4 d. ago Police Probe Kano ALGON Chair Over Alleged Attack On Blacksmith Shop

The Kano State Police Command has opened an investigation into the chairperson of Tudun Wada local government area, Sa’adatu Salisu, following allegations that she led thugs to demolish a blacksmith shop, during which one person was shot and several others injured. The workers of Tasarrufi General Enterprise alleged that on August 28, Ms Sa’adatu Salisu […]

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8 d. ago Cross River Governor Otu orders probe into police killing of Onyekachi Mba

From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar The Cross River State government has strongly condemned what it described as a “brazen act of lawlessness and abuse of authority” following the tragic death of 23-year-old Onyekachi Moses Mba in Calabar. Erasmus Ekpang, the State Information Commissioner, in a statement, lamented that the young man, who sustained grievous injuries allegedly […] The post Cross River Governor Otu orders probe into police killing of Onyekachi Mba appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Unsafe abortion: Group advocates reduction in maternal mortality

By Vera Wisdom-Bassey The Project Lead for the International Centre for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development (CENPAD), Lagos, Mr. Ubani Arukwe, has called on the Lagos State Ministry of Health to reinstate the guidelines of Lagos State Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP). He made the appeal during the maiden meeting of the Nigeria Association of […] The post Unsafe abortion: Group advocates reduction in maternal mortality appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Lagos Police Arrest Painter For Allegedly Kidnapping Client’s Son, Demanding N7m Ransom

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old painter, Chigozie Clement, for allegedly abducting his client’s seven-year-old son in the Ketu Alapere area of the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, and obtained by PUNCH Metro, the suspect allegedly lured the seven-year-old away from his residence […] The post Lagos Police Arrest Painter For Allegedly Kidnapping Client’s Son, Demanding N7m Ransom appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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1 week ago TikTok Star Peller Confirmed Safe As Lagos Police Probe Alleged Abduction

The Lagos State Police Command has clarified that TikTok influencer Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, is safe, contrary to claims that he was kidnapped during a livestream on Wednesday. According to the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who spoke on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, initial investigations confirmed that the content creator was […] The post TikTok Star Peller Confirmed Safe As Lagos Police Probe Alleged Abduction appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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1 week ago Police Arrest Pastor, Wife For Allegedly Staging Kidnap To Extort ₦10m

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old Mrs. Sanmori Taiwo, and her 62-year-old husband, Pastor Sanmori Joshua for allegedly staging her abduction in a bid to extort ₦10 million from her relatives abroad. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ondo Command, DSP Olushola Ayanlade confirmed the incident in a statement, noting that the case […]

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2 w. ago Bauchi police command denies extortion allegations, orders probe

From Paul Orude, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has denied media reports (not The Sun) alleging that recruits at the Nigeria Police Force Training School in Yelwa, Bauchi, were being forced to pay N250,000 for uniforms, boots, and other training kits. The reports, published by Sahara Reporters and Daily Trust, claimed that recruits complained […] The post Bauchi police command denies extortion allegations, orders probe appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Anambra Police Arrest Woman For Alleged Interstate Child Trafficking

The Anambra Police Command has apprehended a 63-year-old woman suspected of operating an interstate child trafficking network. The police spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that the suspect, Ngozi Muotuanya, was taken into custody on August 11 following reliable intelligence. Initial investigations indicated that in 2024, Muotuanya allegedly abducted a one-year-old boy […] The post Anambra Police Arrest Woman For Alleged Interstate Child Trafficking appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 w. ago ValueJet: IGP receives petition, orders probe into KWAM 1’s ‘unruly behaviour’

Tribune Online ValueJet: IGP receives petition, orders probe into KWAM 1’s ‘unruly behaviour’ The Nigeria Police Force High Command on Tuesday confirmed that it has received an official petition from the NCAA over an alleged incident involving KWAM 1... ValueJet: IGP receives petition, orders probe into KWAM 1’s ‘unruly behaviour’ Tribune Online

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