The Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has said his party is strong and vibrant to wrest power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Akpata, who stated this at the opening of his campaign secretariat o

Three die in Osun road crashes Accident scene Three lives were lost while 22 other commuters sustained injury in two separate road accidents that occurred in Aagba and Sekona in Osun State on Sunday. Details about the Aagba accident are still sket

Delta police hunt father for killing six-year-old daughter Delta State Police PPRO, SP Bright Edafe The Delta State Police Command has commenced a manhunt to arrest one Sankey Ovemureye for allegedly killing his six-year-old daughter, Abigail Stanl

Businessman seeks N500m from police for declaring him wanted Nigeria Police A businessman, Musa Saliu, has dragged the Inspector General of Police before a Federal High Court in Abuja, for falsely declaring him as a wanted person in a land dispute.

Gunmen kill six, abduct others in Sokoto community Illustration image: Gunmen No fewer than six persons have been killed and many abducted as suspected gunmen attacked a community in Sokoto State in the early hours of Sunday. The Sokoto Police Comm

Police arrest two for robbery, rape in Anambra Anambra State robbery and rape suspects The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested two persons for armed robbery and rape. The command also recovered locally made guns, six live cartridges

Armed robbers kill DJ in Abuja hotel raid A Nigerian policeman A hotel located in the Gwarinpa area of the Federal Capital Territory was attacked by a gang of armed robbers on Saturday. The attack resulted in the death of a disc jockey who was sho

NDLEA busts drug cartel, seizes N4.7bn cocaine, others In a massive crackdown on drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has busted a cartel controlled by a drug baron and his sister, seizing cocaine and methamphetamine worth ove

Soldiers kill three bandits, recover weapons in Kaduna forest Bandits Troops of Operation Whirl Punch conducting clearance patrols have killed three bandits along the Gonna Rogo-Eka axis of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The state

VIDEO: NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in warehouse The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a stash of illicit drugs hidden in a warehouse. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared a video of the seized c