The Edo State Police Command has detained a 16-year-old girl, Aisha Suleiman, suspected of fatally poisoning her ex-boyfriend, Emmanuel, and four other young men in the Afashio community of Etsako West Local Government Area. This tragedy, which has shaken the community, was discovered on the morning of October 26, when Emmanuel’s father, Mr. Elogie Ezekiel, found the lifeless bodies …
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that it upheld the rule of law and followed due process of compassion in its recent arraignment of 76 individuals which included 67 minors in court on charges including terrorism, arson, and treasonable felony. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police said the unexpected incident in court “which saw …
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The Attorneys-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called for the case-file of the minors that were arraigned for participating in the EndBadGovernance protest. In a statement released on Friday night, the AGF ordered the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to transfer the case-file to his office before Saturday,November 2. He further directed the Director …
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The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says that persons below the age of seven are the ones that cannot be charged to court. According to him, anyone who is above seven years of age can be charged to court if found wanting. He stated this in an interview with Channels TV while reacting to …
Read More »Singer, DKokopee and friend of social critic, Very Dark Man, says VDM has been detained by the police over the unauthorized use of police uniform. In a now-viral footage, the social media personality wore a police uniform and introduced himself as a “chief superintendent of police (CSP) of the Online Division”. He also expressed his commitment to sanitize social …
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services will give security clearance to commercial bus and taxi drivers in the FCT from January 2025. Speaking at the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme in Abuja on Thursday, Wike stated that the move is to end …
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Speaking during her recent guest appearance on Big Boy TV, the singer spoke about her journey into fame and the challenge of adjusting to it and having to let go of the solitude she once had. When asked if she’s well known in Nigeria, Tems responded, “I am very famous at home, so I can’t really go anywhere.” She continued, …
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The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode. Fr. Oyode, the Rector of Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area was abducted by gunmen during their evening prayers and Benediction on Sunday. It was …
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The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged extortion of motorists at the Rumuokoro axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. This came following a series of complaints on social media of the actions of the female operatives in the area. It was gathered that the officers have been involved in …
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The Nigerian Police Force arraigned a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, in court after he was filmed assaulting a bolt driver at his Abuja residence. The lawmaker, who is representing Aba North and South federal constituency of Abia State, appeared before an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Kuje today, October 30. He …
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