Five 12 June protesters wearing ‘Revolution Now’ jackets were, on Wednesday, arrested at Mokola Roundabout in Ibadan by officers of the Nigeria Police Force. They were among protesters who gathered to demonstrate under the aegis of ‘Take It Back Movements’ in collaboration with Concerned Nigerians, another advocacy and human rights group. The protesters had gathered for a peaceful protest on …

Police operatives on special assignment have arrested a 37 years old notorious cultist, Philips Omomedia, allegedly involved in series of cult related killings in Delta State. The Police also recovered one automatic double barrel gun with 15 live cartridges from the suspect. The suspect, who is an indigene of Onogo-Vor clan of Oghara, was arrested in Oghara community, Ethiope-West Local …

The Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the Global Upfront online newspaper, Mr. Madu Onuorah was on Wednesday whisked away by men of the Nigerian Police Force at about 6pm. According to sources, about 10 fully-armed policemen stormed Onuorah’s residence in Lugbe, Abuja, in two Sienna buses. He was arrested in the presence of his wife and children who fruitlessly demanded from the police …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old stepmother, Rachel Geoffrey, for allegedly inflicting severe burns on her seven-year-old and three-year-old stepchildren. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje on X.com on Saturday. According to the police statement, the stepmother intentionally set fire to the children’s hands as …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested popular musician Habeeb Okikiola (popularly known as Portable). It was learnt that the controversial singer was nabbed on Tuesday following his alleged refusal to pay the debt he incurred when he purchased G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state. According to reports, Portable had paid only N13 million after purchasing the vehicle, …

Edo State Police Command has reportedly arrested a popular singer, Cynthia Morgan for cyberstalking Benin’s Crown Prince, Ezelekhae Ewuare. The singer was said to have been apprehended on Monday after she was alleged of cyberstalking the Prince since 2020 while making claims of him appearing in her dreams. This development was made known in an Instagram post by an Edo …

Policemen in Enugu State have arrested a 24-year-old suspect, Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo for allegedly possessing and transacting in counterfeit naira notes. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Daniel Ndukwe disclosed this in a statement posted on the command’s official X handle on Tuesday. The statement read: “Police operatives serving in Abakaliki Road Police Division of the Enugu State Command, …

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a suspected cultist. The spokesman of the command, Superintendent Chidi Nwabuzor, who revealed this on Sunday, said the suspect was arrested on April 12 by an officer of the Evbotubu division following an intelligence report. He said: “The Edo State Police have arrested a suspected cultist, Endurance Otansowe with a gun …

Policemen attached to the Lagos Rapid Response Squad, on Sunday, foiled an attempt to hijack their patrol bike in Ikeja. A 19-year-old suspect, Akinjobi Wahab, was arrested as four accomplices escaped. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Hundeyin stated that the officers were on a patrol in plain clothes when the …

There was outrage as a 16-year-old student openly defiled his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last Friday. It was gathered that while the student carried out the act, his friends watched the scene. Shortly after committing the act, the boy was said to have scaled the school …