LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Kano State Police Command has arrested eight suspects for various offences, including unlawful possession of permanent voter cards, causing mischief by fire, inciting disturbances, causing grievous hurt and theft. This was contained in a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations…

The Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped alongside Honourable Agbo Ode, one of his in-laws and the driver. It was gathered that they were kidnapped along David Marks Farm, after Akpa Otobi while on…

A nine-month pregnant woman, Kate Ibinabo, has been arrested with 34.4 kilogramme of cannabis sativa in the Okrika area of Rivers State. The spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the 29-year-old was arrested…

Gunmen yesterday bombed the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oru West Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State. The Police, which confirmed the incident, said the facility was attacked with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). It blamed the attack on members of…

Four people have been arrested over an invasion of the residence of Senator Sani Musa (Niger East) in Minna. The suspects were among the armed men who invaded the Senator’s residence along the popular old Alheri Clinic road, Tunga area in Minna, the…

The Deputy Comptroller General of Customs Strike Force, Kolapo Oladeji, has said the agency seized some Chinese drinks and other items allegedly smuggled into the country through the Abaji-Lokoja highway. According to Oladeji, the intercepted items were 4,289 cartons of Chinese drinks, 204…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has attributed delays in the determination of some high profile corruption cases to administrative and procedural issues in court including frequent transfer of judges which, most times, forces trial to start de novo. The Deputy Director and…

Department of State Services (DSS) has warned a woman who identified herself as the wife of one Shafiu Ibrahim to desist from misleading the public with fake news, hate speech, misleading narratives, and other instruments of disinformation against the Service to curry…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday stated that they are working in close collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and other stakeholders to preserve the integrity of the electoral process. The Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa disclosed this…

The police in Edo State have detained a human rights activist, Osazee Edigin, over a petition by a high court judge in the state. Mr. Edigin is the former Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Edo Civil Society Organisations (EDOCSO). According to the Nigerian Observatory…