Police arrest fake medical doctor in Niger State The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly impersonating a medial doctor in Kotangora. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun disclosed this in a statement on August 25, 2026. According to the PPRO, the suspect identified as A…

…suppression of potentially exculpatory grand jury testimony by a Palm Beach, Florida police detective about a green massage table at Epstein's villa there. Epstein died at age 66 in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019, five weeks after being arrested on sex trafficking charges. New York City's medical examiner called…

…fled, while neighbors locked up to avoid fatalities. The spokesman for the Kano State Police Command, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident said the suspect, Rabiu Mukthar, emerged from his house armed with a pump-action gun and fired repeatedly into the gathering. Kiyawa revealed that police officers…

…a new twist as the party’s national secretariat petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, seeking the arrest of one of its chieftains in Ogun State, Mr Abayomi Hunye. In the petition dated August 24, 2026, the APC accused Hunye of parading himself as the party’s governorship candidate in Ogun St…

President Bola Tinubu directed the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, DSS, and other agencies to launch an immediate rescue operation for victims abducted in Niger StateTinubu said he is outraged by the mass abduction and killing of innocent citizens, describing the attackers as enemies of peace and humanityThe presid…

…Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, intervened on Tuesday to prevent police officers from arresting Abdulazeez Adegbola, better known as Tani Olohun, an advocate of Isese, the indigenous Yoruba faith, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Videos circulating online and posted on Tani Olohun’s Facebook page showed a scuffl…

…back safely to you,” he affirmed. The president directed the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, and all relevant security and intelligence agencies to launch a coordinated rescue operation into the abduction, the statement added. Tinubu further vowed that the nation would not bow…

…a road rage incident, injuring two sisters aged 12 and 20. According to Virginia State Police, Dr. Richard Thomas Arriviello was driving a Mercedes-Benz on Interstate 77 around 8:50 a.m. on August 22 when he allegedly fired into the Jeep, striking both sisters in the legs. The victims were airlifted to a hospital with…

…Witness Moses Paul, a team leader with the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, testified in the trial of nine suspects charged in connection with the attack in the state.

…employee asked to see Michalowski's phone and did not see any pictures of himself but police were called after the man said he "didn't know" what the deleted folder was. Manchester Crown Court heard that Michalowski had also made a number of online searches for voyeurism on pornography sites. Lawrence Rainford, prosecu…

…of pregnant woman and alleged unlawful disposal of her remains in Lagos The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the d3ath and alleged unlawful disposal of the remains of a pregnant woman in Fadeyi area of Lagos. The incident came to light on August 22, 2026, at about 6:30 p.m., aft…

…traditional spiritual practitioner, was apprehended by officers from the Tivaouane urban police station, under the command of Chief Superintendent Cheikh Ndiaye. The suspect reportedly told investigators that another practitioner known only as "Coulibaly" instructed him to find a young virgin, give her an unknown subst…

Treat every case of mob action as hom!cide- IGP tells Police commissioners The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has directed police commissioners in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to treat every case of mob violence as homicide. In a video shared on its X handle, the police chief said no…

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Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have dismantled an alleged baby factory in the Mowe area of the state, rescuing two pregnant women and four children. The command also said it arrested six suspects in connection with the incident. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this i…

…had been declared missing for several weeks before his corpse was found. Baba said the police were immediately alerted and officers were mobilised to the scene. He said the decomposed body was subsequently buried at the scene. Baba said the deceased, who resided in Abaji town, was survived by a pregnant wife. He added…

Enugu police rescue three kidnap victims, recover two firearms Operatives of the Enugu State Command attached to Anti-Cultism Sub-Unit of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have rescued three victims of abduction and recovered their Lexus RX350, two locally made firearms, ammunition and other exhibits. According to…

…a few people are in Dekara now. Many people have left," a resident told the publication. Police said a joint security operation had been launched to track the attackers and facilitate the rescue of the abducted worshippers. Meanwhile, a resident in the affected community in Borgu LGA urged the security agencies to moun…

…compelled to select from the 95 nominees submitted to them. The claimants alleged that police prevented the kingmakers from meeting after the list was submitted, while the government had cited security concerns and allegations of bribery and inducement for suspending the process. The ruling house said investigations fo…

…circumvent existing security architecture. He urged key agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, and financial regulatory authorities tasked with monitoring banking transactions, to step up their efforts, stay ahead of criminal networks, and track illicit financial flows. “Every s…

…maintaining peace and security in the state. Meanwhile, officers of the Nasarawa State Police Command also recently foiled a kidnapping operation and rescued four kidnapped victims during a swift tactical response by police operatives attached to the Andaha Division, in the Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. I…

…Officer, Ani Iniedu, which detailed the operational successes recorded by the Nigeria Police Force across several states. Iniedu said police operatives responded to the mob action following the deaths of the two suspects. “The remains of the deceased were recovered and deposited at the General Hospital, Nasko, while in…

Police arrest 15 suspects for attacking, k!lling Edo security personnel The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the fatal st@bbing of an Edo State Security Network (ESSN) personnel in Ewatto, Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. The command also detained 11 others over…

…reportedly prevented him from entering the maternity. During the court proceedings, the police prosecutor, Inspector Nasiru Abubakar Dansakkwato, brought the suspect before Magistrate Muhammad Alhaji Isah. After the charge was read to him, the suspect pleaded guilty to the offence. The court subsequently ordered his re…

…have been damaged after a fire at a car park serving Gatwick Airport in London. Police and firefighters scrambled to the scene of the blaze at Caldyne Business Park in Rowfant, West Sussex, just after 9pm on Saturday.Shocking images from the scene show firefighters battling the flames as thick black smoke poured into t…