Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has successfully facilitated the extradition of one Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi to the United Kingdom to face charges bordering on murder and drug trafficking. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in...
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Detectives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, over the alleged murder of two persons and attempted killing of three others during a violent knife attack in Olámbe area of Ogun State. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Musa, was apprehended by operatives of...
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of a criminal gang linked to the fatal stabbing of a passerby at Kawo Flyover, as authorities intensify efforts to apprehend other fleeing suspects. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
In the latest development following the shooting outside the Los Angeles residence of global music star Rihanna, a suspect has now been charged with attempted murder. The charge comes days after gunshots were reported outside the singer’s home, an incident that drew widespread attention online. Prosecutors said the suspect...
Late-night disagreement at a snooker joint in Ombi 1 area of Lafia, Nasarawa State capital has ended in tragedy, leaving one man dead and another in police custody. According to community sources, the incident was reported around 6:00 a.m. on February 21 by a resident, Akulu Sunday. He told...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has approved a comprehensive welfare package for the father of the six children and their mother who were brutally murdered in the Chiranci Dorayi area of the state, including sponsorship for Hajj and Umrah, a new house, and full government support. The decision was...
FCT Police Command has today, 21st January 2026, arraigned eleven (11) suspects linked to the murder of Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, Esq., an Anchor, Reporter, and Producer with ARISE News, and Mr. Barnabas Danlami, a security guard. The deceased were killed during a robbery incident at Unique Apartments, Katampe...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the passing of renowned businessman and leader of the business community in Kano, Alhaji Bature Abdulaziz, who died over the weekend. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, described his death as a loss felt beyond the Kano business community...
Kano State Police Command has arrested three key suspects over the shocking murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano metropolis, an incident that has sparked widespread outrage across the state. The suspects — Umar Auwalu, 23, of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters; Isyaku Yakubu, also...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday arrested the leader of the gang that kidnapped and murdered a prominent professor of neurology, Ekanem Philip Ephraim, in 2023, a credible security source has confirmed. The gang leader, Patrick Essien Etim, 23, and his accomplice, Bassey Antiha Asuquo,...
Edo State Police Command has arrested a man, Amadin William, for allegedly murdering his childhood friend, Eghosa Osarietinomwan, during a house-warming event in Oben community. Osarietinomwan had recently returned from Europe to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. The police spokesperson,ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident to journalists in...
A 49-year-old man has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing his 15-year-old son and secretly burying him within their family compound. ASP Eno Ikoedem, the command’s Public Relations Officer, revealed the shocking incident in a statement shared with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Supreme Court has affirmed the death sentence handed down to Maryam Sanda, the daughter-in-law of a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bringing to a close her long legal battle over the killing of her husband. In a split decision of four justices to one, a five-member...
Kano State High Court, on Monday, sentenced a 22-year-old man, Najibullah Alkasim, 22, to death by hanging for stabbing one Isyaku Ya’u, to death with a screw driver. Alkasim, who lives at Dakata Quarters, Nasarawa Local Government Area was convicted on a one-count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment,...
A sense of shock swept through a quiet Asaba neighbourhood on Monday after retired Delta State High Court Judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, was discovered brutally murdered inside her residence. Security sources according to Zagazola Makama, noted that the respected jurist was found lifeless in her sitting room at No....
A new United Nations report has delivered a stark warning: violence against women is not only rising—it is becoming even more lethal. Released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the report...
High Court in Ibadan has handed down the ultimate sentence to five men found guilty of killing a taxi driver during a violent confrontation in 2024. Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of the Oyo State High Court, delivering judgment on Monday, ruled that Segun Taiwo (36), Kehinde Ademola (46), Yahaya Adeniyi...
Ogun State Police Command has taken a motorcyclist, Godonu Lowe, into custody for allegedly killing his wife and attempting to leave their community with her remains concealed in a sack. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed the development in a statement released on Thursday in Abeokuta. CSP Odutola...
Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a 25-year old man identified as Sufiyanu Aliyu of Gwanyal Village, Tangaza LGA, over alleged killing of his 15-year old wife, Suwaiba Abubakar Bawa. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the incident occurred...
Chidinma Ojukwu, a former Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, has denied ever discussing the death of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga, with her co-defendant, Adedapo Quadri. Testifying before the Lagos High Court on Monday, Ojukwu told the court during cross-examination by Quadri’s lawyer,...