Author: Adeniyi Daniel

The Police Command in Edo State says it has rescued 10 Adventist students abducted by suspected kidnappers, at a location bordering Edo and Ondo States. According to reports, the students were kidnapped on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, while on their way from Rivers State to Babcock University, for Annual GYC Africa Conference. The command’s spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, announced the rescue in a statement Friday night. He disclosed that upon receipt of the news, the State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, immediately deployed operatives of the Ohosu Division, IRT, tactical teams, alongside vigilantes and hunters into the bushes for possible…

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has charged officers and men of the Agency to remain resolute and steadfast in the ongoing onslaught against illicit drug trafficking and dealers. Marwa gave the charge on Saturday 19th April 2025 while commissioning blocks of terrace flats accommodation newly constructed for personnel of the Zonal Command, Kano Command, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Command, and officers of the Strike Force Team of the Agency deployed to Kano as well as a rehabilitation facility. He said the commissioning stands as yet another testimony…

The Lagos State Police Command has announced the deployment of a large number of police personnel and tactical units across the state to ensure a safe, peaceful, and crime-free Easter celebration. The Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, directed the immediate deployment of conventional police officers, elite strike forces, and tactical units, including the Police Mobile Force, Rapid Response Squad. Jimoh also deployed Counter-Terrorism Unit, Special Protection Unit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal squad, K9 units, mounted troops, and other operational detachments, to key locations in Lagos. Jimoh said the initiative is part of a broader effort to nip in the bud any…

– Dispel Apprehension amongst Lagosians. The Lagos State Police Command has debunked publications in some newspapers yesterday declaring that hundreds of Boko Haram suspects were arrested in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin refuted the claim in a statement on Friday. He noted that following the publication, the Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, directed an immediate investigation into the report to ascertain the true position of the claim. Hundeyin stated that the outcome of the investigation revealed that there was nowhere in the state where Boko Haram members were seen or sighted or arrested. Hundeyin…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has inaugurated the newly completed Nigeria Police Intelligence School, Share, Kwara State, signifying the birth of a bold new chapter in the evolution of the Nigeria Police Force. Egbetokun said the Intelligence School will serve as a hub to train officers in modern intelligence techniques, equipping them with the prerequisite skills and knowledge necessary to effectively combat all forms of crime, terrorism, and other security threats. The IIGP assured that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) would continually pursue strategies aimed at enhancing its intelligence capabilities and proactive community engagements to bridge the gap…

The Lagos State Government has condemned the actions of legal practitioners who parade themselves as agents and obtain agency fees on behalf of property owners from clients and persons who rent different types of properties. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barrister (Mrs.) Barakat Odunuga-Bakare condemned practice yesterday at the continuation of the stakeholders’ engagement with practitioners in the built industry. She emphasised that the role of legal practitioners is to prepare contractual agreement between a property owner and a prospective client, which covers a specific period and for an agreed amount. She emphasised that the…

The Lagos State Police Command said Thursday that it foiled an attempted tricycle robbery along Kudirat Abiola Way in the Oregun area of Ikeja, recovering a firearm, ammunition, and other dangerous weapons at the scene. The Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement that Alausa Police Division operatives on routine patrol spotted three men attempting to dispossess the rider his tricycle. “Upon noticing the approaching police patrol van, the criminals took to their heels. The officers, undeterred and determined to prevent further harm, engaged in a hot pursuit,” Mr Hundeyin said. He said the suspects abandoned a black bag…

The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu continues to direct the affairs of state from Europe, despite being outside the country for nearly two weeks. It also said the President will return after the Easter holidays. In a statement signed Thursday, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained that the president, who travelled from Paris to London at the weekend, “remains fully engaged in Nigeria’s governance” and is in “constant communication with key government officials.” Onanuga added that the President has given “directives to security chiefs to address emerging threats in some parts of the country. “The…

…Constitutes Working Committee, LGA coordinators The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced the vaccination of its 2025 intending pilgrims against polio, meningitis and yellow fever in readiness for the Hajj rites in Saudi Arabia. The vaccination, which started on Wednesday, April 16 at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas (SAT) Mosque Hall, GRA, Ikeja, had intending pilgrims from Agege, Amuwo Odofin, Badagry and Mushin Local Government Areas being inoculated. According to a statement from the agency’s Public Affairs Officer, Taofeek Lawal, intending pilgrims in Ajeromi Ifelodun, Eti-Osa, Kosofe and Oshodi Isolo would be vaccinated on Thursday while Alimosho, Epe, Ifako…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have vowed to hunt down operators of Ponzi schemes nationwide. The agencies declared this on Wednesday following the collapse of the digital assets platform, CBEX. The SEC disclosed it has not received formal complaints about the collapsed digital assets platform, while the EFCC said individuals who invested in the CBEX digital trading platform would get their money back. Speaking during a live television programme on Arise TV, the Director-General of SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, vowed that the commission would hunt down the fraudsters.CBEX, which claims to use artificial…