More than 100 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in central Chad following a violent uprising that left three people dead and several others wounded, including a visiting state governor, officials told AFP on Saturday. The prison break occurred late Friday at a facility located about five kilometers from the …
Edo Police Rescue Pregnant Woman, Sister After Husband’s Murder
Police operatives in Edo State have rescued the pregnant wife and sister of Friday Pius, who was shot and killed by suspected herdsmen in Uluoke community, Etsako West Local Government Area. According to a statement released on Sunday, April 20, by the state police spokesperson, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, the …
Philadelphia Police Investigate Fatal Shooting of Uber Driver in US
Philadelphia police are searching for suspects involved in the tragic shooting of a 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver, Olatunji Bolaji, and a 22-year-old passenger he was picking up. The incident occurred outside the Byblos restaurant and hookah lounge on 18th Street at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, …
3 NDLEA officers shot during raid on Abuja building
Three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been hospitalized after gunmen attacked them during a raid in Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday night. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Friday, April 18. Babafemi said: “The incident occurred when a team …
Murder: Nigerian punter, Killaboi arrested in Doha, extradited to Nigeria
The Nigeria Police Force has successfully completed the extradition of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo, widely known as “Killaboi,” from Doha, Qatar, to Nigeria. A statement released today by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the force, says the fugitive, who had been on the run for the murder of Miss Augusta Oseodion Onuwabhagbe, was returned to the …
Man Arrested For Rape And Murder Of Teen In Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested an alleged serial rapist, Chidiebere Mbene, for the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Unubi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, April 18, 2025, said the suspect killed the teenage boy …
10 Kidnapped Students Rescued In Edo
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 10 students who were kidnapped on Wednesday while traveling to the Babcock University Annual GYC Africa Conference. The rescue took place in a forested area along the Edo-Delta state border. In a statement on Friday, the Command’s spokesperson, Moses Yamu, said one …
ISWAP Blows Up Bridge In Yobe State
Terrorists from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have destroyed a key bridge connecting Ngirbuwa to Gonori township in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. According to intelligence sources who spoke with security analyst Zagazola Makama, the attack happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The terrorists …
Chidinma breaks silence, tells court how she found Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga dead
Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV CEO, Michael Usifo Ataga, Thursday, April 17, recounted how she discovered Ataga’s lifeless body in a short-let apartment in Lekki on June 15, 2021. Testifying before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, the former 300-level Mass Communication …
Gunman arrested after shooting at Florida State University
A gunman is reportedly in custody after a sh0oting on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday. At least four people were hospitalized following the shooting near the Student Union on the Florida State University (FSU) campus in Tallahassee, according to NBC News. The FBI has responded to the scene, and a …