Kwara police foil N1.6m AK-47 bid by suspect
Sanda Aliyu allegedly sought the rifle to rise within a kidnapping gang and eventually form his own criminal group The ...
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Month: August 2026
₦5.2m tramadol shipment foiled as police nab two in Adamawa
YOLA, Adamawa State, August 13, 2026: Commissioner of Police Kabir Hassan, Adamawa State Police Command spokesperson Suleiman Nguroje, and patrol ...
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WoPU condemns alleged NLC directive to boycott Lagos event
Working People United, led by National Coordinator-General Prince Akporeha Williams and General Secretary Oladapo Sunday Moses, on Wednesday, August 12, ...
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Femi Kuti says corruption, not Tinubu, is Nigeria’s crisis
Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti has argued that institutional corruption, rather than President Bola Tinubu alone, is at the heart of ...
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Customs breaks silence on smuggling, revenue leakage claims
ABUJA, Nigeria, August 13, 2026: Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, has ...
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Sokoto Police rescue 10-year-old boy, arrest suspect
The Sokoto State Police Command on August 13, 2026, said detectives had rescued 10-year-old Muhammad Sufiyanu in Gidan Madi, Tangaza ...
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Four arrested over alleged plot to kill Anambra businessman for land
The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, arrested four men in Ukwulu and Amichi, Anambra State, over ...
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Newborn recovered as police unravel shocking Benue hospital theft
The Benue State Police Command on Thursday, August 13, 2026, confirmed the recovery of a newborn baby allegedly stolen from ...
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Ondo takes major power step as Aiyedatiwa signs landmark law
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, August 13, 2026, in Ondo State, assented to the Ondo State Electric ...
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Sanwo-Olu commissions Agege Food Hub to strengthen food access
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the Lagos Fresh Food Hub at Pen Cinema in Agege on Wednesday 12 August ...
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