A 20-year-old man is among three suspects arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command over an alleged midnight robbery in which a woman and her children were attacked at their home in Yola. The incident, according to the police, occurred in Wuro Kuturu, within the Jimeta axis of Yola, in the early hours of Tuesday, […]
Families of police officers who lost their lives while serving in Osun State have received more than N13.5 million in welfare assistance from the Nigeria Police Force. The cheques, totalling N13,531,081.10, were presented by the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, CP Ibrahim Zungura, during a ceremony at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in […]
Motorists and commuters on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have once again been caught in severe traffic congestion as ongoing repairs at Kara Bridge combine with a recent truck crash and traffic violations to disrupt movement across parts of Lagos and Ogun states. The latest disruption, which intensified between Tuesday and Wednesday, September 15–16, left some motorists […]
Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded urgent action from Pretoria following the deaths of two Nigerian nationals in separate incidents, warning that continued attacks against Nigerians could further strain relations between the two countries. The victims, identified as Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo, died in separate incidents in South […]
LAGOS — Concern has spread across some of Lagos’ major commercial centres after police investigators uncovered an alleged fraud network that had identified more than 125 business owners as potential victims. The discovery followed the arrest of seven suspected members of two alleged fraud syndicates by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit. […]
Borno State — Nigerian Army troops have arrested two men suspected of supplying motorcycle spare parts to Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements operating around the Borno-Yobe border area. The arrests were carried out on Tuesday, September 8, by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, working alongside members of the Civilian Joint […]
Two years after Nigeria’s #EndBadGovernance protests brought thousands of young people into the streets over hunger, rising living costs and economic hardship, the consequences are still being felt in Kano — not only in memories of violence, but in hospital beds, unpaid medical bills and families struggling to rebuild their lives. For some survivors, August […]
A three-storey building on Abidjan Street in Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, collapsed on Monday night after previously being marked and sealed by authorities over structural concerns. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said emergency responders were deployed shortly after receiving a distress call at about 7:45 p.m., while search-and-rescue operations continued at the scene. As […]
A fresh controversy over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has drawn attention to alleged links between influential individuals and notorious bandit networks, after a man identified as Hassan publicly named a northern senator in connection with claims involving wanted bandit kingpin Dogo Gide. Hassan’s allegations, which have circulated widely online, have not been established by a court. […]
Nigeria’s alleged coup plot has entered a new phase as the Department of State Services (DSS) and National Intelligence Agency (NIA) continue investigations into the circumstances surrounding the reported attempt to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government. Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), disclosed this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, […]
Nigeria recorded 756 reported cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) between January and July 2026, according to figures from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), renewing calls for stronger enforcement of existing laws and better protection for survivors. The latest figures reveal a troubling gap between Nigeria’s legal framework […]
The journey between Benin and Asaba, ordinarily a key connection between southern Nigeria’s commercial centres, has become a prolonged ordeal for motorists, passengers and freight operators, with some travellers reportedly spending two to three days covering sections of the route. The worsening situation has renewed questions over the performance of the private concession arrangement under […]
The Federal Capital Territory may remain outside Nigeria’s emerging state police framework because Abuja does not have the constitutional institutions that define a state, the Senate has explained. The clarification comes as Nigeria moves towards a major restructuring of its policing system, with the National Assembly having already approved constitutional amendments designed to allow states […]

