The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Alhaji Hassan Umaru, for allegedly killing a fellow resident following a dispute linked to suspected infidelity involving his wife. Police authorities said the incident took place around 12:30 p.m. on…
Some soldiers have lost their lives in a heavy exchange of fire with notorious bandits in Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State. A statement released on Sunday by Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 8…
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has summoned an emergency closed-door meeting with area commanders and tactical unit heads following concerns over a sit-at-home directive reportedly issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for Monday. The security…
A fire outbreak has destroyed parts of a residential building on Fabikez Street in Omagba Phase 2, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving a 95-year-old woman dead after she was reportedly trapped inside the property. The incident…
The 12th Prosecution Witness, PW12, David Oyesina Jaiyeoba in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Friday, January 30, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Hamza…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the d+ath of a 53-year-old lecturer, Abdulfatai Aiyede, who reportedly d+ed while visiting a young woman in Minna. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, the incident was reported on January…
Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a Delta State–born pastor, Elijah Oro, over an alleged plot to assassinate a rival in the state. According to Sahara reporters, police sources…
Four persons have been killed in Okporojo-Oso Edda in Edda Local Government Area in a renewed boundary dispute between the community and neighboring Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to The Nation, several houses were also…
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued on Thursday, January 29, 2026, with the continuation of testimony by Prosecution Witness Seven, PW7, Olomotane Egoro, a…
Three police officers have been killed, and two others injured following an ambush by suspected armed hoodlums along the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State. The incident occurred on Tuesday at about 12:44 p.m., when a team of police officers on…
