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Kano State law enforcement officials mediated a billing conflict between Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Kano Electricity Distribution Company, which resulted in the restoration of power. Commissioner Ibrahim Adamu Bakori hosted discussions at Bompai Police Headquarters with hospital chief...

Armed criminals murdered Mallam Hudu Barau after holding him captive for six days. Barau served as the village head of Shuwaka in Garga within the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security forces discovered his body in Wanka Forest following his abduction. The Kanam Development...

Family members report the disappearance of Olaloye Olatunde, Vice Principal of Ipele Community High School, from Sunview Hotel in Akure. Olatunde traveled from Owo on August 24 to attend a Child Labour Programme workshop organized by Trace Project and Charakids Foundation. His wife, Adenike...

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency officials eliminated over eighteen thousand kilograms of marijuana during enforcement activities in Edo State. Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju announced the destruction through an official statement released Monday in Benin City. Anti-narcotics agents conducted...

Anambra State Police arrested fifty-four individuals during anti-crime operations targeting cultism and drug trafficking. Officers detained thirty-nine men and fifteen women across Ogidi and Ifitedunu communities. Authorities recovered substantial quantities of illegal substances during the...

Lagos State Emergency Management Agency officials confirmed fatalities and rescues following a structural failure at 325 Bornu Street in Ebute Meta. Emergency responders saved six individuals from the three-story building wreckage while recovering four deceased victims. Director of Operations...

Federal Capital Territory law enforcement officials detained fifty-two individuals during simultaneous operations targeting criminal strongholds and unfinished structures throughout Abuja. Officers from eleven police divisions executed the coordinated strikes at 11:45 PM on September 14...

Criminal assailants killed Vincent Bala, a thirty-eight-year-old rideshare operator, during a violent raid on Takushara Village within Abuja's Kabusa district. The perpetrators arrived at approximately 3:30 AM on Sunday seeking the manager of a neighborhood bakery business. Gang members wrongly...

Armed gunmen abducted approximately forty individuals during morning prayers at a mosque in Gidan Turbe village within Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Monday. The attackers surrounded the religious building at approximately 5:30 AM while community members conducted dawn worship...

Military forces from Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE conducted a successful weapons seizure at Kurra Berom Village within Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation targeted a known arms dealer's location during the early morning hours of September 15, 2025...

Edo State law enforcement detained multiple officers after allegations surfaced regarding financial demands from a local furniture business owner. Public Relations Officer Moses Yamu announced the arrests during a Monday briefing with reporters in Benin City. Social media footage shared by an...

Authorities investigate the vanishing of Olaloye Olatunde from a hotel in Akure, Ondo State capital. The man had arrived from Owo on August 24 to attend a Child Labour training program. Trace Project Akure and Charakids Foundation organized the week-long event at Sunview Hotel in the Alagbaka...

Benue State authorities captured an armed robbery suspect during a nighttime raid in Gboko Local Government Area. Commissioner Ifeanyi Emenari announced that officers detained Liambe Orpine, age 35, at his Gboko East hideout on September 12 around 11pm. Surveillance teams had received...

Police officers under Divisional Police Officer Obekpa Michael successfully freed kidnapping victim Rebecca Mathew from her captor in Nagogo community. Authorities apprehended thirty-year-old Bila Halili following an intelligence-driven operation. The rescue team worked with local vigilante...

Police in Akwa Ibom State captured three men suspected of running a nationwide fraud operation. Officers detained the suspects at their base in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government on September 5. DSP Timfon John announced the arrests on Monday after months of investigation that began in July...

Delta State law enforcement officials detained twenty-seven adult suspects during a coordinated operation targeting armed robbery activities. The Eagle-Net Special Squad collaborated with Nigeria Hunters Forest Security under SP Yunusa Danyaya's leadership to execute the September 9, 2025...

Armed attackers killed six residents during a nighttime assault on the Ikn'gwakap community within Mushere Chiefdom, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The violence occurred Sunday evening when suspected Fulani militias stormed the settlement and opened fire on sleeping families...

A tragic vehicle accident claimed nineteen lives in Zamfara State's Gummi Local Government Area during the weekend. The fatal incident occurred when a car carrying wedding party members plunged into a river while attempting to traverse a deteriorated bridge. Passengers aboard the vehicle...

University of Nigeria, Nsukka administrators implemented new security measures following a fatal stabbing incident during a student celebration. The institution established a 6 p.m. deadline for all campus social gatherings after businessman Chiebonam Nweze died on September 12. External...

A medical tribunal examined allegations against consultant anaesthetist Dr Suhail Anjum from Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester. The doctor left his patient under general anaesthesia mid-operation to pursue sexual conduct with a healthcare worker. Dr Anjum requested a brief break from the...