Tag: police
Gunmen kill traditional ruler in Bauchi
Some gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, on Saturday killed the District Head of Soro in Bauchi state, Malam Abdulrahman…
Suicide bomb kills several people in Kano
A female suicide bomber targeting women lining up to buy kerosene killed several people on Monday in northern Nigeria’s Kano…
1 dead, 15 unconscious after all night prayers
The police in Aba, Abia, has confirmed the death of a four-year old boy after an all night prayer in…
Paris police fire tear gas as Gaza protesters defy rally ban
Riot police fired tear gas in Paris on Saturday as tensions rose at a 5,000-strong pro-Palestinian rally that went ahead…
JTF, Police repel pirates’ attack in Bayelsa
The Joint Task Force (JTF) and Police in Niger Delta said on Thursday it repelled attack by suspected pirates on…
Apapa Gridlock, Threat To Security
Kazeem Ugbodaga In the wake of nationwide insecurity, the Commandant of the Nigerian Navy Security, NNS Beecroft, Ovenseri Uwadiae, says…
Osun Election: INEC Commissioner arrives, police assure residents
Ahmed Wali, National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday arrived at Osogbo to supervise the 9 August governorship…
Police arrest NSCDC operative over alleged murder
The police in Osun have arrested an operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over the death…
Police arrest 22 over impeachment protest in Nasarawa
Police Command in Nasarawa State on Friday said it arrested 22 people in Lafia following violent protest by some groups…
Police shut filling stations, arrest managers
The Nigeria Police has shut down two petrol stations in the Ikorodu area of Lagos and arrested their managers for…
Police nab 9 over robbery, kidnapping in Rivers
Tunde Ogunsakin, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, said on Thursday that they had arrested 11 persons in connection with…
Police arrest civil servant over N20.8m theft
The Kebbi Police Command has recovered stolen medical equipment worth N20.8 million and arrested a suspect, Faruk Zaki who is…
Nigeria Police claim arrest of Boko Haram’s ‘Chief Butcher’
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Police on Tuesday 15 July said that following the massive onslaught by security forces on the activities…
Police foils robbery attack on media house, loses officer
The Rivers Police Command has confirmed that two armed robbers were killed when a gang raided the office of Nigerian…
Bloody Day: Policeman, 2 Robbers Killed In Gun Battle
It was a bloody day in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, south-south Nigeria, as three persons, including a policeman,…
Police rescue 10-year old boy from kidnappers
The Police in Lagos on Saturday said they rescued a 10-year old boy and arrested one of the suspected kidnappers.…
Egypt police arrest man for raping Russian tourist
Egyptian police said Saturday they have arrested a driver for raping a Russian tourist in a resort town, as the…
Police recover 7 stolen vehicles, arrest 26 in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested 26 suspects for alleged involvement in armed robbery,…
26,000 police and soldiers to provide World Cup final
Some 26,000 police and soldiers will provide security Sunday for the World Cup final in Rio between Argentina and Germany,…
Police lied about Apapa fuel depot blast
Nigerian authorities, battling to stem an escalating Islamist insurgency, covered up a bomb attack in Lagos by claiming a blast…
Police uncover plot to bomb school in Gombe
Nigerian police on Monday uncovered a plot to bomb a secondary school in Gombe state by defusing a car laden…
Court discharges man who stole N3,000 from girlfriend
A Grade 1 Area Court in Aso Pada, Mararaba on Monday discharged a labourer, Thomas Abu, 29, of Aso Pada,…
Police arrest 500 in Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge march that organisers said…
Police uncover human parts market in llorin
The Police in Kwara on Monday said it had discovered human parts market in an uncompleted building in the outskirts…
Bauchi attack: police arrest one suspect
The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Malam Lawal Shehu said on Saturday that one suspect had been arrested in connection with…
Police foil heavy terror attack on Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano A 10-year old boy saved hundreds of lives in Kano, northwest Nigeria Friday afternoon when through the information…
Police arrest 22 as rival groups clash in Minna
The Police in Niger state on Friday 27 June arrested 22 members of rival youth groups that clashed in Maitumbi…
Police detect high calibre explosives in Kano
The Police in Kano State said it had detected 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata…
Woman arraigned for stabbing hubby’s friend
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A housewife,Temitope Ajayi, 28, has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, today docked for…
IG decorates Frank Mba, Okudo, seven others
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday in Abuja decorated nine newly promoted senior officers. The decorated officers…