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The British-Nigerian poet, Gboyega Odubanjo, has been missing since the weekend. The 27-year-old was last seen at about 4am on Saturday in the Kelmarsh area of Northamptonshire where he was attending the Shambala festival, where he had been due to perform later that day. Officers searching the area found a …

The Nigerian Police Force has debunked and slammed as fake news the viral report of recalling police details attached to top politicians and VIPs in the country. Recall that several national news platforms (Freelanews not included) reported that police aides have been withdrawn with specifics given on the affected personalities. …

Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in the early hours of July 8, 2023, arrested a suspected cultist identified as Idris Ayinla in Ikoyi. The operatives recovered one semiautomatic pistol, four live ammunition and one hat with cult insignia from him. Recommended articles Olori Omoba: FCMB boss, Ladi …

The Zone 2 Police Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos State, detained two alleged fraudsters who had each hacked into over 1,000 bank accounts. This was announced by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Hauwa Idris-Adamu. Recommended articles Election tribunal: Dapo Abiodun’s defence collapses as lawyers force adjournment …

Mr Deyemi Saka, media consultant to former governor of Zamfara State, Mr Bello Matawalle, on Wednesday, accused Governor Dauda Lawal of using the Police Command in the state to humiliate and harass the former Governor. Recommended Article Photo Splash: Faces at Otunba Gbenga Daniel’s inauguration Nations League: He’s special – …

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday rescued two persons accused of ritual killings from a mob in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Recommended Article Brand Malaysia: Looking through the eyes of a Nigerian bystander Sensational artiste, JoHarry, unveiled at 1908SOLE grand opening (Video) 3 …

The Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos has granted bail to Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. The court also ordered the Nigerian police to finish their investigation into the alleged assault of a policeman in 48 hours and allow Kuti to go home. Recommended News: BBC investigation claims presidential election results …

Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police Force, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has been accused of making a ‘reckless statement’. It happened that Adejobi took to his social media handle to celebrate women. He advocated that women should be respected and adored while noting that they provide stability among other things. …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has commended the proactive actions of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies operating in the state. The Governor also noted that strengthening intelligence sharing and firming up operational relationships among the state commands will stop criminals in their tracks before they launch cross-border raids. …

The San Francisco Police have arrested a tech executive for his alleged connection in the murder of Cash App founder, Bob Lee. The father of two, 43, was stabbed just after 2:30 a.m. April 4 in the ritzy neighborhood of Rincon Hill and Lee allegedly knew his killer, Mission Local …

Two suspects have been arrested over the death of Okoli Chizoputam, a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in Osun State. The student was beaten to death on campus on Monday over an alleged phone theft by the deceased. Days after the incident, the Osun State Police Command …

Anita Ofili, the lady who was arrested on March 26 for allegedly stabbing her friend, Glory Okon, to death in her apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos, has revealed that she waited for 10 years to have her pound of flesh. She further revealed that she committed the …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested an inspector, Obi Abri, for the murder of one Onyeka Ibe at a checkpoint along Ugabolu-Illah Road, in the Asaba area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, made this known on Wednesday in a series of tweets on …

A 25-year-old man, Sunday Agosin, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrate’s court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State for allegedly sending off a girl, Christiana Madetonhou, to Abuja as a house help without the consent of her parents. Agosin was arraigned before Magistrate, L. Y. Linda on …

Habeeb Okikiola, aka, Portable, will today, the 3rd of April 2023, be arraigned before a magistrate court in Ota, Ogun State. It is recalled that Portable was arrested by men of the Ogun State Police command on Friday, after he reportedly resisted arrest. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Olumuyiwa …

The Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos State, Fredrick Nwajagu, has been arrested. Speaking in a video that went viral on Friday, Nwajagu threatened to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra to secure the properties of Igbo people in the state. He said, “IPOB, we will …

The Nigerian Police Force has responded to a viral video showing musician Portable, also known as Habeeb Okikiola, arguing with some police officers stationed at the amusement center he operates in Ogun State. In the widely circulated footage from Tuesday, Portable can be seen yelling at the officers to explain …

Adefemi Egbeoluwa, a former permanent secretary in Ogun State, and his wife Oluwafunmilayo’s family have been sorrowful since their dead bodies were discovered at their home on Allen Avenue in the Ikeja neighborhood of Lagos State. According to report on Punch newspaper, the couple were at home with their domestic …

Yakubu Shehu, a member of the House of Representatives, has been declared wanted by Bauchi State Police Command. Freelanews reports that the police also placed a bounty of N1m on the lawmaker representing the Bauchi federal constituency in the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Yakubu is wanted over a …

The statement read, “The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the appointment of a former Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Dr Solomon Arase, as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). “PANDEF said it is particularly impressed that Mr President, in this instance, recognized and rewarded …