Crime

  The Oyo State government has issued a final notice to traders at the Ogunpa Central International Market, Ibadan, to desist from displaying goods on the roadside, setting July 21 for enforcement.   The government also told the traders to maintain proper setbacks for free movement of people or face ...

  Indian villagers beat a family of five to death and dumped their corpses in a lake， accusing them of “practising witchcraft” after the death of a boy, police said Tuesday.   Three people have been arrested and have confessed to the crime, police in the northern state of Bihar ...

  Survivors of the Yelewata attack currently taking refuge in the temporary camp located at the International Market, Makurdi, have rejected the call to return home.   No fewer than 3,000 displaced persons from the Yelewata community are currently taking refuge in the camp, after the gruesome murder of about ...

  The Nigerian Postal Service has denied allegations linking it to drug trafficking activities, saying it does not engage in any form of illegal movement of narcotics.   NIPOST’s clarification follows an online publication that alleged the agency had been used to peddle drugs.   In a statement issued on ...

  The Rivers State Police Command has declared two senior officials of the Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state wanted for their alleged involvement in the violent attack on the council administrator, Hon. Goodluck Iheanachor.   The officials are the Chief Security Officer of Ahoada East LGA, Hector ...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted cocaine concealed in lipsticks and a property title document bound for the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively.   Operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation attached to a logistics firm in Lagos discovered the consignments on Thursday, July ...

The statement signed by Malam Sani Muhammad of the Mortuary Department, read, “The first corpse is that of a man found in the Arkilla area of Sokoto on May 31, 2025. He is believed to be named Umar Adamu Yar Katanga, though this remains unconfirmed. “The second corpse is of ...

The European Union on Sunday called for de-escalation and a return to negotiations after the United States joined Israel’s war with Iran by striking Iranian nuclear sites. Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on Iran on June 13. Tehran has responded by firing missiles at Israel and had vowed to ...

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested seven suspects linked to cultism and illegal firearms, as seven guns, ammunition, and weapon repair tools were recovered in a recent crackdown across the state. The suspects were arrested between June 15 and 21, during separate operations carried out in Enugu North, Nkanu ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a consignment of cocaine concealed in clothes hangers and sewn into dresses packed in a travellers’ luggage. This was made known in a statement released by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. The illicit substance ...