Osun State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested a suspected human trafficker, Muideen Adebisi, while he was trying to move four teenage girls from Ile-Ife, Osun State to Libya. In a statement, the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said the suspect had invited the victims to a birthday party in Ile-Ife, during which he offered them food and …

Obukobo Oghenerukhewe, also known as Mayor, was shot and killed by gunmen on Tuesday, according to the Edo State Police Command, which said it was a cult-related killing. Mayor was a final-year student at the University of Benin (UNIBEN). State command Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Chidi Nwabuzor said the late Mayor, who was also the Chief of the Kegites …

Family members of a 22-year-old former student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Kabirat Sobola, who was allegedly stabbed to death in the Ogun State capital are currently demanding justice. The deceased, a National Diploma holder, was reportedly murdered in her room in Abeokuta on Friday, February 4, 2023. According to Information gathered, the incident has thrown the entire family into …

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three lawyers filing proceedings at the election petition tribunal for the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It also said that five APC support staff working with the legal team to challenge the outcome of last 18th March governorship election in the state were picked alongside the lawyers …

TechHer, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says it will engage Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Police to help fight Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. The Executive Director, TechHer, Chioma Agwuegbo said this at the launch of Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV) response website tagged: ‘Kuram’, on Thursday in Abuja. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report, TechHer is …

Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday after being accused of assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute, the New York Police Department said in a statement. Police responded to an emergency call in Manhattan late Saturday night, determining in a preliminary investigation that there was a domestic dispute between a man, 33, and a 30-year-old woman. “The victim informed police she …

A youth identified as a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State and three others arrested last year in separate locations in Aguata Local Government Area of the state are yet to be found. This is coming as allegation of organ harvest is rocking the Police establishment in the state. Some police cops at the Rapid Response Squad, Annexe, …

At least 30 persons were arrested for allegedly engaging in electoral violence and vote buying during last Saturday’s governorship election in the Ogun State. On a visit to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Thursday, the state Commissioner of Police in the state, Frank Mba said that the suspects were arrested …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 44 notorious suspects for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, thuggery and possession of dangerous weapons in Niger state Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said all the suspects have been transferred to SCID for discreet investigation and they will be arraigned in court for prosecution with capital offense charges. “Following the recent report …

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of a journalist, Olusegun Oduneye, three days after he was kidnapped by gunmen at Mobalufon, in the Ijebu Ode area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, said after the journalist was kidnapped on Thursday, the abductors …