Tag: arrest

The police said they rescued an 81-year-old man from the fraudsters.

The police said they rescued an 81-year-old man from the fraudsters.

The Akwa Ibom State Government in 2018 proscribed 31 cult groups in the state.

The attack is linked to a protracted land dispute between two neighbouring communities.

The Governor of Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno, had signed an executive order during the 2025 yuletide, banning masqueraders from molesting ...

Mr Malami's arrest on Monday began the third phase of his ongoing detention by various agencies since 8 December 2025.

“Clearly, this is part of a broader effort to silence scrutiny of public affairs as Uganda heads into general elections."

“After contacting the family and collecting a ransom of N210,000, the suspects murdered her (the victim),” the police said.

Ifeanyi Festus is accused of abducting Walida Abdulhadi from the Hadejia Local Government Area of the state, forcing her religious ...

Peller’s arrest came after the Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, announced that he would be ...

NDLEA says suspect arrested three weeks after escaping during a raid on his home

Operatives of the Ghana Cyber Security Authority (CSA) targeted the syndicate in an early morning operation in Kosoa Tuba town.

The slain lawmaker, who represented Onitsha 1 North Constituency, was kidnapped along Ugwunaobakpa Road, Inland Town Onitsha on 24 December ...

The police said the suspect confessed that he invited his friend, who was also arrested, and one other suspect at ...

The police had said the suspects allegedly assaulted the woman because she cooperated with police officers during an investigation.

An official said the NDLEA arrested the wanted drug baron, who operated under the cover of a businessman and hotelier, ...

A team of police officers arrested Mr Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja where IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu ...

In a viral video clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the officer was seen firing at the vehicle’s tyre ...

Cultism, also known as secret societies, is outlawed in Nigeria.

The lawyer accused the Rivers State Commissioner of Police of shielding an oil bunkering suspect and going after him instead.

The International Criminal Court has dismissed Israel’s latest attempt to overturn arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence ...

Mr Alefia’s arrest adds to a growing list of journalists detained or harassed by Nigerian security operatives over their work ...

The police said they recovered one Beretta pistol and one live ammunition from the suspects.

The police said a search of the suspects’ hideout and operational vehicle yielded firearms, ammunition, and other weapons used in cult ...

The police said operatives of the Ikeja Division responded swiftly to a distress call on 29 September around 7:15 p.m.