No fewer than ten lives, including five students of the Osun State University were lost in an auto crash that occurred along Ife-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. The Institution’s management in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, obtained in Osogbo on Monday, confirmed that 10 lives were lost in the road accident…
Operatives of Bauchi State Police Command have arrested two people in connection with the death of a 25-year-old motorcycle rider in the state, Dauda Manu. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, made this known in a statement on Monday. Wakil explained, “On 05/03/2025, an incident report was available at the disposal of Darazo…
A man, simply identified as Falade, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly parading himself as a retired United States military officer, but later discovered to be untrue. The command also alleged that Falade and some of his followers had recently caused unrest at the Idogun community in Ose Local Government…
The Federal Government said it has recaptured five of 12 inmates who escaped from lawful custody during Monday’s jailbreak at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi state. Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS, DCC Abubakar Umar in a statement said the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday 24th March…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered immediate probe into the unfortunate prison break incident at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi State. The Minister on Monday described the incident as unfortunate, and vows to ensure all fleeing inmates are captured leveraging the service’s robust biometrics and already deployed technology solutions. The Minister…
Two ex-police officers have been arrested in Mexico for alleged links to a suspected drug cartel training ground where bones, shoes and clothing were found earlier this month, authorities said Sunday. The discovery of human remains at what Human Rights Watch has called an “apparent mass killing site” has caused shock in a country where…
Twelve inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Kogi State in the early hours of Monday. Kogi State Government confirmed this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Femi Fanwo. He commended the swift response of security agencies to the jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Center in Kotonkarfe, where 12 inmates…
Two Nigerians based in the United States of America, Solomon Aluko and Nosakhare Nobore, alongside four others, are at risk of 62 years’ imprisonment each following their arraignment before a New York court on allegations of defrauding the US government to the tune of $50m. According to a court document obtained on the US Department…
A heavy-duty tanker vehicle filled with fuel on Sunday night exploded while offloading its content in a fuel station, causing fears of major casualties. The fuel station was said to belong to a major marketer located a few metres from the ‘B’ Division of the Nigeria Police, Kontagora, in Kontagora Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses said…
One person has been feared killed and others injured in Ukhun community in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. This is coming despite efforts by the state government to rid the state of criminal herdsmen and kidnappers. The latest attack, which took place, the weekend, was disclosed in a…
