The Kano Police Command has arrested three persons for allegedly buying permanent voter cards(PVCs), ahead of the supplementary governorship elections on 23 March. DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano on Wednesday. Haruna said on March 12 at about 8 p.m, based on information…
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The Oyo state Police command on Tuesday said it had arrested a suspect, who was helping policemen track down the killers of a lawmaker in the state, Temitope Olatoye (Sugar) The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi, told Punch on Tuesday that a team of police investigators, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on the Police and other security agencies not to stand in the way of accredited journalists deployed to cover the general elections. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC Federal Commissioner in charge of Anambra, Enugu and Benue states made the call at a Sensitisation Forum for the Media in Awka…
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The Nigeria Police Force says it cannot investigate the stealing of pants for spiritual reasons because there is no evidence. The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, said this during a live television programme on NTA, ‘Good Morning Nigeria’, on Friday. Mba was responding to questions on ritual practices and ‘get rich quick’ schemes. He…
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A 32-year-old man, Prince Chinecherem, who allegedly defiled a 16-year-old boy, has infected him with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The suspect was arrested on Wednesday by policemen attached to Ejigbo Police Divisional Headquarters, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Olabisi Okuwobi, after neighbours informed them of their suspicion about the suspect and…
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According to Premium Times reports states that a rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State turned violent on Thursday. The rally was held in Gwaram Local Government Area and attended by thousands of PDP supporters including a former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido. The violence is believed to have started when…
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An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama on Thursday ordered the police to show cause over it’s continued detention of Senator Dino Melaye who has been in police custody since January 4th. Justice Yusuf Halilu gave the order after Melaye’s counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) informed the court that his client has been in police…
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The Nigeria police force have denied invading the residence of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west. Both Jimoh Moshood, the force spokesman, and Manzah Anjuguri, FCT police spokesman, told TheCable they were not aware of the police invasion. Policemen numbering 30 invaded the Abuja residence of Melaye on Friday. The incident happened three days after…
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Policemen attached to Ilasamaja division have arrested two suspected members of a robbery syndicate that specialize in attacking customers who had gone to withdraw money from banks at Sadiku/ Ilasamaja, along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos. Following several complaints of attacks, the Lagos State Police Command boss, Edgal Imohimi, directed a 24 hours surveillance around the…
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Mrs Agnes Atumba, an 80 years old woman, cried out over indiscriminate arrest being made by the police in Ubaru Igbariam a community in Anambra East Local Gvernment Area of Anambra State Atumba was the only adult our correspondent saw during visit to the community on Friday. It was learnt that other adults had deserted the…
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