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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Wednesday revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect in Nigeria is laundering money for terrorists. This was as he also revealed that another religious body was found…

Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed arrest of five suspected kidnappers in the state. However, it was not stated whether the kidnappers were in connection with the killing of two monarch. According to a statement by the Police spokesman in Ekiti, DSP…

The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed three officers over alleged armed robbery and extortion. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abiodun Alamutu disclosed this on Tuesday while parading suspects at the state headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta. The police officers were paraded alongside…

In a move suspected informed by the need to curtail the deteriorating security situation in the country, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the redeployment and posting of no fewer than 35 senior police officers in the country. This was disclosed…

Abia State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the arrest of Peculiar Ginika, the General Overseer and lead pastor of Liberation Word Assembly International in Aba. The church is located at No. 4 Egbuka Avenue by Unity Bank, Echianu Street…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a staff of a microfinance bank, Olumide Openaike, for allegedly staging his own kidnap over N1.7 million debt in Abeokuta. Openaike was reportedly missing but was later found in Mokwa, Niger State, last week. The wife of…

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the release of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Lagos State, Philip Aivoj, after spending four days with his kidnappers. According to a police spokesperson in the state command, Omolola Odutola, the PDP chieftain was…

The Nigeria Police Force has declared that officers on stop-and-search duties must be in uniform with their names clearly attached. The Force Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a post on his X handle on Monday, while reacting to a…

The Nigeria Police Force has said the identities of three officers who stopped a motorist in Lagos to demand his tinted glass permit without their ID cards and uniforms have been known. The Force Police Public Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development…

The Osun State Police Command has reacted to the fatal shooting incident, which occurred in Ejigbo town, leading to the death of a United States-based Prof. Richard Idowu (Ade Ori Okin), saying one person has been arrested in connection to the incident. A…