanuel Emegha and Marco Palestra, all of whom reported for pre-season training last week. Players who have been involved in the ongoing FIFA World Cup are expected to rejoin the squad after the tournament concludes. by Linda Ikeji at…

…remedy that they insisted the team's medical staff use. According to Vardy, when teammates questioned the origins of the substance, the pair jokingly attributed it to a spiritual healer."They used to get injured. Little knocks, then go back to Nigeria for just one day. They come back with a nice big tub of juju cream,"…