Police in Katsina State have taken 14 suspects into custody following an attack on a convoy of All Progressives Congress, APC, supporters travelling to Funtua for a campaign flag-off. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, along the Yashi–Funtua…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed counterfeit drugs, unsafe food items, banned alcoholic drinks and other unapproved products valued at over N8 billion seized across North-Central Nigeria. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, announced…
Doris Ogala Remanded For Alleged Cyberbulling Of Pastor Chris Okafor Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has accused the Nigerian Police Force of weaponising the Cybercrimes Act to intimidate individuals and protect influential personalities, following the remand of actress Doris Ogala…
The Nigeria Police Force has filed a cyberstalking charge against a 47-year-old official of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Atiku Abubakar Isah, over a TikTok video in which he allegedly accused Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani…
File image: Nigeria Police Operatives on duty. The Plateau State Police Command has warned its personnel against partisan politics and the misuse of police authority ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Commissioner of Police, Ayodeji Faniyan, gave the warning on…
More than 500 people have been shot dead across Cape Town between August and October, prompting residents and community crime fighters to question the whereabouts of soldiers deployed under Operation Prosper as gang violence continues to devastate communities across the Cape…
The Katsina State Police Command on Thursday arrested 14 suspects over an attack on a convoy of All Progressives Congress supporters along the Yashi–Funtua road in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Wednesday, as the…
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 17 Commissioners of Police. The promotions followed the officers’ success in promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has re-arraigned the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, on 22 counts bordering on forgery, impersonation and fraud involving an alleged N30.8bn government funding request. Adeyemi, who appeared…
A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth more than $1m. The department’s Office of Inspector General unveiled the list…
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