2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (571+ words) A 35-year-old suspected kidnapper, Victor Ini, has told the Rivers State Police Command that he joined a kidnapping gang after he was promised N40,000 for his role in abducting a woman. Ini, a native of Akwa Ibom State, made the disclosure…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (281+ words) The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has condemned the fatal shooting which occurred on Monday morning in Ikire, alleging that the Divisional Police Officer of Irewole Division, Mr Bamidele Olatona, opened fire on unarmed civilians. In a statement…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (509+ words) A 23-year-old man in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for robbing a bank at gunpoint after using ChatGPT to plan the crime. Deron Lewis-Payne was sentenced on August 13, 2026, according to the United States…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (378+ words) Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have uncovered an alleged baby factory in the Mowe area of the state, rescuing two pregnant women and four children while arresting six suspects. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (319+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke has signed an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry to investigate the killings, shootings and violence that occurred at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (164+ words) In a major breakthrough in the ongoing fight against transnational organised crime, Police personnel attached to the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL) Lagos Annex have rescued two foreign nationals lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate. A…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (92+ words) OsunDefender A devastating fire has struck the popular Oranyan Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, with over 50 shops destroyed and goods valued in millions of naira lost. The fire, according to eyewitnesses who spoke with OSUN DEFENDER, started around 11:00 pm on…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (420+ words) The Osun State Police Command has arrested a police officer deployed to the Registration Area Centre (RAC) in Modakeke Ward 10, Ife East Local Government Area, over the accidental discharge of tear gas that caused panic during Saturday’s governorship election. The…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (547+ words) The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has said the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo did not shield him from corruption allegations. Atiku, who was vice-president to Obasanjo, said he was never convicted despite different state institutions probing…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (387+ words) The Special Adviser on Legal Matters to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Barrister Nurudeen Kareem, has warned critics of the governor to either tender a public apology or be ready to face arrest and prosecution. In a strongly worded post on his…...