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Man arrested over alleged murder of girlfriend in Lagos hotel

21 July 2025

The tragic incident sparked panic among guests and staff at the hotel after a disturbing noise was heard from one of the rooms. According to eyewitness accounts, Daniel had checked into the hotel at around 5 p.m. alongside two other male companions. A female guest, later identified as the victim, joined them shortly after. However, […]

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Millions of naira lost as fire guts Oyo factory

21 July 2025

Investigations revealed that the incident occurred at Shril-Balaj Industrial Limited, in the Olopomeji area of Ibadan. Eyewitnesses said the recycling section of the facility, which housed an accumulation of disused tyres, was affected, leading to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira. The Chairman of the State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, who confirmed the […]

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NDLEA arrests wanted drug kingpin

20 July 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency during the previous week intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, raiding a Lagos hotel, intercepting international consignments concealed in food items, and apprehending a long-wanted drug kingpin. During one of the operations, 60-year-old Okpara Chigozie, a major drug cartel leader who had evaded arrest since 2019, was nabbed. A […]

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UNIMED Registrar assassinated 6 months after appointment

18 July 2025

The lifeless body of the 41-year-old, who was appointed registrar in January 2025, was discovered in his residence in Akure, the state capital in the early hours of the day. When contacted over the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed that the death of the deceased was a case […]

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Arms supplier to Kwara-Kogi kidnap syndicate arrested

18 July 2025

It was gathered that the suspect, identified as Buba Lawal, was arrested by local vigilante operatives while attempting to deliver ammunition to members of the kidnapping syndicate. Lawal, a native of Okoloke Village in Egbe, Kogi State, was arrested in Oko, a community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Sources disclosed that he […]

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Police arrest man as 3-year-old boy dies after falling into a septic tank

18 July 2025

The arrest followed an incident which occured on July 16, 2025, where a 3-year-old boy fell and drowned in an uncovered septic tank, soak away, with feaces in a residential compound. The soak away was allegedly left exposed by the negligent suspect despite repeated appeals by surrounding neighbors to cover it. A statement by Josephine […]

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Fire destroys six shops, goods worth N4.95m in Maiduguri

17 July 2025

The incident, which occurred around 4:00 a.m., affected various small businesses, including a POS service center, a barbershop, a cosmetics outlet, a shoe cobbler’s stand, and a motor spare parts store. According to a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on social media, “Those affected were identified as Nura Ahmad, POS operator, Yakubu Musa, barber, […]

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Bandits kill 3‑day‑old baby, abduct mother in Katsina village

17 July 2025

According to a post by security analyst Bakatsine on social media, the assailants stormed the village around 8pm and opened fire indiscriminately. A three-day-old baby was reportedly killed during the raid, while the infant’s mother was abducted by the attackers. The exact number of casualties and abductees remains uncertain, residents described the incident as one […]

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Police nab four over N500m visa scam in Lagos

16 July 2025

According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects were taken into custody by operatives from the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID. Hundeyin disclosed that the suspects, aged between 23 and 36, were initially reported to the Ago Okota Police Division before the matter was transferred to SCID […]

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Police arrest notorious one-chance robbery gang in Ibadan

16 July 2025

This was conveyed in a statement signed by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso. The statement disclosed that the Oyo State Police Command, acting on actionable intelligence, has successfully dismantled a one-chance robbery gang and apprehended two suspected members. According to the statement, the arrest followed a viral video that exposed the […]

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