Police operatives in Abuja have arrested a suspect linked to the August 2024 kidnap of 21 medical students in Benue State. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 7, Mr. Benneth Igweh, disclosed this during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Igweh said the suspect and two others, now at large,…
The Enugu State Police Command, through its operatives attached to Okpuje Division, on January 26, 2025, arrested one Sunday Echege, a 33-year-old male resident of Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka LGA, for severing the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege. The arrest was made possible with the assistance of law-abiding members…
Governors of the South-South geopolitical zone met on Tuesday in Bayelsa State and discussed issues affecting the region. At the meeting held at the Government House in Yenagoa, the governors elected their host, Douye Diri, as the Chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum. His Cross River State counterpart, Bassey Otu, emerged as the Vice Chairman…
Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa Dederi, has ordered the withdrawal of all criminal charges against #EndBadGovernance protesters in Kano State. Acting through the Director of Public Prosecution, the decision follows a petition submitted by a Civil Society Organisation, Citizens’ Gavel on November 5, 2024, urging the AGF to exercise his…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested two of the four men who gang r3ped a 13-year-old girl. The incident which occurred in Ugbomoro, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state on January 24, 2025, has sparked outrage in the community and on social media. It was gathered that the minor was on her way…
