Tag: police
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…
Fayemi congratulates governor-elect, Fayose
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Sunday congratulated Ayo Fayose, the PDP candidate in Saturday’s governorship election. Fayemi, who congratulated…
#EkitiDecides: In Pictures Gov. Fayemi, Fayose, others vote
Photos by Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ekiti
Hairdresser arraigned for murder
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday granted permission to the police to arraign a 29-year old hair dresser,…
Shebab kills 10 in fresh attack in Kenya
At least 10 people have been killed in a new overnight attack near Kenya’s coast, police said Tuesday, with Somalia’s…
6 Shot Dead As Kidnappers, Police Engage In Gun Battle
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Six suspected kidnappers were killed on Sunday during a gun battle with the operatives of Edo State Police…
Police arrest 63 ‘Black Axe’ members in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Police Command on Sunday arrested 63 persons, suspected to be members of “Black Axe,” a cult group.…
Police chase, teargas protesting LASU students
Kazeem Ugbodaga Policemen on Tuesday chased away hundreds of Lagos State University, LASU, students who were protesting the hike in…
Gunman kills one in new US school shooting
A gunman shot and killed a student at an Oregon high school Tuesday, in the latest in a spate of…
Police blame Gov. Fayemi, APC for rally violence
The Police Command in Ekiti State, on Sunday denied claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its men were…
PDP defends police action against APC in Ekiti
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that police action against members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ado-Ekiti…
Gov. Fayemi, Senator Ojudu attacked by police in Ado-Ekiti
Men of the Ekiti State Police Command, led by the state Commander of the Mobile Police Unit, Gabriel Selekere, on…
Police, strikers clash in Brazil World Cup host city
Brazil’s World Cup preparations endured a rough Friday, as police clashed with striking subway workers in Sao Paulo, massive traffic…
Lagos Police To Clampdown On Illegal Siren Users
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Police Command says it is beginning full scale clampdown on illegal users of siren in…
Chibok Girls: We’ve not banned protests in Nigeria, Police say
Contrary to the directive of Joseph Mbu, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT police commissioner yesterday, the authorities of the Nigeria…
Man kills self after gunfight with police
A jobless murder suspect was found dead after exchanging fire with Hong Kong police at a high-rise residential block early…
Police arraign 2 women for beating up neighbour
The police on Monday arraigned two women, Patience Osunji, 35, and Stela Ali, 38, in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in…
Unknown Traffic Controllers Invade Lagos
Police in Lagos have intercepted a strange group of usurpers posing as traffic officials on Lagos roads. Dressed in grey…
Turkish police teargas protesting workers on May Day
Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a…