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Police arrest cultists linked to Rivers DPO’s killing

17 June 2025

The police revealed that the suspects were members of the dreaded Iceland cult and lieutenants of their slain leader, Gift Okpara, popularly known as 2-Baba, responsible for the murder of the former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada East LGA, Bako Angbashim, in 2023. Spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a […]

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Police raid cult initiation ceremony, arrest six in Anambra

17 June 2025

During the raid, the police arrested six suspects and also recovered one pump-action gun, two live cartridges, two cutlasses, one Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle, among others. The Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated in a press release that the operatives acting on intelligence-driven information, carried out the exercise on June […]

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Court remands Osun chief in prison for cyberbullying

16 June 2025

Recall that the report has it that the 45-year-old Abdulkabir was on April 21 suspended indefinitely by the Palace of the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, over alleged disregard for the authority of the monarch and involvement in land grabbing. The defendant, who was arraigned on four-count charges of defamation, cyberbullying, and threat to […]

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Groom, two friends die in auto crash on wedding day

15 June 2025

Confirming the incident in a statement, the spokesperson for the Bauchi State Police Command, CSP Mohammed Wakil, described the development as devastating. He said, “The command is in mourning. SP Mustapha Garba was on his way to attend his own wedding when the unfortunate incident occurred. “He was in the company of three friends in […]

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Kebbi begins drainage clearance to avoid flooding

14 June 2025

The Commissioner for Urban Development, Hayatu Bawa, made this known in a statement made available to journalist in Birnin Kebbi. He explained that the exercise is part of ongoing efforts to prepare the state ahead of the rainy season.According to the commissioner, the clearance is aimed at removing waste and other blockages from waterways to […]

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52-year-old Canada returnee arrested for assaulting KAI official,

13 June 2025

According to a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the incident occurred in the Ojota area after the suspect reportedly resisted arrest for unlawfully crossing the expressway. Idowu was taken into custody at the KAI office in Oshodi, with the Commissioner stating that he will face […]

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Osun Amotekun operative slumps while preparing for work

12 June 2025

The spokesperson for the corps, Yusuf Idowu, during an interview with newsmen, explained that Ogundiran suddenly took ill and could not be revived. Idowu said Ogundiran, who until his death served as the Provost of the B Division at the Ila-Orangun Command, “Collapsed unexpectedly and was later confirmed deceased,” noting that the death left a […]

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14-year-old girl fakes own kidnap, abducts four-year-old sister in Katsina — Police

12 June 2025

Spokesperson for the police command, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the command’s activities for the month of May. He said the incident was reported on February 20, 2025, by one Alhaji Badamasi Bala of Madaci Yan Nono Quarters, Katsina, who informed the police that his two daughters, aged 14 and 4, had […]

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Tanker carrying 60,000 litres of PMS somersaults in Oyo

12 June 2025

Newsmen gathered that the incident occurred at Irepo Junction along the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo on Wednesday. The tanker, with registration number KMC65ZC (Kano), loaded with PMS, lost control whilst in motion and somersaulted. It was further gathered that no casualty was recorded in the incident. The chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. […]

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Fallen Tanker Explodes On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

11 June 2025

The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed this to newsmen. The FRSC said that the incident occurred at the NASFAT U-Turn axis of the highway. The Education Officer of the sector command, Florence Okpe, said that a rescue team from the FRSC and the fire service were on the ground, […]

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