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PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how a police officer, Nuhu Usman, and three others were filmed extrajudicially killing a handcuffed in ...

Earlier this month, gunmen abducted the Chairman of Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Bright Abeke.

The sentencing followed the recruitment of 17 teenagers into an internet fraud training ring.

The Nigerian Army said the troops arrested the suspects during a raid on the group’s hideout in Nwofe, Izzi Local ...

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Mr Emmanuel, a resident of Lagos, was reportedly abducted on 17 February in ...

Three women were among the seven suspects arrested at the facility, according to the police.

The arrest followed heightened security pressure across the two LGAs due to the recent attacks and killings in Anguwan Rukuba ...

Police said the suspect impersonated top officials to defraud the woman.

Police said the suspect impersonated top officials to defraud the woman.

Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, disclosed this in a statement made available to reporters on Tuesday in Awka.

The Abia State Government says Governor Alex Otti's earlier promises of support to the now accused soldier was based on ...

“The suspect reportedly presented himself as a visa agent, and lured him with an offer of a Red Cross-sponsored visa ...

Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria have continued despite sanctions by police authorities, ...

The Cross River State House of Assembly had on Thursday suspended the lawmaker over the incident.

The police spokesperson explained that the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence and sustained operational efforts by police operatives.

Ms Dabiri-Erewa said the sudden and specific round-up of only Nigerians seemed to be a xenophobic attack on Nigerian nationals.

The Nigerian Army said its troops rescued the kidnap victims after receiving distress calls about the abduction of the victims ...

There have been growing attacks by kidnappers across Nigeria, especially in the southern part of the country.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing in Ilorin.

NAN gathered that the arrest, effected during Sunday service, caused confusion as the pastor reportedly fled through a rear door.

The Nigerian army said its troops killed the suspected IPOB member and kidnapper during separate operations in communities in Imo ...

Police spokesperson said the arrest followed a carefully coordinated, intelligence-led operation ordered by the State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal.

The police said the suspect has confessed to being a member of a notorious cult group.

The three Cameroonian women were kidnapped when they visited Onitsha in early November for a business trip before their decomposing ...

The commissioner of police in Edo said helicopter surveillance and newly deployed drones supported coordinated bush-combing, night raids, highway nipping ...